Shape innovative youth services at Eva’s through program evaluation, data-informed improvement, and a coordinated continuum from shelter to thriving.

This Director leads programs and services responding to complex, evolving youth needs across emergency shelters, transitional housing, and scattered-site housing. The work centres youth voice, lived experience, trauma-informed practice, harm reduction, cultural responsiveness, and evidence-informed decisions. Facilities oversight and cross-system collaboration remain central responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design programs addressing emerging needs, gaps, and priorities
- Embed youth voice in design, evaluation, and decisions
- Use data and feedback to improve outcomes
- Advance prevention, diversion, retention, aftercare, and community supports




- Oversee safety, privacy, incidents, and regulatory compliance

Requirements:

- Experience designing, implementing, evaluating, and improving programs
- Robust understanding of youth homelessness, trauma, and poverty
- Knowledge of trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and strengths-based approaches
- Experience collaborating with government, funders, and community partners
- Seven years leading management staff in unionized settings

Apply program innovation, evaluation, youth voice, and trauma-informed leadership to improve Eva’s housing and support services.

📌 Director Youth Services Program Innovation (Toronto)
🏢 Eva's
📍 Toronto