Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Reports to: Coordinator, Youth Engagement

Employment Status: Part time temporary (12 months)

Bargaining Unit Status: Excluded

Hourly Wage/Salary: $21.22 - $25.50

Language requirements: English is essential, French is an asset

Bona fide occupational requirement (BFOR)

Schedule:10 hours per week. Day/Evening time, Weekday, Weekend

Competition Number: 26-072

Closing Date: July 21st, 2026

Vacancy: Yes

Posting stage: Internal and external

About us

YSB offers a variety of Peer Support opportunities within its Community Services Youth Engagement Program. In promoting youth engagement, Peer Support Workers help facilitate YSB’s Peer to Peer service groups as well as participate in other initiatives that focus on advocacy and program creation for youth living in Ottawa.

The Peer Support Worker will work closely with the YSB Youth Engagement staff ally to coordinate and facilitate the Ethno-Cultural Youth Advisory Committee. This is a youth led position working in partnership with the Ethno-cultural youth team to represent new immigrant and racialized youth and lead this team in their volunteer capacity to advocate for and deliver support and services to this demographic.

What you will do

The Peer Supporter will work closely with the YSB Youth Engagement staff ally to coordinate and facilitate the west End Youth Group.

Support members of the Ethno-Cultural Youth Advisory Committee

Prepare meeting agendas and minutes for weekly meetings

Facilitate weekly Ethno-Cultural Youth Advisory meetings

Participate in the recruitment, selection and orientation of new committee members

Maintain the Ethno-Cultural Youth Advisory’s social media channels

Coordinate and support events and activities planned by committee

Support youth who are new to Canada to build skills, develop networks, and access supports within their communities

Engage with different ethno-cultural communities to create connections, support their voices, and to share their ideas for positive change

Support maintaining safety and cleanliness in the Youth Engagement space

Participate in the planning, co-creation, co-delivery and co-evaluation of YSB’s programs and services where appropriate

Network and develop partnerships with other youth advisory committees and community groups where appropriate

This opportunity may be right for you if you have the following

An interest in contributing to important social change

Strong organizational skills

Team-player but also confident to work independently and able to take initiative

Strong organizational skills

Under 25 years of age

Lived experience as part of the racialized and Black and/or Indigenous community

Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to the racialized, black and/or Indigenous communities

Knowledge and understanding of the impacts on new immigrant youth and the challenges they face

Demonstrated confidence as an engaged youth (i.e. youth led organizing, planning and delivering peer to peer activities, leadership in community initiatives etc.)

Demonstrated capacity to work from a youth engagement model and through a peer- to-peer perspective

Understand and support a philosophy that promotes intersectionality amongst key communities including but not limited to Queer and Trans communities, Black communities, and Indigenous communities

Knowledge and understanding of contributing factors to homelessness, lived experience an asset

Knowledge of youth engagement principles and practices

Experience facilitating groups

Experience fostering relationships with community partners

Flexible availability including days, evenings and occasional weekend hours

Additional Qualifications

Successful applicants will be required to provide a clear Vulnerable Sector Check or Broad Police check obtained within the past six (6) months, as a condition of employment with YSB.

To confirm language proficiency required for this position, successful candidates may be requested to undergo an oral and written assessment conducted by a third-party provider, arranged by YSB. Candidates must meet the minimum required linguistic profile before their employment start date. Formal education may be considered as sufficient demonstration of language proficiency, but is subject to review.

Disclaimer: This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.

Join us!

If you think this vacancy is a good fit, we would love to hear from you. Please visit the career section of our website to submit your resume and one-page cover letter. Don’t just tell us what we want to hear, tell us your story and why you would make a great addition to our team.

We know applying to a job takes time and thank all candidates for their interest. While we are not able to get back to every candidate, we will ensure shortlisted applicants are aware of their status and will do our best to provide feedback if that can be helpful.

At YSB, we are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQ community and/or people with intersectional identities. Accommodation will be made available for applicants with a disability throughout the hiring process, kindly make your needs known in advance. The selected candidate will be required to follow all mandatory Covid 19 safety protocols.

All interested candidates are encouraged to apply. In the event a qualified candidate is not found, candidates that do not meet the all qualifications indicated on the posting may be considered.