Manager, Community Outreach and Employment Services - Job ID #139
Job ID #139 / Full-time / 1-Year Contract / Starting ASAP / Jane-Finch
Who is JVS
JVS Toronto believes that every individual has opportunities for employment. Since 1947, JVS Toronto has been giving the power of employment and improved learning serving 10,000 new individuals annually through career, employment, and assessment services in Toronto and York Region. We also help businesses recruit the workforce they need to be successful. JVS Toronto is a registered charity and receives generous funding to provide most of our services without charge. Learn about the work we do: www.jvstoronto.org.
Our employees benefit from a group benefit plan, a friendly work environment, monthly wellness initiatives, access to an employee assistance program (EAP), opportunities for continuous learning and a variety of corporate discounts. JVS Toronto also offers permanent employees a generous vacation package, a pension plan in addition to paid sick time, family care and wellness days.
Program Overview
Our pre-employment and employment programming includes a variety of interventions aimed at supporting vulnerable populations, including youth delivered through different services in the Jane and Finch community. Services focus on at-risk and multi-barriered youth with an ultimate goal to assist participants with gaining essential employability skills.
• Lead and promote JVS Toronto Youth Services to a wide range of stakeholders and build strategic partnerships through the GTA
• Conduct targeted Community outreach in the Jane and Finch community to increase JVS visibility and ensure JF programs reach intake numbers
• Partner, liaise and collaborate with community organizations, build and maintain strong relationships with other relevant stakeholders with a focus on Jane and Finch community and youth
• Focus on meaningful engagement of multi-barriered youth to support their pre-employment preparation and as a result, enrollment in Integrated Employment Services (IES)
• Lead, organize, coordinate and support delivery of relevant workshops
• Identify and contract consultants to deliver various life skills workshops including but not limited to financial literacy and budget management, conflicts resolution and more
• Oversee program operations to ensure high quality services and achieving targets
• Hire and develop staff; clarify expectations and priorities; appraise individual performance and provide feedback; build high performance teams
• Prepare and submit statistical reports and analysis as per funder requirements
• Ensure quality assurance systems are in place and adhered to, including standards of practice, benchmarks and customer satisfaction
• Analyze and evaluate outreach and program data, develop reports and make recommendations as required by funder and JVS
• Lead and contribute to cross-JVS projects and initiatives and, as a member of the Management Team, contribute to the agency
Minimum Qualifications & Experience:
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field. International degrees must be evaluated for Canadian equivalency.
• 3-5 years of management experience
• Experience leading programs for youth as well as developing and leading outreach activities
• Skilled in leading staff teams, evaluation, financial management, and service coordination
• Effective written and verbal communication and report writing skills for internal and external communications
• Demonstrated strength in motivating, coaching, problem solving, and decision making
• Proven ability to implement and meet performance management standards
• Effective organizational and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, works well without supervision within a team environment and can work with multiple levels of management; culturally sensitive
• Computer literate; the ability to learn systems used by the agency
• A clear Police Vulnerable Sector check is required for this position
JVS Toronto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require accommodation in order to submit your application, please contact HR.
JVS Toronto embraces diversity and encourages all qualified candidates to apply.
We thank all applicants for their interest in our agency, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.