Youth/Community Engagement Facilitator - Jane&Finch, Job Id #8096

Youth/Community Engagement Facilitator, Job ID #8096

Youth Job Connection & Youth Job Connection-Summer
Full-time / Starting ASAP / Jane-Finch / Until March 31, 2024
Who Is JVS
JVS Toronto is a registered charity in the social services sector. Our mission is to enable people to maximize their potential at work and school. Join our development and communications team to help us engage donors and funders in an effort to generate revenue for the agency to provide our services without charge to those who need it most. Our employees benefit from competitive salaries, a friendly work environment and opportunities for continuous learning. JVS Toronto also offers a generous vacation package, group benefits and pension plans in addition to paid sick time, family care and wellness days, monthly wellness initiatives, access to an employee assistance program (EAP) and a variety of corporate discounts. Learn about the work we do: www.jvstoronto.org
Program Overview
Employment Ontario Youth Services programs are designed to support youth between the ages of 15 and 29 who face barriers to employment, and help them achieve long-term employment, meaningful careers, and success in their future working lives. It provides access to employability workshops and employment skills development, along with education/training resources, summer jobs and other work experiences.
We’re looking for someone who will:

• Coordinate relevant guest speaker presentations and group excursions as it pertains to job readiness
• Coordinate client participation in pre-employment workshops, provide individual employment counselling, life skills coaching, and group facilitation
• Provide excellent customer service by helping clients to clarify goals and determine actions/solutions through assessment, case management, and counselling
• Have knowledge of current local labour market trends, community services, and resources across the City of Toronto
• Conduct intakes, interview and assess clients for appropriateness of program; manage client and referring agent expectations
• Promote Employment Ontario Services for youth, ensure youth participation in referrals and service coordination, and liaise with EO teams to support placements
• Monitor clients’ performance with follow-up of individual plans; help with implementation of individual plans and provide feedback
• Provide community outreach by marketing the program, liaise with community service providers and the local youth community
• Develop materials for life skills and employability workshops, deliver and facilitate sessions
• Meet client intake, participation, and engagement targets through effectively carrying out the above mentioned tasks and distributing program promotional materials to actively seek out new clients
• Maintain detailed client records, enter all case notes and documentation on a database - Salesforce, update files and produce statistical documentation
• Assess clients’ abilities, skills and needs, and establish mutually agreed upon employment action plans

Flexible hours / evenings / weekends may be required for this position.
Qualifications & Experience:

• Sensitivity and tact to deal effectively with youth from different backgrounds and life circumstances and engage them in the program
• Demonstrated understanding of the needs of vulnerable youth with an ability to develop and maintain relationships with young people
• Bachelor’s Degree or Post Graduate Certificate in Counselling or Social Services with placement experience, or a related Degree with 3-5 years of counselling experience. International Degrees must be evaluated for Canadian equivalency
• Effective verbal communication skills; ability to communicate with a varied client population and successfully manage a variety of professional and psychosocial challenges
• Experience providing case management, workshop development and facilitation to youth
• Strong customer service skills and experience, demonstrated problem-solving and decision making skills
• A clear Police Vulnerable Sector Check is required for this position
• Possess current working knowledge of employment-related issues and learning approaches to support youth with developing job readiness skills
• Effective written communication skills; experience with writing reports to agency standards
• Computer literate, proficient in Microsoft Office; ability to learn systems used by the agency (i.e. Salesforce)

Our ideal candidate will also have:

• Employment Ontario knowledge and exposure
• An energetic personality

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resume & covering letter here.
JVS Toronto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require accommodation in order to submit your application, please contact HR.
JVS Toronto embraces diversity and encourages all qualified candidates to apply.
We thank all applicants for their interest in our agency, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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