Community Service Worker

**Job Title**: Community Service Worker (Adult Day Centre Assistant) - Canada Summer Jobs

**Organization**: Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (SCHC)

**Location**: 2658 Eglinton Ave East, Toronto, ON M1K 2S3

**Duration**: 8 Weeks

**Hours**: 35 hours/week

**Wage**: $18.00 per hour

**Application Deadline**: May 30, 2025

Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (SCHC) is dedicated to providing accessible, equitable, and transformational health and social service choices for the well-being of Scarborough's diverse communities. We cultivate vital community services by promoting healthy lifestyles while delivering a comprehensive range of culturally competent health and social services programming. Our I2CARE values ensures that we, as a work community, treat all with, inclusivity, innovation, collaboration, accessibility respect and equity.

As an employer, we strive for excellence as a workplace and are committed to building a workforce that enhances our capacity to meet the needs of the diverse communities we serve.

To compliment our program, we are looking for someone to assist in the daily operation of the Day Centre during the summer months. The successful summer youth will assist to engage seniors in daily activities including but not limited to; exercise, meal preparation, cognitive therapies and activity based therapy. Clients of the Adult Day Centre are frail and elderly seniors.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assist staff with set up of program area for morning activities
- Welcome clients as they come in, assist them to hang their coats and if needed direct clients to a seat
- Provide assistance with the morning snack (coffee, tea, juice, toast, etc.)
- Assist with the morning programs, monitor clients and help as required.
- Sanitize, prepare the tables and chairs for lunchtime
- Assist clients, as required when moving between program areas
- Support staff and clients as required during mealtime
- Assist with clean-up before and after lunch
- Assist with set-up of afternoon program
- Assist clients with preparation to leave the center in the afternoon
- Assist with cleanup and storage of program materials
- Assist staff in the kitchen when needed
- As required, assist with office duties and administration
- Other duties as assigned appropriate to the scope of the position
- Follow ADC rules and regulations

**Qualifications**:

- Currently enrolled as a full-time student and returning to school as a full-time student in September
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Good Problem solving
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Sensitivity and awareness of cultural, racial, economic and socially diverse communities
- Second language an asset

**As this role is being funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program, the following are eligibility requirements**:

- You are between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment
- You are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (foreign students are not eligible)
- You are legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations
- You 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

**To Apply**:
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
- If you require any accommodation, please advise Human Resources. As a condition of employment all new hires must be legal to work in Canada. You will also be required to undertake a Vulnerable Sector Screening with Police Services._
- SCHC is committed to providing a barrier-free environment for all stakeholders including our clients, employees, job applicants, suppliers and any visitors who may enter our premises, access our information or use our services. We respect and uphold the requirements set forth under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and its associated regulations. SCHC will provide accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform Human Resources staff of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require._

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- **Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 8 weeks

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Employee assistance program

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- Secondary School (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-05-30