Peer Leader – Arabian Community

Program: Community Engagement: Healthy Family Healthy Community Program

Contract: Temporary, part‐time; 7 hours per week; until September 30, 2021

Location Victoria Park Hub, 1527 Victoria Park Ave, Scarborough, ON M1L 2T3

Salary: $34,754 ‐ $42,872 Grade 3 EXCL; prorated to hours worked

Application May 28, 2021; 5pm

Deadline:
File Number: HFHC #20‐21 with cover letter and resume

E‐Mail: [email protected]

Mail: HR, 355 Church Street, Toronto, ON M5B 0B2

Web: familyservicetoronto.org

Family Service Toronto (FST) helps people face a wide variety of life challenges. For over 100

years, we have worked with individuals and families destabilized by precarious mental health

and/or socioeconomic circumstances to achieve greater resilience and stability in more just

and supportive communities. We achieve this through our direct service work of intervention

and prevention which includes counselling, peer support and education; knowledge building;

and system‐level work, including social action, advocacy, community building and working with

partners to strengthen the sector.

Healthy Families Healthy Communities (HFHC) is a community engagement program for

newcomer women, seniors, and youth. The program activities support the Afghan Iranian,

Nigerian, Latino‐Hispanic, Somali, and Arabic‐speaking communities. Peer support groups,

educational workshops, and community events are delivered to seniors, women, and youth from

these communities in their first language and facilitated by staff with lived experiences.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide participants with appropriate information and referrals
• Participate in training on how to deliver/facilitate peer support groups
• Assist with outreach to Arabic community to raise awareness of the Healthy Families, Healthy

Communities program and to organize and recruit participants

• Facilitate peer support groups and assist with community‐based workshops for the Arabic

group

• Assist with research activities, including on‐line research, focus groups and/or telephone

interviews

• Maintain up‐to‐date notes, records, statistics and other data, as required
• Assist with the regular and timely recording and input of data and statistics into the database

system, as required based on FST’s policies and procedures

• Participate in debriefing, supervisory and team meetings
• Maintain confidentiality of participants’ data and information at all times
• Participate in training and educational opportunities, as required

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post‐secondary education or equivalent combination of education and experience. Foreign

credentials and relevant experience will be considered

• One to two years of experience working or volunteering with community groups
• Knowledge of services and resources for newcomers to Canada
• Knowledge and ability to use social networking platforms, i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,

Whatsapp

• Ability to speak and understand Arabic
• Strong listening, written and verbal English communication skills
• Some knowledge and understanding of family violence and gender‐based violence issues
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work with Arabic participants
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice, accessibility, inclusion and cultural competency
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Power Point
• Ability to work with flexible schedules, including some evenings and occasional weekends and

able to work remotely, if needed

• Criminal reference check with Vulnerable Sector Search

We are committed to developing a diverse service team that reflects the diversity of the

population who live and work in the City of Toronto. We actively encourage applicants from all

equity seeking groups especially those with lived experience from racialized and or

marginalized communities. Our goal is to attract, develop, and retain highly talented

employees from diverse backgrounds allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences

and perspectives.

In accordance with Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act,

2005, and FST’s Equity and Inclusion policy, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the

hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

We thank all applicants and will contact the individuals selected for an interview.

No phone calls please.