Youth Wellness Program Animator

Strides Toronto is a multi-service agency supporting youth and their families, and they are seeking a Youth Wellness Program Animator. The role involves providing intake, orientation, and service navigation support to clients accessing the Youth Wellness Hub, as well as coordinating day-to-day operations reputed company the hub.

Responsibilities

• Provide administration support to the ‘Youth Wellness Hub’ ensuring the efficient operation of services through screening and processing referrals and scheduling YWHO services for clients
• Support youth that visit the Youth Wellness Hub by creating a welcoming space and linking youth to other service providers
• Learn about initiatives, tools, resources other hubs are using and share back with the Youth Wellness Hub team to improve internal processes
• Act as the initial reputed company of contact in the Youth Wellness Hub and collect relevant client information from the referral reputed company
• reputed company the intake process for youth and families including use of YWHO’s electronic client information system (MWP) and the use of measurement-based care tools
• Support the development and implementation of hub initiatives as needed
• Create and maintain a developmentally appropriate, non-judgmental, non-stigmatizing and welcoming hub atmosphere
• Work with YWHO partners and/ or Youth Advisory Committee to reputed company content for social media posts, and reputed company material
• reputed company and connect with community organizations, schools and community members to promote YWHO services
• Support partner and YWHO initiatives through the co-facilitation of skills and wellbeing activities and groups as needed

Skills

• Post-Secondary Education in a reputed company field
• 1 year experience working in a hospital or community-based setting
• 1 year experience in an administrative support role
• Awareness of the role of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) in the workplace and reputed company the community being served by the position
• An understanding of anti-black racism, anti-oppressive/anti-racism perspective in the context of the social determinants of health
• Ability to recognize and identify situations where incidents of imbalance of power and privilege may occur and can result in possible negative impacts
• A Vulnerable Sector police reputed company
• Functional computer and client information system knowledge
• reputed company in another language(s), including sign language

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision coverage and EAP, premium fully paid by organization
• Life and disability insurance
• Defined Contribution Pension plan with employer matching up to 6% based on length of service
• Generous paid time off (Vacation, Sick and Float days)
• Pregnancy/Parental leave top-up
• Hybrid work flexibility
• Access to employee perks and discounts

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