Position Title: Newcomer Youth Program Assistant
Placement Type: In-person
Number of Positions Available: 1
Worksite Location and Conditions:
AccessPoint on Danforth
3079 Danforth Ave.
Toronto, ON M1L 1A8
Brief Description of Practicum Project:
Newcomer Youth Programs at Access Alliance provide settlement services, group programming, health promotion, primary health care and volunteer support to immigrant and refugee youth and their communities, age 13 to 24, living in Toronto, with a particular focus on those living in the Syme-Woolner (west Toronto) and Crescent Town/Teesdale (east Toronto) neighborhoods. The Newcomer Youth Program is intended to serve newcomer youth, and provide them a space to engage with community and improve varying skills. Youth Program assistant is needed to ensure programs run smoothly and youth are able to connect with trusted adults in their community. The student will be assisting the youth team in planning and developing of programs to support the newcomer youth and their families. The student will support day to day operations including outreach initiatives, and community/youth/volunteer engagement.
Learning Outcomes/Goals:
- Knowledge of community development
- Gain knowledge of working in a community with high needs, low income, multi-lingual, and multi-racial
- Program development and implementation
- Community/youth/volunteer engagement
- Group facilitation
- Outreach
Qualifications/Competencies Required:
- Second, Third, Fourth year Graduate student from Community Development, Social Service, or relevant field
- Willing to work with various newcomer youth programs and support as needed
- Willing to travel to various field trip locations with the youth team depending on the program
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to work with low-income, multi-lingual/racial communities
- Flexible and willing to take on new challenges
Benefits to the Student:
- Gain practical skills in working with high need population and diverse community
- Gain knowledge of working in a community health setting and effective program interventions to support low-income, multi-cultural community
- Gain experience working in a community health setting
- Work within an equity and inclusion framework
- Gain experience working with newcomer, immigrant, and refugee youth
- Work alongside an interdisciplinary team of professions
- Build community and connection with like-minded peers
- The opportunity to be active and outside while supporting the Youth Team
Start date: September 2023
Supervisor Name and Contact: Mohammed Al Akel – malakel@accessalliance.ca
Application Deadline: September 9, 2023
