The Rexdale Community Health Centre (the “Centre”) is a multi-service centre providing primary health care, settlement, community social support and community development activities for women, children, families, youth, adults and seniors of diverse cultures.

The Youth Worker will plan and facilitate the Youth Empowerment Program. The Youth Empowerment Program strives to support, empower, and improve the lives of youth from diverse ethno-cultural backgrounds, MVP youth, and isolated youth between the ages of 13 and 25 in the North Etobicoke Area, with a focus on youth who reside in NIAs (Mount Olive, Jamestown, and Kingsview Village, The Westway).

The program aims to support and build capacity by increasing leadership, life skills, self-esteem, confidence, motivation, empathy, respect, character development, and self-efficacy. This is achieved by providing opportunities, workshops, drop-in programs, cultural arts and activities, health education/promotion, mentoring, special events, inter-generational programs, youth summer leadership programs, support, resources and referrals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Ensures a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for youth, providing age-appropriate activities with adaptations as needed.
- Designs, implements, facilitates, and evaluates youth-centered programs and supports
- Provides workshops and life skills training from input set out by the youth and other stakeholders.
- Delivers programs using culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive approaches that reflect the diverse needs of youth
- Promotes social skills development, and personal growth of youth
- Fosters and assists in the development of self-reliance and strong peer connections
- Initiate activity groups and programs related to the specific needs and goals of the youth and/or addressing current trends
- Provide support, information, resources, referrals, and informal counseling to individuals and groups in the program and the community
- Initiate and maintain participant involvement in decision-making and program planning for all youth programs and activities
- Supports youth leadership, volunteer opportunities and youth engagement initiatives, including organizing and facilitating a youth advisory group that provides a forum for community, partner and youth input into program planning.




- Develop and implement outreach strategy for youth, including contact with schools and community outreach
- Develop close working relationship with youth
- Assists with the development, co-ordination, facilitation and supervision of all program activities (e.g. social skills training, academics, recreation, field trips, work experience, special projects, groups and workshops)
- Acts as a referral source to and for youth, schools and/or community services and partners.
- Provides basic service navigation, referrals, advocacy and follow-up support to youth and families accessing community services.
- Maintains awareness of community resources and gaps as well as the socio-economic and geographical make-up of the community.
- Develops and maintains relationships with schools, community agencies, local service providers and other referral sources to support youth engagement and referrals.
- Participate in staff meetings and on interdisciplinary teams; participate in Centre as may be required
- Keep general program and participant information and records and maintain accurate engagement and outreach statistics, records and reports; ensure weekly data collection and recording of all encounters, either electronically or manually as directed
- Submit verbal and written reports on program goals, objectives, and outcomes (work plans).
- Develop and maintain a versatile work schedule that accommodates the needs of the community and program and as approved by your supervisor
- Carry out other duties as may be assigned from time to time

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Post-Secondary education in Child and Youth Care, Social Work, other Social Services, or a combination of at least two years of related work experience and relevant education.
- At least one year of work experience in social service positions working with youth in a community-based setting and in a culturally and racially diverse community.




- Experience with program planning and informal counselling for youth
- Demonstrated skills and experience in working with youth
- Experience in program development, implementation, and evaluation.
- Knowledge of community-based health services
- Strong and demonstrated ability to form relationships with individuals while maintaining healthy boundaries
- Group facilitation skills
- Knowledge of services and community organization for youth
- A commitment to an interdisciplinary team approach to coordination of health and social services
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written) combined with computer literacy are required. Ability to negotiate, communicate, and maintain a supportive, trusting relationship with those being served.
- Excellent interpersonal, decision-making, problem-solving, and conflict management skills.
- Demonstrated flexibility, organizational and time management skills in a high-pressure environment.
- Ability to work evenings and occasional weekends.
- Knowledge of the Rexdale community
- Bilingual in French and English is considered a strong asset

Salary Range: $40,383 - $48,654 (depending on experience, plus HOOPP and benefits)

Hours per week: 35

Starting date: ASAP

Status: Unionized Member

Application Due Date: November 3, 2026

Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Vulnerable Sector Check: An offer of employment for this opportunity will be contingent on the incumbent providing an acceptable Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC).

Use of Artificial Intelligence: Artificial intelligence (AI) may be used to screen, assess, or select applicants at any stage of the hiring process.

Pay: $40,383.00-$48,654.00 per year

Benefits

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement

Education:
- DCS / DEC (preferred)

Experience:
- culturally responsive, trauma-informed youth work: 1 year (preferred)
- informal counselling, service navigation and referral: 1 year (required)
- youth outreach, including schools and community partners: 1 year (preferred)
- paid community-based social service work with youth: 1 year (required)
- designing and facilitating youth programs or workshops: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Youth Worker (Etobicoke)
🏢 Rexdale Community Health Centre
📍 Etobicoke