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Youth Community Worker

Toronto Community Housingabout 1 month ago
Toronto, ON
$17/hour
Mid Level
Temporary
Full-time

Top Benefits

Weekly paid training sessions on leadership, employment and life skills

About the role

Job #:

9615

Division:

Operations

Vacancy Type:

Full-time Temporary

Affiliation:

Non-Union: Management & Exempt

Contract Length:

2 months

Grade:

Youth Community Worker

of Vacancies:

91

Salary/Hourly Range:

17.20

Hiring range/wage:

17.20

Work Details (Days/hours):

up to 36.25 hours per week

Posted Date:

Existing or New:

Existing

Deadline to Apply:

Please Note: This job posting is intended for candidates that had recently interviewed and passed for the 'YouthWorx' 2025 program. If you had not attended an interview please do refrain from applying as your application would not be considered at this time.

Make a difference

In the Summer of 2013, Toronto Community Housing launched the YouthWorx program in eleven operating units across the city. The program was an integral component of Toronto Community Housing’s Year of the Youth commitment to the economic and skills development of youth. Since launching, YouthWorx has expanded to include our seniors’ portfolios, and provides assistance to thirteen operating units. YouthWorx employs young people in the months of July and August in various small scale labour jobs, including community clean ups, community gardening and beautification (weed pulling, basic shrub pruning), light cleaning and painting. The position also includes weekly paid training sessions on leadership, employment and life skills.

The contract term for this position will be approximately 8 weeks, working 36.25 hours per week, Monday-Friday.

You are required to work 9 am to 5 pm during the day, including the occasional evenings, commencing July- August.

What you'll do

  • Liaises with Site leads to set up daily schedule of tasks.
  • Small scale outdoor jobs including: litter pick up, light pruning, and painting
  • Community Beautification projects including basic shrub pruning, weed pulling, planting, etc.
  • Reports and documents any problems, incidents or unusual occurrences to supervisor in a timely manner
  • Other related duties as assigned

What you'll need

  • Experience doing community projects/ work.
  • Knowledge of Toronto Community Housing Communities
  • Excellent Team Player
  • Community outreach experience Proven organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

About Toronto Community Housing

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Toronto Community Housing is Canada’s largest social housing provider and a key part of our city’s infrastructure. We provide homes for nearly 41,000 households with low and moderate incomes across the city. We continue to work with many partners and create new partnerships to help build vibrant communities and a better city for all. Read the latest news at www.torontohousing.ca or follow us on Twitter (@TOHousing), Facebook (TorontoCommunityHousing), and Instagram (torontohousing).