Canada Summer Jobs - Toronto, Canada - Yonge Street Mission

Yonge Street Mission

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Our Community Development (CD) team is seeking a full-time temporary
Community Development Worker (8 weeks). The Community Development Worker will support social and community development, primarily with adults, living in the Regent Park area.

The CDW will be responsible for supporting the CD team in our communications and work with the Regent Park community.

Specific responsibilities include supporting specific task groups with their work (ie:
the Community Building working group), agency networking for the local community app and developing education materials for resident capacity building.

If you enjoy community work and advocacy, this is the position for you

Please note that this job opening is for Canada Summer Jobs applicants only, who must meet the participant requirements under the Canada Summer Jobs Agreement with the Employment and Social Development Canada as outlined:

between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment;

- a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and;
- have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

Responsibilities:

Create slide decks, one pagers and other educational materials to be used for community development capacity building for residents and other agencies
Support in the development and marketing of the Hello Neighbour community app
Support and coordinate community events, as needed
Support, coordinate and cofacilitate group meetings and workshops, as needed
Contribute to community members' capacity building and leadership development
Contribute to the increased collaboration of stakeholders residents, grassroots groups, local organizations in diverse projects
Promote CD and SDP via community partners, community members, social media etc. as needed
Provide administrative support to Community Development Team and community groups supported by the CD Team as required

Qualifications:

Strong desire and commitment to work with community members/communityled groups to strengthen their community by designing and implementing their own solutions for change
Ability to work crossculturally, in a manner that respects and promotes diversity
Ability to bring people together for a common purpose and to help facilitate challenging conversations
Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision
Organized, selfmotivated and a creative problemsolver
Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Nonauthoritative voice of encouragement and ability to recognize and build on community members' existing skills and assets
Knowledge of social media platforms and social enterprise is an asset (i.e. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
Experience working with equityseeking groups, familiarity and empathy for the complex challenges faced by equityseeking groups is an asset
Knowledge of community initiatives, grassroots groups and events in Regent Park is an asset
A police check will be required
Demonstrated respect to YSM's principles of faith, mission and values
Strong media, tech and design skills (ie. video editing, Google Suite, etc) required
Interest in evaluations, developing metrics and measuring the impact of community work
Marketing experience is not required but an asset