Employment Clerk

**Employment Type**:Sessional, Contract
**Work Hours**:35 hours per week
**Salary**:$17.20 per hour
**Location**:2425 Eglinton Ave. East
**Contract Period**: June 9 - August 4, 2025 (8 weeks)
**Application Deadline**: Monday, May 5, 2025

**JOIN OUR TEAM**

Employment Clerk position, as part of the YWCA Employment Centre team, is responsible for assisting unemployed individuals with their career, employment and training goals, contributing to quality service delivery and achievement of program goals. Responsible for maintaining good working relationship with the team in accordance with the Mission and Policies of YWCA Toronto.

**ABOUT YWCA TORONTO - YWCA EMPLOYMENT CENTRE (2425 EGLINTON AVENUE EAST)**
YWCA Toronto Employment Centre at 2425 Eglinton Avenue East, is a customer-focused program model for job seekers and employers, with focus on women, young women and gender-diverse people. This program is also open to men. The YWCA Toronto Employment Centre is part of the Integrated Employment Services (IES) in Toronto under WCG International Consultants Ltd. as the Service System Manager, funded by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development through their Employment Ontario Division (EO). We act as a one-stop service for all jobseekers and employers. We use our resources to support all job seekers, especially those more distantly removed from the workforce, to reach their goals.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Works collaboratively with all members of the team to provide structured and individualized support to clients for successful job search
- Provides information to new and existing clients about the services offered
- Assists with files, record keeping, supplies, correspondence
- Assists clients with resume and cover letter writing and interview skills preparation
- Assists with job fairs and outreach events and activities designed to increase client participation
- Provides assistance and support in all aspects of the Employment Service Model
- Assists with filing and maintenance of client files in designated cabinets

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Some post-secondary education in any related field
- Excellent oral and written communication skills required
- Excellent computer skills and knowledge of computer systems, hardware and various software packages
- Experience in report generation
- Detail oriented with excellent organization skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong and creative problem-solving skills
- Commitment to working with people from diverse backgrounds
- Abides by Health and Safety Guidelines in accordance with the policies and procedures of YWCA Toronto

**Note**: This a Full-Time, contract position for 8 weeks. Canada Summer Jobs programs will end on August 30, 2025.

**CANADA SUMMER JOBS PARTICIPANT CRITERIA**
- be between 15 and 30 years of age 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**; and,
- 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.
- 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.

**International students are not eligible participants**. As the objective of the CSJ program is to support youth entering the Canadian labour market, the temporary nature of an international student’s time in Canada does not allow for a long-term connection to the labour market.

**Posting Date**:April 23, 2025

YWCA Toronto transforms lives. As the city’s largest multi-service women’s organization, we help women and gender diverse people escape violence, move out of poverty and access safe, affordable housing.

We work tenaciously to break down barriers that hold women and gender diverse people back from achieving equality.

**Vaccination Policy**: In accordance with YWCA Toronto’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, all YWCA Toronto employees, students and volunteers are strongly encouraged to obtain all COVID-19 vaccinations and booster doses as recommended by Toronto Public Health

YWCA Toronto is a Scent-Sensitive Workplace.

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