Looking to get paid making a difference?
Here are some job openings around the city that offer you that chance. Plus, some extra perks and benefits!
Committing to food advocacy
Do you care deeply about and promote food security for Torontonians? Then check out Applegrove’s community food programs coordinator. If you have over three years of experience in related fields and are passionate about helping Toronto’s east end, then this position is worth applying to. Applegrove is a multi-service agency creating programs to act on local issues through line dancing classes, prenatal support groups and free income tax clinics. This is a part-time, on-site, contract position covered by CUPE Local 2998 with a $29.36 to $34 hourly wage. The selected candidate will also be able to enrol in their pension plan and extended benefits after probation. Apply by Oct. 18 to join in Applegrove’s efforts.
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Help run Toronto’s coolest green space
For the Evergreen Brick Works obsessives with experience running facilities, there’s an open role calling your name. Evergreen, the national non-profit transforming heritage buildings into green public spaces, is looking for a coordinator for their facilities and tenant relations. In this position, you’ll help manage, liaise and assist tenants with their location and facility needs and training. This is a full-time, in-person role with an annual salary of $53,000 to $58,000, with extended health benefits (including mental health resources), paid time off (vacation, sick days and your birthday!) and a reduced work week (4.5 work days). Get your application in by Oct. 19 to join Evergreen in their efforts.
Rooting for women’s stories
First Nations, Inuit or Métis bookworms looking to break into the publishing industry, Inanna Publications might have the role for you. This independent feminist press, working out of York University, publishes creative works (fiction, non-fiction and poetry) by and about women, as well as Canada’s oldest feminist academic journal. If you’re open to being trained by Inanna Publications on the ins and outs of arts administration and editorial assistance, then apply for their editorial & production assistant/office administrator position by Oct. 20. This is a full-time role paid $24 an hour, and you’d work in-person at their office at York University’s Keele campus.
Supporting Indigenous-led wellness
Help Weaving Wellness Centre with its administrative needs as a client care and claims coordinator. Weaving Wellness Centre is an Indigenous-led mental health and wellness initiative rooted in culturally grounded perspectives, aiming to help folks through services like therapy, low-fee clinics, community events and more. In this role, you’ll be clients’ first point of contact and help with general administrative tasks as well as billing, claims and approvals and specified reconciliation efforts. If you are detail-oriented and comfortable being client-facing, then apply for the role ASAP. And don’t forget to include three references and a statement of connection to Indigenous peoples, cultures and community with your cover letter and resume.
Fighting against food insecurity
Help North York Harvest Food Bank continue to support those in need by joining the team as a driver and warehouse associate. For over forty years, the independent charity has been helping northern Torontonians access high-quality food without breaking the bank. The successful candidate will work full-time as a driver and on-site in their warehouses, with occasional remote work for an hourly wage of $29.05 to $34.18. After the three-month probationary period, the lucky candidate will be eligible for a comprehensive extended health plan, a benefit pension plan and three weeks of paid vacation. If you’re a detail-oriented team player who can regularly lift 50 lbs in varying weather conditions, then you might be the perfect fit. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, so don’t wait up!
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