Job Description

Program:

Healthy Families Healthy Communities

Contract:

Temporary part-time; 17.5 hours per week; October 6th, 2025, to March 31, 2026

Location:

1527 Victoria Park or from a safe home-based office as required.

Salary:

$40,506 - $49,985 Grade 4 EXCL; prorated to hours worked

Application Deadline:

September 19, 2025 by 5:00 PM

File Number:

HFHC #35-25 - with cover letter and resume

E-Mail:

hrdep@familyservicetoronto.org

Mail:

HR, 355 Church Street, Toronto ON M5B 0B2

Web:

familyservicetoronto.org

Grow with us!

Family Service Toronto (FST) helps people face a wide variety of life challenges. For over 100 years, we have worked with individuals, families and communities destabilized by precarious mental health and/or socioeconomic circumstances, to achieve greater resilience, stability and equity.
We achieve this through our understanding of poverty and the harmful effects of marginalization, discrimination and oppression. We direct our energies to support individuals and families in our core service areas - community counselling and mental health, gender-based violence and developmental disabilities. At the same time, we work to influence policy, build knowledge, strengthen communities and advocate for system change.

We're proud of our people and culture! We are constantly evolving what we do and how we do it. Our work is grounded in the lived experience of the clients and the community. We celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion, and excellence. We are agile, learning and always willing to try new things.

The Opportunity!

Healthy Families Healthy Communities (HFHC) is a community engagement program for newcomer women, seniors, and youth. The program activities support the Afghan, Iranian, Nigerian, Latino-Hispanic, 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomers and Arabic-speaking communities. Peer support groups, educational workshops, and community events are delivered to seniors, women, and youth from these communities in their first language and English and facilitated by staff with lived experiences.

Responsibilities

Provide participants with appropriate information and referrals. Participate in training on how to deliver/facilitate peer support groups. Assist with outreach to community to raise awareness of the Healthy Families, Healthy Communities program and to organize and recruit participants. Facilitate peer support groups and assist with community-based workshops for the Arabic group. Assist with research activities, including on-line research, focus groups and/or telephone interviews. Maintain up-to-date notes, records, statistics and other data, as required. Assist with the regular and timely recording and input of data and statistics into the database system, as required based on FST's policies and procedures. Participate in debriefing, supervisory and team meetings. Maintain confidentiality of participants' data and information at all times. Participate in training and educational opportunities, as required.

Qualifications

Post-secondary education or equivalent combination of education and experience. Foreign credentials and relevant experience will be considered. One to two years of experience working, volunteering, or participating with community groups or peer support groups. Knowledge of services and resources for newcomers to Canada. Knowledge and ability to use social networking platforms, i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp. Ability to speak and understand Dari/Pashto Strong listening, written and verbal English communication skills. Some knowledge and understanding of family violence and gender-based violence issues.

Interested?

Please indicate file number

HFHC #35-25

on your application and submit cover letter and resume by

September 19, 2025, 5:00 PM

to hrdep@familyservicetoronto.org



Our goal is to attract, develop, and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives.

We actively encourage applicants from all equity seeking groups. First Nations, Inuit, Metis, Black and People of Colour, people with disabilities, people of diverse gender expression, members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities and people with lived experience of poverty are encouraged to apply.

In accordance with Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and FST's Equity and Inclusion policy, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

We thank all applicants and will contact the individuals selected for an interview.