Special Projects Worker, Meeting Place

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada West Neighbourhood House Full time

**(The Meeting Place Drop In)**

**West Neighbourhood House**is a multi-service, neighbourhood-based agency that has served the diverse
communities of downtown west Toronto since 1912. The central purpose of West Neighbourhood House to
enable less-advantaged individuals, families, and groups in the community to gain greater control over their
lives and community.

The Meeting Place Drop-in is a program of West Neighbourhood House, which offers a welcoming, and
accessible community space to street involved and precariously housed adults, many of whom are living
with mental health and/or substance use issues.

**communities, persons with disabilities, women and persons of all sexual orientations and**
**gender identities/expressions. Applicants with lived experience as a participant of West**
**Neighbourhood House programs, or related programming from similar organizations, are**
**also strongly encouraged to apply.**

**West Neighbourhood House will provide accommodation throughout the recruitment &**
**selection process to applicants with disabilities. During any stage of the recruitment process,**
**please indicate the nature of any accommodation(s) you may require. Any information**
**received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.**

The Meeting Place drop-in is looking to hire a**temporary part-time staff member to boost the wellness
programming and mental health activities in the drop-in with a special focus on harm reduction.

**Responsibilities**:

- Collaborate with case managers to enhance their mental health and substance use activities.
- Collaborate and engage with participants to build their capacity to manage their mental health and

substance use via education activities, presentations, facilitating groups, one-on
- one and
collaboration with internal and external professionals.
- Conduct community education on harm reduction. For example, raising awareness on the benefits of

safe consumption sites.
- Provide support in the drop in space when needed and when we are short-staffed.

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum college in a social service program.
- Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and analysis of the history, cultural strengths, and

challenges of Indigenous peoples.
- Demonstrated knowledge of anti-oppression principles.
- Minimum 1 year experience in front-line community work.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational and teamwork skills.
- Computer literacy skills and ability to be trained in and regularly utilize data collection software.
- Must have a highly developed comfort working with individuals who may have significant mental

health and substance use challenges.
- Must be able to meet the physical demands of the job.
- The ability to handle a fast paced and unpredictable environment.
- Must be comfortable handling aggression.
- Must be comfortable working in a noisy environment.
- Must have a good level of conflict resolution skills.

**Status**:Temporary part-time (3 months) ends March 31st, 2025.
**Start Date**:ASAP (Training will be provided).
**Hours**:21 hours per week (Our operating days are Tuesdays-Saturdays. Days can be
negotiated)
**Rate**:$26.95 per hour
**Unit**: Adult Community Programs
**Immediate Supervisor**:Programs Manager
**Posting Date**:December 13, 2024
**Closing Date**:December 24, 2024

**Please submit your cover letter and resume clearly indicating “Special Projects Worker, The**
**Meeting Place” by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date to**:
Hiring Committee
588 Queen Street West

Toronto, Ontario
M6J 1E3



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