Be the best YOU!
Being a part of Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) means you have a shared passion for supporting youth in reaching their full potential. YOU is a place where your unique background, perspectives, and talents are valued, and help innovate new program ideas to best support youth in our community.
You can make your impact here! Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where the work you do is truly valued. You will have the freedom to excel in your own way by serving young people and knowing you are making a difference for our community.
Come be a part of a team that works alongside youth as they work on goals, and be there to celebrate when they achieve those milestones. Help us continue creating a community where youth are embraced and will thrive.
Reporting to the Operations and project manager, the Canada summer job student is responsible for the successful completion of the project allotted. Qualified candidates possess exceptional organizational and documentation skills, work well in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, and hold values that support our corporate vision of being “A community where youth are embraced and will thrive”.
Responsibilities, but are not limited to the following:
- Organize project documents and provide administrative support to the project team.
- Design and maintain project templates and work plans.
- Develop workflow systems for project implementation.
- Work alongside the Leadership team to write grant applications and seek funding opportunities for Capital Projects.
Qualifications:
- Strong organizational and document management skills.
- Proficiency in creating and maintaining project templates.
- Ability to develop efficient workflow documents.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional teamwork and collaboration abilities.
- Ability to work days, evenings, and weekends
- Current Police Vulnerable Sector Check
- Should be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment. The youth must be 15 years of age at the beginning of the employment period.
- The youth may be more than 30 years of age at the end of the employment period as long as the youth was 30 at the beginning of the employment period.
- Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment.
- Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.
- International students are not eligible participants. International students include anyone who is temporarily in Canada for studies and who is not a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person who has been granted refugee status in Canada.
- Youth awaiting a refugee status ruling, as well as those who hold a temporary visitor visa, a youth visa, or a work visa, are ineligible. As the objective of the Canada Summer Jobs program is to support youth entering the Canadian labor market, the temporary nature of an international student’s time in Canada does not allow for a long-term connection to the labor market.
Job Type: Internship / Co-op
Contract length: 10 weeks
Pay: $18.33 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 35 per week
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed