Focus On Youth

3 weeks ago


Whitby, Canada Durham District School Board Full time

**Summary**:
In the interest of extending supports and services to secondary students in receiving summer employment, a Focus on Youth (FOY) Summer Coordinator position will work directly with DDSB Camp Leads and community agencies employing these students.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
To work with Camp Leads and community agencies across Durham to facilitate effective relationships and assist with building networks of support for potentially in risk students.

Plan and facilitate training of a group of secondary school students on interview skills and workplace etiquette

Assist in facilitating and organizing paperwork required for the students employment

Build capacity through community connections, assisting with access to community-based resources and programs

Foster and build positive relationships between schools and agencies/workplaces.

Seek out and build relationships as well as facilitate connections between community groups/programs that could benefit students

Do weekly workplace visits and complete evaluations of student work, collecting timesheets on a weekly basis

Provide direct support to youth employees, including coordination, training, problem-solving, and coaching/mentoring

Promote and facilitate connections with community agencies

Provide direct support to students in need at the elementary feeder schools and work with the school teams to develop a plan of support for the youth and their family

**Qualifications**:
Ontario College of Teachers Qualifications or Master of Social Work or equivalent experience working with youth in the community social services sector

Demonstrated knowledge of Durham area community-based networks and social service agencies, including community resources, work placements

Ability to connect with youth to build positive relationship

Ability to travel between involved camps and workplace

Able to flexibly and creatively manage their own work schedule

Proven ability to build positive relationships with students from historically/current disadvantaged communities and form plans that will support them.

Sound knowledge of community resources available for youth

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with community partners, students and internal stakeholders

**Rate of Pay**: $35.96 per hour

**Hours of Work**:
**Pre Summer**: 5-7 hours for 2-3 weeks during the month of April

**During Summer**: Summer 25-35 hours weekly.



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