Job Postings from FoodShare
Posted: August 12, 2011
Categories: Food in the News / Volunteer. Job and Writing Opportunities
1. FoodShare Toronto is now hiring for 10 Youth Positions for a 24 week long, full time, paid internship in our Focus on Food Youth program.
If you have had difficulty finding long-term employment we will train you to work, as a team, in either our food distribution warehouse or kitchen program.
This program also includes weekly life skills sessions providing valuable training and hands on experience with a range of interpersonal and professional skills from nutrition and how our food system works, first aid and health and safety training, financial management, employment counseling and more.
You must be eager to work and learn in a team environment and ready and committed to work a full day, everyday.
To qualify for the program you must be:
- Between the ages of 15-30
- Unemployed
- Have had difficulty finding long-term employment
- Have not received Employment Insurance (EI) in the past two years
- Have not completed high school
The positions pay minimum wage for a 37.5 hour work week beginning in September, 2011 and ending in February, 2012.
To apply and register for an orientation session in either our Kitchen or Warehouse please call 416-363-6441 ext 279Â by Friday August 26, 2011. We will be registering up to 80 applicants, and registration may close before the closing date depending on availability.
The Application Process includes:
Registering and attending an orientation session at FoodShare, 90 Croatia Street, where you will meet staff, spend the day working in our Good Food Program, receive an overview of our program and have your questions answered. You will also complete an application form and sign up for an interview.
Check out some videos about the program produced by our current interns at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/FOFFoodShare.
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2. Focus on Food Youth Program Coordinator
FoodShare Toronto is looking for a full-time staff member to coordinate the Focus on Food Youth Employment Project for a one year contract. This individual will support, coordinate, coach, and supervise 10 young adults (aged 15 – 30) who face significant barriers in their lives to maintaining employment. It will be the role of the Youth Project Coordinator to support the Youth Interns to grow professionally and personally, while ensuring they contribute to FoodShare’s Vision of “Good, Healthy Food for All.”
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