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Job Title:                     West Toronto Youth Wellness Hub Ontario Supervisor
Position:                      FULL-TIME Permanent – (35hrs/week)
Start:                           January 2025
Salary:                        TBD
Competition #            2024-29
Location:                    Virtual/in-Person in the West Toronto area, 1514 Jane Street and 2010 Eglinton Avenue West & Primary Health Care locations
                                               
Yorktown Family Services (YFS) is a fully accredited community service agency comprised of an infant, child, and youth mental health centre; a women’s shelter and community-based violence against women services; and an integrated services site offering rapid access to multiple mental health, primary health, and social service programs for youth and young adults. For over 25 years Yorktown has been providing immediate access to a wide range of services in Toronto’s most vulnerable communities to support and equip women, children, youth, young adults and families to create positive change in their lives.
We are seeking a skilled individual to supervise our West Toronto Youth Wellness Hub Ontario (WT-YWHO) site and all related social programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations of West Toronto Youth Wellness Hub Programs; including oversight for Youth Mentorship, Connect 4, Hey Girl, PreVenture, Rainbow West, and all social programming within the WT-YWHO
• Oversee and support the Youth Advisory Council for WT-YWHO
• Supervision for Youth Mentorship staff, Rainbow West staff and Youth Advisory Peer Mentor staff
• Will oversee the scheduling of the Rapid Access Walk-in for the WT-YWHO
• Oversee and provide financial support for West Toronto Youth Wellness Hub programs
• Work with Manager to support staff in their roles to provide direct client services 
• Develop outreach strategy with West Toronto Youth Wellness Hub Team and Manager following youth engagement principles
• Collaborate with another programs at Yorktown to build pathways between services to ensure youth are receiving access to all services 
• Support with community engagement strategy 
• Oversee and Support with WT-YWHO building operations
• Support staff and ensure all P&P is being followed and data management responsibilities are being completed. 
• Communicate with the management team and our communications team to ensure program promotion is online

Qualifications

• CYW/CYC diploma/degree, Social Service Worker diploma/degree preferred or exceptional experience working frontline programs with people with mental health and social health barriers (6-8 years)
• Proven experience in organizational management supervision or leadership, preferably in a unionized setting.
• Excellent communication (oral and written), organizational, and leadership skills
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Experience working with BIPOC communities in Toronto.
• Understanding of trauma both at a systemic, community, and individual level
• Understands anti-black racism and anti-oppressive frameworks and implementation within engagement practice
• General background and understanding of child/youth development
• Commitment to effective outcomes, best practices, evidence-informed and/or based services, and continuous quality improvement
• Able to critical think and have awareness of emotional intelligence
• Strong presentation and writing skills
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships within and across an organization and with community partners
• Ability to work collaboratively in a diverse and inter-disciplinary work environment
• Current (6 months or less) Vulnerable Sector Search an asset

Reports to: Manager of West Toronto Youth Wellness Hub Ontario (WT-YWHO)

Yorktown Family Services is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity. Please submit your resume and cover letter   by December 31, 2024 . Please quote “Competition 2024-29 and Job title WTYWHO Supervisor,” in the subject line.

Yorktown values the diversity of people and communities and is committed to equity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applications from qualified candidates who reflect the diversity of our communities.

The Ontario Human Rights Code makes an exception for nepotism and anti-nepotism policies. Section 24(1)(d) of the Code specifically permits employers to grant or withhold employment or advancement in employment to someone who is the spouse, child or parent of the employee. All job applicants will be requested to disclose if any relative is a current employee of Yorktown Family Services.  As per Yorktown’s Nepotism Policy 2.9, job applicants will be asked to disclose family members in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Yorktown Family Services welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Yorktown Family Services welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.