Youth Worker - Housing

Salary Rate: $51,040 – Check out the YMCA’s total compensation package!

Location:

mYplace – 7 Vanauley

Work Hours:

37.5 hours per week ( Sunday to Thursday 11:30pm-7:30am)

Employment Type:

Full Time Salaried Contract - 5 months

Number of Vacancies: 1

Anticipated

Start Date:

September 1, 2026

Final date to receive applications:
August 27, 2026 at 5 pm

• Provide support and referral options to participants regarding employment, housing, and other needs, collaborating with community partners to offer a variety of services to 2
  
  SLGBTQIA+ young people on site.
• Identify, suggest, and implement creative and innovative improvements to services, policies, and programming that is intersectional and uses a queer lens.
• Participate in the design and implementation of workshops and group activities for participants with participant input and feedback.
• Provide initial screening and intake of potential participants , including orientation and greeting of new participants .
• Provide positive interactions, crisis intervention, rapport, and relationship building with participants, offering supportive counselling and practical assistance in consultation with other team members.
• Provide supervision of mYplace routines and support to individual and the participant community at the site.
• Respond to emergency and crisis situations following appropriate procedures, ensuring the safety and security of all staff and participants, and supporting other staff in crisis situations.
• Complete case note documentation and maintain participant case files, ensuring quality audit measures are achieved in accordance with YMCA and funder standards.
• Document according to current professional standards, maintaining appropriate documentation in case files and logs, and completing incident reports when required.
• Complete documentation regarding participant tracking and log-in systems and other items required by the YMCA regarding program outcomes.
• Complete data entry in the Shelter Management Information System (SMIS) and ensure all administrative tasks are completed as assigned.
• Adhere to all mYplace protocols and practices as well as Association and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Participate in supervision, staff meetings, and professional development trainings as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Post-secondary education in Social Work, Child and Youth Work, Child and Youth Care or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2 years’ experience working with marginalized youth.
• Direct service experience with 2
  
  SLGBTQIA+ youth an asset.
• Experience analyzing personal and systemic issues leading youth to become homeless.
• Experience and knowledge in integrating anti-racism, anti-oppression, critical disability, 2
  
  SLGBTQIA + and trans-positivity, trauma, harm reduction, and strengths-based principles into practice.
• Valid training certificate in defusing hostility and/or crisis prevention required.
• Valid Standard First Aid and CPR Level C certification OR Intermediate First Aid and CPR level C certification issued by a WSIB approved provider prior to the first day of work and knowledge of safety and security procedures related to shelter operations.
• Knowledge of transitional, shelter, and other housing systems in Toronto, with the ability to assist youth transitioning into adulthood through developmentally appropriate support.
• Possesses relevant knowledge of community resources and referral agencies.
• Advocacy skills to effectively collaborate with other systems, resulting in increased access for residents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Ability to work flexible shifts: weekends, statutory holidays, on call shifts
• Criminal Reference Check within the last 6 months .
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and building a sense of belonging.

• Commitment to the YMCA’s Mission, Vision and Values
• Focus on the health, safety and wellbeing of all children, youth, and vulnerable people in YMCA programs including understanding legal and moral obligations related to reporting suspected child abuse to…