Volunteer with JVS Toronto to help us achieve our vision that every individual has opportunities for employment in Toronto and York Region.
Volunteering at JVS Toronto enables you to give back to the community by sharing your knowledge and experience or gain meaningful work experience. Our volunteer opportunities include the Board of Directors, Board committees, and employment, employer, newcomer, youth, and disability services.
As a JVS Toronto volunteer, you greatly contribute to jobseekers reaching their potential, employers building the workforce they need to be successful, and students performing at their best.
For more information on volunteering please contact us at volunteering@jvstoronto.org or at 416-649-1636.
To apply to be a volunteer: please fill out the Volunteer & Student Application Form and send to volunteering@jvstoronto.org along with your resume.
We are currently looking for:
Board Member
Board Member Opportunities
We are currently seeking a new Board Member who is enthusiastic and motivated to share his/her expertise and skills. This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who is passionate about the value of employment, particularly for those individuals who face barriers to procuring a job. Our Board of Directors is a “working” Board; its members provide expertise on an advisory basis to support the efforts of our executive management team. The projects undertaken are challenging and engaging – and involve discussion and work at a high level. Board experience in the non-profit sector is preferred.
We are looking for individuals with expertise in:
- Fundraising
- Change Management
- Government Relations
- Strategic Planning
- Finance
Responsibilities:
- Support the agency’s Mission, Vision, and Values
- Attendance at 8-10 board meetings a year
- Participate in committee work and attend committee meetings
- Attend additional meetings as required and needed, such as strategic planning meetings, Volunteer Recognitions Events, etc.
- Contribute expertise, participating and supporting new initiatives/events/projects as needed
- Assistance with fundraising
If you are motivated, willing to commit and looking to serve as a Board Member of JVS Toronto, please submit your resume and cover letter, by April 15, 2018, to:
Nominating Committee, JVS Toronto
c/o Silvana Saballos
74 Tycos Drive
Toronto Ontario M6B 1V9 Canada
Phone: 416-649-1633 or email: ssaballos@jvstoronto.org
Student Placements
JVS Toronto proudly supports college, university, and post-graduate students gain hands-on meaningful workplace experience. Placements are available for students enrolled in the following areas of study:
- Career and Work Counselling
- Criminal Justice System and Community Services
- Development Service Worker
- Job Development
- Social Services Worker
- Social Worker
- Psychological Assessments –must be on a Registration path to satisfy the requirements of supervision as stipulated by the College of Psychologists of Ontario
To apply: please fill out and submit the Volunteer & Student Application Form along with a resume and cover letter containing the following information to volunteering@jvstoronto.org:
- Your school name
- The name of the program you are currently enrolled in
- The start and end dates of your placement
- The total number of required hours
- Your preferred working days of the week
- Your preferred area of interest (Employment Services (EO), Disability Services, Newcomer Services, Youth Services, Psychological Services)
For more information on the services JVS Toronto offers, please visit Find a Job.
For more information on psychology student placements, please contact the psychology services department directly at (416) 649-1600.
For general inquires relating to student placements, please email volunteering@jvstoronto.org or call us at (416) 649-1636.
Available Student Placement Opportunities:
Student Placement, YouthReach
The YouthReach program connects youth with schools, community, and businesses to help them achieve their goals.
Responsibilities will include:
- Client follow-up
- Administration, may include: answering phone inquiries from clients & logging the calls, filing, faxing, photocopying, and data entry
- Support outreach efforts to the local youth community, as well as community partners
- Report to assigned office staff member to gather instructions for specific task
- Other duties as assigned
- The student will be given the opportunity to participate in activities that are not available through the YouthReach program, but are in other Youth Services programs (ie. assisting with workshop facilitation, client assessment, etc.)
Qualifications:
- Must be a student working toward the completion of a relevant degree program
- Satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check required
- Strong communication skills
- Demonstrated customer service and interpersonal skills
- Basic computer skills
- Reliable and flexible (hours of operation are Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 5:00pm)
- Ability to maintain client confidentiality
- Excellent attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and part of a team
Applications will only be received through volunteering@jvstoronto.org.
Student Placement, Client Services
The JVS Toronto Employment Source offices, funded by MAESD, provides a range of employment services (information and referral, one-on-one employment counselling, employment workshops, job development/placement services) to unemployed individuals of all ages, financial backgrounds and skills to help them gain employment within their field or a related field.
Responsibilities will include:
- Register clients for a variety of workshops and make reminder calls to clients
- Compile new and updated materials in the client Resource Centre
- Assist clients as needed, inform them of the various programs offered at the location
- Assist with the promotion of Employment Ontario Services and identifying opportunities for itinerant services in the community
- Assist participants with the use of computers, Internet, social media, and other tools for further career training and job search
- Provides reception relief and coverage: answer telephones efficiently and accurately; transfer calls to appropriate staff/extension, greet clients
- Other duties as assigned
- Report to assigned office staff to gather instructions for specific task
Qualifications:
- Must be a student enrolled in a post-secondary degree program in a related field of study
- Satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check required
- Strong communication skills
- Demonstrated customer service and interpersonal skills
- Basic computer skills
- Reliable and flexible (hours of operation are Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 5:00pm)
- Ability to maintain client confidentiality
- Excellent attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and part of a team
Applications will only be received through volunteering@jvstoronto.org.
Testimonials:
“I have learned about the impact of ADHD and learning disabilities can have on a person’s life, and will be able to take this knowledge with me and use it in my future practice.”
“Through my student placement I have the opportunity to pass [on] the knowledge I gained…it was an amazing experience.”