Manager, Communications and Community Engagement
Top Benefits
About the role
Starting Wage: $65,000 to $75,000
Work Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Greendale Early Learning and Child Care Head Office
Region: Hamilton
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Start Date: January 2026
Vacancies: 1
Job Posting closing date: January 2nd, 2026
At Today’s Family, we believe in the power of strong partnerships to help children and families thrive. We’re a not-for-profit organization serving over 7,500 children and families across Hamilton, Halton, Haldimand-Norfolk, Oxford County and Peel Region.
This job posting is for an existing vacancy and reflects a current opening within the agency.
Our mission is to ensure every child experiences the joy of learning through play. We value Caring, Collaboration, Accountability, Innovation, and Inclusion, and we’re committed to delivering high-quality programs that evolve to meet the needs of our growing communities.
We are looking for a Communications and Community Engagement Manager to join our team! You’ll play a key role in ensuring efficiency and effective workflow of strategic priorities, communication, and governance initiatives to reflect our mission, vision and values. If you believe a great workplace starts with caring and connection, we’d love to hear from you!
The Ideal Candidate:
- Strong organization and administrative skills; capable of operating independently with minimal direction; easily adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of client service.
- Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills to interpret and communicate information requests
- Strong attention to detail, with a commitment to high quality work
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Highly self-motivated team player; ability to interact efficiently with peers and Leadership team
- Not For Profit experience is considered an asset
- Minimum 2 years of experience in similar role
- College of Early Childhood Educators, is an asset
- Valid Driver’s License
- Must be COVID-19 Vaccinated and provide Proof of Vaccination
- Record of up-to-date Immunization (TB Test, Tetanus, Polio, MMR)
- Standard First Aid and CPR-C Certification, is an asset
- Current Vulnerable Sector Check (done in the last 6 months)
Why Today’s Family?
- Growth & Learning: Gain experience across multiple programs and projects that enhance your skills and passions.
- Flexible Hours: Offering reliable working hours that is rooted in caring and opportunity for growth.
- Career Development: Access apprenticeship opportunities, mentorship, and platforms to share your knowledge and ideas.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, wellness resources, and retirement savings plans for permanent staff working 25+ hours a week.
- Diversity & Inclusion: Bring your unique talents to the table, whether that’s through language skills, special expertise, or new perspectives.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Supports with communications and administrative support to external projects and commitments
- Planning and coordination of events
- Identifies key opportunities for strategic storytelling and impact sharing in alignment with Mission, Vision, Values and strategic priorities
- Supports media relations initiatives (ie. coordinating news releases, responsive and preventative issues communication management)
- Supports designing, drafting and distributing internal and external communications
- Manage, plan, and evaluate social media content and opportunities for engagement sharing across social media platforms
- Develops strategies and initiatives to thoughtfully engage with various stakeholders and communities, implement community engagement systems to promote, elevate, and enrich neighbourhood engagement, community access, participation, and resources
- Identify key opportunities to build new partnerships to enhance work with children, families, and communities
- Work with staff, providers, and partners to share, engage and connect children and families with community resources, events, and programs
- Manage, mitigate, respond to, and evaluate community risks and issues
- Develop, implement, support and evaluate low-barrier initiatives, activities, events, and opportunities to engage children and families in neighbourhoods (ie. community events, programs, HIGH Five accreditation)
- Coordinate and develop initiatives to create stronger partnerships with families (ie. Family Councils, Events, Family e-Newsletters, creative use of Family Fridge App)
At Today’s Family, we celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to accommodating any needs during the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you need any accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our Human Resources Department at hr@todaysfamily.ca.
#INDHP
About Today's Family
Quality programs like the ones offered by Today’s Family require quality people. If you’re an Early Childhood Educator who wants to work in a progressive, respectful environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Today’s Family is a professionally run organization, which stresses teamwork and personal growth. We have a strong commitment to meeting family dependent care needs by providing supervised, quality services. We also are at the forefront of tailoring programs to satisfy the unique requirements of special needs families.
What does this mean for you? You’ll be encouraged to grow and stretch your skills, have a variety of work experiences and be part of a company that will work with you towards your success.
