1 Date: May 1, 2015 REGION: Central and North York POSITION

Date: May 1, 2015
POSITION:
REGION: Central and North York
Diversity & Outreach Assistant, Summer Student
(8 weeks)
Community Living Toronto one of the largest agencies of its kind in North America, is a
dynamic, innovative organization committed to a vision of promoting welcoming community. As
a leader in the field, Community Living Toronto offers supports to over 6,000 individuals with an
intellectual disability and their families including residential and day supports, assistance with
employment, community supports, early childhood services and respite. With funding from the
Canada Summer Jobs Program, a Government of Canada initiative, we are hiring for the
Summer Student position of Diversity and Outreach Assistant (8 weeks). Please submit your
cover letter and resume only if you qualify as a summer student. (See below for qualification
criteria).
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Be between 15-30 years of age
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Have been registered as a full-time student in the previous academic year and intend to
return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year
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Be a student in a secondary, post-secondary, vocational or technical program
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Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or have official refugee protection status under
the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
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Be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial legislation and
regulations
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Relevant educational background: e.g. social work, sociology, education, health promotion,
disability, equity or women’s studies
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Some experience (paid or volunteer) with outreach, research, program promotion, public
education or community development activities engaging diverse communities.
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An understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion concepts and social determinants of
health, and ability to apply critical/structural analysis to understand the systemic barriers
facing newcomer and racialized families in Toronto
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Relationship building skills with experience communicating with and engaging newcomers
and diverse communities and stakeholders
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Comfort working and communicating with various levels of the organization including
individuals in services (service users), family members, front-line service providers,
managers, volunteers, community partners, and donors.
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Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills, including ability to deliver information and
presentations to diverse groups.
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Effective organizational skills, and an ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
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Strong team player with the ability to be flexible and self-motivated.
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Possess strong computer skills including experience with designing presentations, and
knowledge of MS Office (especially Word, Outlook, Power Point and Excel). Any graphic
design skills and software knowledge is an asset.
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Familiar with the City of Toronto and its diverse communities, ability to travel to different
locations and find information and resources.
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Any additional language including bilingualism in English/French is an asset.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to the Diversity Specialist and working collaborative with members of the Bridging
Diversity Committee and external community partners, the Diversity and Outreach Assistant will
be responsible for providing project support to outreach, research and community development
activities aimed at improving access to Developmental Services for newcomer and ethnoculturally diverse families, including:
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Assisting with the implementation of research activities centered on immigrant families with
children or adults with an intellectual disability; Collecting and summarizing data from the
interviews, producing summary reports, blog entries and other communication materials as
needed.
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Assisting with community outreach events, presentations and information sessions delivered
to diverse ethno-cultural communities: organizing and promoting the event, engaging
community organizations to increase attendance, documenting and narrating the activities
for social media and organization’s newsletters.
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General administrative duties and on-line research as assigned.
HOURS OF WORK: 30 hours per week (Some evenings and weekends (with notice) may be
needed to accommodate community events.
STARTING DATE:
Immediately
SALARY:
$12.00 per hour
APPLY TO:
Moreen Grant, Human Resources Officer
by email: [email protected]
DEADLINE:
May 21, 2015
Candidates will be screened based on the information provided to Human Resources and are required to
complete a criminal reference check for the vulnerable sector.
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