Youth Summer Employment 2024

What You'll Gain

For more than 90 years, The Link has helped youth and families on a journey to healing, hope, and better lives by providing wraparound supports and access to over 15 diverse programs. Join us and contribute to meaningful causes and make a positive difference in the community by bringing your passion to life.

Embark on a fulfilling journey with our team where you'll:

• Find Meaningful Impact: foster deeper connection with people you support and gain nuanced understanding of their needs while contributing your professional and personal skills
• Experience Learning: access our training sessions or learn from your team leads to deepen your understanding of societal challenges and effective strategies for positive change
• Gain Personal Growth: gain insights into social issues, enhance your cultural competence, and experience personal development through community-driven work

Available Opportunities

Please outline in your application which type(s) of roles you are interested in and we will reach out to you once our funding has been approved:

1. Youth Care Practitioners are a vital force in our youth's journey of hope and healing by supporting day-to-day functions of youths-in-care, providing individualized healing plans, and working from a need-based, trauma-informed, relational child and youth care approach.
2. Family Support Workers operate from a person-centered, non-judgmental and trauma-informed, strengths based philosophy in order to support youths to engage in healthy activities and facilitate supervised overnight family visits for children and their families.
3. Maintenance Workers are the forefront of ensuring the facilities operate seamlessly by performing general and infrastructure maintenance, landscaping, painting, carpentry, and routine inspection following the organization's workplace health and safety standards. 
4. Administrative Roles play a key part in facilitating efficient day-to-day activities in the organization by managing office tasks, organizing schedules, replenishing office supplies, and ensuring smooth operations.

Eligibility

• Youths aged 15 to 29 years old

Conditions of Employment

• Emergency First Aid and CPR Level C, or willingness to obtain
• The candidate will be responsible for service charges and results for a Satisfactory Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Search, a clear Child Abuse Registry Check with acceptable Prior Contact Checks and a clear Adult Abuse Registry Check, all done within the last 3 months

Position Status: full-time with varied availability required for days, evenings, weekends and holidays. Employment will begin from May up to end of September 2024 only

Salary Range: Starting at $15.30 to $18.00 per hour

How to Apply: Please submit your cover letter and resume in Word or PDF format through our website. We also accept resumes in person at our head office located at 175 Mayfair Avenue

The Link is committed to developing and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage directly impacted individuals, Indigenous people, gender-variant and non-binary individuals and other members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, people of colour, and persons with disabilities to apply.

To ensure an inclusive recruitment process, accommodations are provided for applicants with disabilities upon request. Please know that you are welcome to request an accommodation at any point in the process. All information received regarding accommodations will be kept confidential.

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