Manager, Communications and Community Engagement
Top Benefits
About the role
Starting Wage: $65,000 to $75,000
Work Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Greendale Early Learning and Child Care Head Office
Region: Hamilton
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Start Date: January 2026
Vacancies: 1
Job Posting closing date: January 2nd, 2026
At Today’s Family, we believe in the power of strong partnerships to help children and families thrive. We’re a not-for-profit organization serving over 7,500 children and families across Hamilton, Halton, Haldimand-Norfolk, Oxford County and Peel Region.
This job posting is for an existing vacancy and reflects a current opening within the agency.
Our mission is to ensure every child experiences the joy of learning through play. We value Caring, Collaboration, Accountability, Innovation, and Inclusion, and we’re committed to delivering high-quality programs that evolve to meet the needs of our growing communities.
We are looking for a Communications and Community Engagement Manager to join our team! You’ll play a key role in ensuring efficiency and effective workflow of strategic priorities, communication, and governance initiatives to reflect our mission, vision and values. If you believe a great workplace starts with caring and connection, we’d love to hear from you!
The Ideal Candidate:
- Strong organization and administrative skills; capable of operating independently with minimal direction; easily adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of client service.
- Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills to interpret and communicate information requests
- Strong attention to detail, with a commitment to high quality work
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Highly self-motivated team player; ability to interact efficiently with peers and Leadership team
- Not For Profit experience is considered an asset
- Minimum 2 years of experience in similar role
- College of Early Childhood Educators, is an asset
- Valid Driver’s License
- Must be COVID-19 Vaccinated and provide Proof of Vaccination
- Record of up-to-date Immunization (TB Test, Tetanus, Polio, MMR)
- Standard First Aid and CPR-C Certification, is an asset
- Current Vulnerable Sector Check (done in the last 6 months)
Why Today’s Family?
- Growth & Learning: Gain experience across multiple programs and projects that enhance your skills and passions.
- Flexible Hours: Offering reliable working hours that is rooted in caring and opportunity for growth.
- Career Development: Access apprenticeship opportunities, mentorship, and platforms to share your knowledge and ideas.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, wellness resources, and retirement savings plans for permanent staff working 25+ hours a week.
- Diversity & Inclusion: Bring your unique talents to the table, whether that’s through language skills, special expertise, or new perspectives.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Supports with communications and administrative support to external projects and commitments
- Planning and coordination of events
- Identifies key opportunities for strategic storytelling and impact sharing in alignment with Mission, Vision, Values and strategic priorities
- Supports media relations initiatives (ie. coordinating news releases, responsive and preventative issues communication management)
- Supports designing, drafting and distributing internal and external communications
- Manage, plan, and evaluate social media content and opportunities for engagement sharing across social media platforms
- Develops strategies and initiatives to thoughtfully engage with various stakeholders and communities, implement community engagement systems to promote, elevate, and enrich neighbourhood engagement, community access, participation, and resources
- Identify key opportunities to build new partnerships to enhance work with children, families, and communities
- Work with staff, providers, and partners to share, engage and connect children and families with community resources, events, and programs
- Manage, mitigate, respond to, and evaluate community risks and issues
- Develop, implement, support and evaluate low-barrier initiatives, activities, events, and opportunities to engage children and families in neighbourhoods (ie. community events, programs, HIGH Five accreditation)
- Coordinate and develop initiatives to create stronger partnerships with families (ie. Family Councils, Events, Family e-Newsletters, creative use of Family Fridge App)
At Today’s Family, we celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to accommodating any needs during the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you need any accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our Human Resources Department at hr@todaysfamily.ca.
#INDHP
About Today's Family
Quality programs like the ones offered by Today’s Family require quality people. If you’re an Early Childhood Educator who wants to work in a progressive, respectful environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Today’s Family is a professionally run organization, which stresses teamwork and personal growth. We have a strong commitment to meeting family dependent care needs by providing supervised, quality services. We also are at the forefront of tailoring programs to satisfy the unique requirements of special needs families.
What does this mean for you? You’ll be encouraged to grow and stretch your skills, have a variety of work experiences and be part of a company that will work with you towards your success.