Volunteer Engagement Worker

# Summary 

# About the organization 

Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services (AAMHCS) is a Community Health Centre that aims to provide services and addresses system inequities to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable immigrants, refugees, and their communities. The Centre envisions a future in which Toronto’s diverse communities achieve health with dignity. This position is funded through the Canada Summer Jobs Initiative. As such, applicants must meet the requirements indicated above; and applications from individuals who reflect the broad diversity of communities we work with, including those from newcomer, racialized and 2SLGBTI+ communities, is highly encouraged.

# About the position 

 Responsibilities: 

Working closely with the Volunteer Program Lead, the Volunteer Engagement Worker will:

• Assist with the development and implementation of a volunteer engagement strategy
• Support CRM-based engagement activities by getting volunteers familiar with their portals
• Assist with the development of an engagement strategy and drive the promotional activities for Access Alliance’s Volunteer Program
• Help facilitate the on-boarding processes for new volunteers
• Provide support to new volunteers when carrying out volunteering activities
• Assist with general administrative work, data entry, data migration, etc.
• Assist with following up, compiling information and data for reports

# Qualifications

•  Demonstrated interest in joining a community-based organization serving newcomer, immigrant, refugee, and non-status peoples

• Some experience working within the Volunteering/Non-Profit sector, as a volunteer, placement student, or intern an asset
• Currently working towards a career in community social service or a related discipline an asset
• Commitment to work from an integrated anti-oppression framework
• Willingness to learn about social determinants of health impacting newcomers
• Strong interest in researching and identifying the barrier to participation faced by newcomer community residents
• Familiar with the neighbourhoods surrounding our west and east end hubs

• Proactive communicator with strong interpersonal skills

• Self-starter, detailed oriented, independent, and able to work as part of a team
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.
• Comfortable creating and posting content to our social media platforms using Canva;
• A second language is an asset
• Able to work 1-2 evening shifts as required