Youth Services Analyst
About the role
Job Posting #
2025-08
Title:
Youth Services Analyst
Classification:
Professional
Employment Duration:
Permanent, Full-time
Salary Range:
$86,896 - $108,661
Location:
Toronto, ON
The Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies (OACAS) has represented Children’s Aid Societies in Ontario since 1912, providing service in the areas of government relations, communications, information management, education, and training to advocate for the protection and well-being of children.
Using a lens informed by equity, diversity and inclusion with a particular focus of an awareness of anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism, the Youth Services Analyst is responsible for Youth Services portfolio. The youth services portfolio includes YouthCAN, the Clark Bursary Program, child welfare youth engagement and events related to youth in the sector.
The Youth Services Analyst plays a central role in advancing OACAS’s work with youth in and from care. This position is responsible for leading and coordinating all youth-focused initiatives, programs, and events, and for providing expert advice and support OACAS learning to internal teams and member agencies on youth-related issues in the child welfare sector.
Reporting to the Sr. Manager – Service, Data and CPIN, the Analyst will oversee the development and implementation of youth engagement strategies, manage key youth-focused programs such as the Clark Bursary. Contribute to policy, planning, OACAS learning content, programs, service and advocacy efforts that promote equity, inclusion, and improved outcomes for youth.
Duties and Responsibilities**:**
- Coordinates and leads all youth-focused initiatives, consultations, and activities at OACAS, including the development of engagement strategies that build meaningful partnerships with youth and youth-serving stakeholders, aligning with OACAS’s strategic direction to elevate youth voice, leadership, and participation in child welfare transformation.
- Administer and oversee the Clark Bursary Program, including application screening, selection, communication with applicants, and reporting.
- Monitor and analyzes public and social policy trends, activities including applicable legislation, regulation, and standards related to the child welfare sector and broader sectors serving children, youth and families
- Conduct environmental scans and analyze emerging issues, trends, and policy developments affecting youth in and from care.
- Develop and maintain a youth services work plan to prioritize activities and maximize impact.
- Prepare reports, briefing notes, presentations, consultation papers, and responses to information requests related to youth services.
- Provide expert advice and interpretation on youth-related issues to internal teams, member agencies, and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Indigenous communities and organizations to support culturally responsive and decolonizing approaches to youth services.
- Represent OACAS and the youth voice in internal and external initiatives, working groups, and sector events.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate and support youth in providing meaningful insights and feedback to inform the design, implementation, and evaluation of OACAS learning content, programs, services, and resources.
- Leads the planning, organizing and facilitating of youth-focused events, including the YouthCAN conference, symposiums, workshops, and webinars.
- Identifies quality improvement processes, methods, systems and analysis, using a best practices approach and evidence informed decision making.
- Support the development of tools, resources, and communications that promote youth engagement and service excellence.
- Identify and promote best practices in youth services and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
- Perform other duties as required.
Qualifications**:**
Education and Experience
- Post-secondary education in Social Work, Social Services, Indigenous Studies, public policy or a related field;
- A minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience in the social services, public policy, child welfare sector, or broader sector serving children, youth and families or related field;
- An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job
Lived Experience**:**
- Individuals with lived experience in the care of a children’s aid society or Indigenous child well-being agency are encouraged to apply.
Knowledge and Skills**:**
- Knowledge of the Ontario child welfare system and service delivery structure and an understanding of contemporary and historical issues in child welfare,
- In-depth understanding of current issues pertaining to children and youth involved with child welfare.
- In-depth knowledge of youth development principles and trauma-informed approaches to working with children and youth.
- Demonstrated ability to engage meaningfully with youth, including those with lived experience in care, using inclusive, respectful, and youth-centered practices.
- Experience facilitating youth-led initiatives, consultations, and events that empower young people to share their voices and influence change.
- Skilled in creating safe, supportive, and culturally responsive spaces for youth engagement, particularly for Indigenous, Black, 2SLGBTQIA+, and other equity-deserving youth.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills tailored to youth audiences, including the ability to adapt language, tone, and format to suit different age groups and experiences.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills to foster trust and collaboration with youth, caregivers, and service providers.
- Ability to apply anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and decolonizing frameworks in both youth engagement and service planning and interactions with OACAS members and community partners.
- Proficiency in digital tools and platforms commonly used by youth for communication and collaboration.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to assess complex issues and recommend youth-informed solutions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear, accessible materials for both youth and stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Proficiency in commonly used social media, communications and marketing-related software.
- Proficiency in the full suite of Microsoft Office products
Assets**:**
- Experience working with First Nation, Metis and Inuit and/or francophone communities
- Bilingual English/French
Working Conditions
Work involves minimal physical or psychological risk, which could result from unavoidable exposure to dangerous situations or hazardous, disagreeable or uncomfortable working conditions.
APPLY ONLINE at
https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=5504a194-52e8-4f07-ae3b-2acc61f702f0&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_CA by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday August 13, 2025. Please attach a cover letter and resume in one file***.***
We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted. OACAS is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve. We encourage and are pleased to consider applications from all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, indigenous status, age or disability.
Accommodation at OACAS
We are committed to a selection process and work environment that is inclusive and barrier free. Accommodation will be provided in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Applicants are required to make any accommodation requests for the application, interview or selection process known in advance by contacting the Human Resources Department at 416 987-3677 or hr@oacas.org*.*
Human Resources will work together with the hiring committee to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation for the interview or selection process which will enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.
