Career Advisor​/Navigator, YWCA Health Connect

Employment Type: Full-Time, Contract

Position Status: Existing Vacancy

Work Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: $54,869 annually (Level
5), plus comprehensive benefits

Contract Duration: July 16, 2026 to July 31, 2027

Location: 3090 Kingston Rd, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M1M 1P2

Internal Final date to receive applications: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

External Final date to receive applications: Friday, June 26, 2026

Join YWCA Toronto, where intersectional feminism, community voices, and social justice drive lasting change. We welcome women and gender diverse people of all identities into a workplace rooted in equity, collaboration, and inclusion.

The Career Advisor/Navigator is responsible for assisting unemployed individuals with their career, employment and training goals and for contributing to quality service delivery through case management. The Career Advisor/Navigator will complete individual needs assessments and develop the Internationally Educated Health Professionals’ (IEHPs’) action plans to determine financial wrap around support and skill gap training as required, as well as subsequent referrals to reduce labor integration barriers.

The responsibilities are to be carried out in accordance with the mission and policies of YWCA Toronto.

YWCA Toronto is dedicated to improving the lives of women, girls and gender diverse people. Our programs promote equality, economic security and lives free from violence. We help women, youth and gender diverse people flee violence, secure housing, find jobs, establish their voices, enhance skills and develop confidence. We offer a range of housing options, employment and training programs, community support programs, girls’ programs and family programs.

We also engage in systemic advocacy.

• Pre-screens potential participants based on experience, eligibility criteria including having a degree/diploma in the healthcare and healthcare support fields as well as assesses the professional commitment of participants;
• Completes individual needs assessments and develops the IEHP’s action plan to determine financial wrap around support and skill gap training required and identify barriers to their employment;
• Provides ongoing counselling services and localized employment supports such as unpaid work experience, for participants who did not achieve suitable employment;
• Assists participants with resumes, cover letters, interview preparation, job search strategies, professional networking and labour market information;
• Identifies employment barriers and provides appropriate and supported referrals and access to other services including, but not limited to, education and training, and other community partners supports;
• Identifies, administers, scores and interprets relevant assessments for participants based on their individual/specialized needs; identifies participants clients with special needs and refers them to the appropriate supports/services;
• Facilitates group work on topics including, but not limited to: career exploration and clarification, goal setting, motivation, skills and interest evaluation and intensive job search strategies;
• Works closely with Job Developer in areas including but not limited to employer partnerships, employer engagement focus groups, employer engagement training sessions, skills gap training, networking events and mentoring programs;
• Responsible for the timely and accurate completion of all required documentation including: participant notes/reports, statistical data, exits/closures, follow-up information, participant feedback and standardized program forms;
• Supports and participates in program activities and events such as job fairs, employer engagements, specialized workshops and recruitment activities organized at the program wide level;
• Regularly conducts labour market research to identify new trends, resources and information that could be used to guide clients in carrying out effective job search.

• In-depth knowledge of an academic discipline normally acquired through the completion of an undergraduate degree in Adult Education, Career Counselling, Social Science or equivalent…