EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Part-Time, Contract

HOURS/WEEK: Up to 180 hours over the duration of the contract (averaging 6 hours per week with highest demand Oct-Dec)

CONTRACT: August 31, 2026 - March 31, 2027

1 vacancy

What We Live By:

Our Vision: A community without barriers to health and wellbeing.

Our Mission: We work with our community to promote and sustain health and wellbeing for all.

Our Values: Compassion, Social Justice, Courage, Integrity, Adaptability.

GCHC prioritizes people who face barriers to health and accessing services, and people who identify as:

Homeless or at risk of homelessness

Living on low income

Newcomers to Canada with language barriers

Having moderate to severe mental health and/or addiction issues

Having moderate to severe disabilities

Indigenous First Nations, Inuit and Métis

Black, mixed race and racialized populations

Experiencing intersectional oppression

2SLGBTQIA+

Vulnerable children and their families experiencing conflict, isolation or attachment struggles

The SEED’s vision: Everyone in Guelph-Wellington has enough good food to be well.

The SEED’s mission: to run programs and social enterprises that increase physical and financial access to nutritious food among people facing food insecurity.

Brief Description: The SEED is a community food project of the Guelph Community Health Centre. About 25% of households in Guelph are food insecure. The SEED’s goal is to change that by offering programs and services while advocating for systemic changes that tackle the root causes of poverty. We are supported by hundreds of amazing community members and by many partner organizations.

About The SEED’s Souper Hero Lead work: Souper Heroes is a fundraising initiative that is well supported by volunteers.



The Souper Heroes Lead role is to ensure that volunteers have access to the resources that they need to promote both sales of soup and The SEED’s work in the community overall. It is a very collaborative position with shared responsibilities.

Main Responsibilities

Develop an annual plan in partnership with The SEED Manager, CHC Communications Coordinator, and Souper Heroes Lead Volunteer

Ensure compliancy and relevance of Souper Heroes Standard Operating Procedures

Lead The SEED’s Souper Heroes community fundraising efforts, including:

Scheduling a roster of craft markets and in-person sales October-December, including volunteer scheduling

Assist in the planning of soup packing and sourcing ingredients to ensure adequate stock

maintaining inventory of supplies and raw ingredients

Delivering and managing wholesale and other bulk orders

Tracking and reporting all sales

Assisting with strategic plans for the fundraiser

Lead and attend other in-person outreach opportunities (i.e. Shelldale Community Harvest Event, etc.) as they relate to Souper Heroes

Lead an end of season wrap-up event supported by the team of Souper Heroes volunteers

Administrative and outreach tasks:

Distribute and promote Souper Heroes by deploying outreach materials (printed materials such as posters; inventory/distribution of t-shirts, magnets, stickers, greeting cards etc)

Support ongoing and develop new relationships with retail vendors of Souper Heroes

Work with SEED Wholesale staff to ensure adequate supply for wholesale orders

Lead a team of volunteers

Assist with recruiting and retaining Souper Heroes volunteers, both generalized volunteers and volunteer leads





Evaluate and track the successes, opportunities, and weaknesses of the program

Write a final report

Problem solve and share information, working in a team with other SEED staff and volunteers

Key Qualifications and Skills

This job is based in Guelph. The successful candidate will be working in various in-person settings, including the Community Food Warehouse, The SEED's Customer Service office, and community locations. The ability to get around is necessary; a G Driver’s license and comfort driving a cargo van is required.

Ability to work a versatile schedule including evenings and weekends (schedule created in advance, more weekends required Oct-Dec)

Ability to work from home at times

Commitment to the Mission, Vision and Values of the Guelph CHC

Commitment to equity and anti-oppressive practices

Commitment to working safely and efficiently

Punctuality and reliability

Strong organizational habits (multi-tasking, attention to detail, scheduling events and people)

Strong people skills, with customer service or fundraising experience

Remarkable teamwork and leadership abilities

Guelph Community Health Centre is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including individuals from priority populations who may identify as 2SLGBTQIA+, persons with disabilities, Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis individuals, and members of Black and other racialized communities.

We thank, in advance, those who apply, but will contact only those who qualify for interviews.

If at any stage in the selection process you require accommodation, please let us know the nature of the required accommodation.
We require that all finalist applicants undergo a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Screen through their local Police Services Branch prior to start date.

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📌 Souper Heroes Lead *Internal Posting (Ontario)
🏢 GCHC
📍 Ontario