Youth Services Analyst
About the role
Job Posting #
2025-08
Title:
Youth Services Analyst
Classification:
Professional
Employment Duration:
Permanent, Full-time
Salary Range:
$86,896 - $108,661
Location:
Toronto, ON
The Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies (OACAS) has represented Children’s Aid Societies in Ontario since 1912, providing service in the areas of government relations, communications, information management, education, and training to advocate for the protection and well-being of children.
Using a lens informed by equity, diversity and inclusion with a particular focus of an awareness of anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism, the Youth Services Analyst is responsible for Youth Services portfolio. The youth services portfolio includes YouthCAN, the Clark Bursary Program, child welfare youth engagement and events related to youth in the sector.
The Youth Services Analyst plays a central role in advancing OACAS’s work with youth in and from care. This position is responsible for leading and coordinating all youth-focused initiatives, programs, and events, and for providing expert advice and support OACAS learning to internal teams and member agencies on youth-related issues in the child welfare sector.
Reporting to the Sr. Manager – Service, Data and CPIN, the Analyst will oversee the development and implementation of youth engagement strategies, manage key youth-focused programs such as the Clark Bursary. Contribute to policy, planning, OACAS learning content, programs, service and advocacy efforts that promote equity, inclusion, and improved outcomes for youth.
Duties and Responsibilities**:**
- Coordinates and leads all youth-focused initiatives, consultations, and activities at OACAS, including the development of engagement strategies that build meaningful partnerships with youth and youth-serving stakeholders, aligning with OACAS’s strategic direction to elevate youth voice, leadership, and participation in child welfare transformation.
- Administer and oversee the Clark Bursary Program, including application screening, selection, communication with applicants, and reporting.
- Monitor and analyzes public and social policy trends, activities including applicable legislation, regulation, and standards related to the child welfare sector and broader sectors serving children, youth and families
- Conduct environmental scans and analyze emerging issues, trends, and policy developments affecting youth in and from care.
- Develop and maintain a youth services work plan to prioritize activities and maximize impact.
- Prepare reports, briefing notes, presentations, consultation papers, and responses to information requests related to youth services.
- Provide expert advice and interpretation on youth-related issues to internal teams, member agencies, and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Indigenous communities and organizations to support culturally responsive and decolonizing approaches to youth services.
- Represent OACAS and the youth voice in internal and external initiatives, working groups, and sector events.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate and support youth in providing meaningful insights and feedback to inform the design, implementation, and evaluation of OACAS learning content, programs, services, and resources.
- Leads the planning, organizing and facilitating of youth-focused events, including the YouthCAN conference, symposiums, workshops, and webinars.
- Identifies quality improvement processes, methods, systems and analysis, using a best practices approach and evidence informed decision making.
- Support the development of tools, resources, and communications that promote youth engagement and service excellence.
- Identify and promote best practices in youth services and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
- Perform other duties as required.
Qualifications**:**
Education and Experience
- Post-secondary education in Social Work, Social Services, Indigenous Studies, public policy or a related field;
- A minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience in the social services, public policy, child welfare sector, or broader sector serving children, youth and families or related field;
- An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job
Lived Experience**:**
- Individuals with lived experience in the care of a children’s aid society or Indigenous child well-being agency are encouraged to apply.
Knowledge and Skills**:**
- Knowledge of the Ontario child welfare system and service delivery structure and an understanding of contemporary and historical issues in child welfare,
- In-depth understanding of current issues pertaining to children and youth involved with child welfare.
- In-depth knowledge of youth development principles and trauma-informed approaches to working with children and youth.
- Demonstrated ability to engage meaningfully with youth, including those with lived experience in care, using inclusive, respectful, and youth-centered practices.
- Experience facilitating youth-led initiatives, consultations, and events that empower young people to share their voices and influence change.
- Skilled in creating safe, supportive, and culturally responsive spaces for youth engagement, particularly for Indigenous, Black, 2SLGBTQIA+, and other equity-deserving youth.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills tailored to youth audiences, including the ability to adapt language, tone, and format to suit different age groups and experiences.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills to foster trust and collaboration with youth, caregivers, and service providers.
- Ability to apply anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and decolonizing frameworks in both youth engagement and service planning and interactions with OACAS members and community partners.
- Proficiency in digital tools and platforms commonly used by youth for communication and collaboration.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to assess complex issues and recommend youth-informed solutions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear, accessible materials for both youth and stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Proficiency in commonly used social media, communications and marketing-related software.
- Proficiency in the full suite of Microsoft Office products
Assets**:**
- Experience working with First Nation, Metis and Inuit and/or francophone communities
- Bilingual English/French
Working Conditions
Work involves minimal physical or psychological risk, which could result from unavoidable exposure to dangerous situations or hazardous, disagreeable or uncomfortable working conditions.
APPLY ONLINE at
https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=5504a194-52e8-4f07-ae3b-2acc61f702f0&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_CA by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday August 13, 2025. Please attach a cover letter and resume in one file***.***
We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted. OACAS is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve. We encourage and are pleased to consider applications from all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, indigenous status, age or disability.
Accommodation at OACAS
We are committed to a selection process and work environment that is inclusive and barrier free. Accommodation will be provided in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Applicants are required to make any accommodation requests for the application, interview or selection process known in advance by contacting the Human Resources Department at 416 987-3677 or hr@oacas.org*.*
Human Resources will work together with the hiring committee to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation for the interview or selection process which will enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.