Administrative Support – Summer Job Placement

This opportunity, supported by the Canada Summer Jobs 2024 program, is part of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, a federal commitment to help young people gain employment information, skills and experience. This program aims to support young people, particularly those from communities facing barriers to employment, as they transition into the labour market.

Program Criteria

• Provide full-time work experience in Canada for a sixteen-week period beginning no later than May 13, 2024 and ending no later than August 31, 2024.
• Full-time hours – Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. excluding half-hour for lunch.
• Rate of pay is $17.00 per hour plus 4% vacation pay.

Eligibility Details

• Eligible applicants include youth who are between fifteen (15) and thirty (30) years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment.
• Applicants do not have to be a student.
• Applicants must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment.
• Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with provincial legislation/regulations.

Responsibilities

Within a team environment which involves working together, effectively using interpersonal and communication skills, being self-motivated and using initiative, responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Provide reception responsibilities, including answering the phone, greeting visitors, students, and staff on a daily basis, responding to email and providing public-facing service to the community, maintaining records of visitors and deliveries to the office.
• Assist staff with program coordination functions, including database management, contacting students, facilitating participant registration, coordinating meetings, ensuring appropriate facilities/equipment are in place for seminars/courses, coordinating program promotion activities and photocopying and distributing reports, marketing materials.
• File and distribute documents, invoices and other materials.
• Attend meetings involving administration and program specific updates.
• Provide reception responsibilities, including answering the phone, greeting visitors, students, and staff on a daily basis, responding to email and providing public-facing service to the community, maintaining records of visitors and deliveries to the office.
• Assist staff with program coordination functions, including database management, contacting students, facilitating participant registration, coordinating meetings, ensuring appropriate facilities/equipment are in place for seminars/courses, coordinating program promotion activities and photocopying and distributing reports, marketing materials.
• File and distribute documents, invoices and other materials.
• Attend meetings involving administration and program specific updates.
• Participate in events such as job fairs, employer sessions and site visits and assist in other related activities in hosting members of the community.
• Perform additional duties might be added based on needs and requirements.

Qualifications

• Ability to use digital skills, software skills (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) on a regular basis to update spreadsheets, write basic reports and emails and to connect with staff via instant messaging.
• Familiarity with Zoom which is used as a preferred method for virtual meetings and video conferencing is an asset.
• Prior experience in a not-for-profit organization is an asset.

All staff have an obligation to contribute to maintaining a safe and sanitary environment for students, staff and community members. The Administrative Support summer placement will be provided with Personal Protective Equipment and safety equipment necessary to perform job functions. Health and safety and WHMIS training will be provided.

Please submit your resume, including a brief cover letter, to:

recruitment@skillstc.ca no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 2024.

 

Skills Training Centre appreciates the interest of all applications, however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

The Summer Placement must fully comply with all public health (York Public Health, Public Health Ontario, Public Health Agency of Canada) and SkillsTC’s policies, practices and protocols in effect during their period of employment. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

All successful candidates will be required to complete a vulnerable sector check.

Skills Training Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify the main office at (905) 722-6300.

Skills Training Centre is committed to building a diverse workforce. As a result, we encourage candidates, especially those youth who identify as Aboriginal, disabled, LGBTQ, a member of a visible minority group and any others who may contribute to the diversification of our workforce, to apply.

 

Maintenance and Facilities Assistant – Summer Job Placement

This opportunity, supported by the Canada Summer Jobs 2024 program, is part of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, a federal commitment to help young people gain employment information, skills and experience. This program aims to support young people, particularly those from communities facing barriers to employment, as they transition into the labour market.

Program Criteria

• Provide full-time work experience in Canada for a sixteen-week period beginning no later than May 13, 2024 and ending no later than August 31, 2024.
• Full-time hours – Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. excluding half-hour for lunch.
• Rate of pay is $17.00 per hour plus 4% vacation pay.

Eligibility Details

• Eligible applicants include youth who are between fifteen (15) and thirty (30) years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment.
• Applicants do not have to be a student.
• Applicants must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment.
• Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with provincial legislation/regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining facilities and property, grounds keeping, general cleaning, minor repairs, painting, etc.
• Assist staff with a variety of projects, programs and activities as needed
• Safe operation of yard maintenance and other machinery and tools.

Qualifications

• Previous related experience is an asset.
• Physical demands: lifting/moving/handling heavy loads, dexterity, attention to detail, standing, sitting, crouching and kneeling.
• Required to provide own Safety footwear.

All staff have an obligation to contribute to maintaining a safe and sanitary environment for students, staff and community members. The Maintenance and Facilities Assistant summer placement will be provided with Personal Protective Equipment and safety equipment necessary to perform job functions. Health and safety and WHMIS training will be provided.

Please submit your resume, including a brief cover letter, to:

recruitment@skillstc.ca no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 2024.

 

Skills Training Centre appreciates the interest of all applications, however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

The Summer Placement must fully comply with all public health (York Public Health, Public Health Ontario, Public Health Agency of Canada) and SkillTC’s policies, practices and protocols in effect during their period of employment. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

All successful candidates will be required to complete a police reference check.

Skills Training Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify the main office at (905) 722-6300.

Skills Training Centre is committed to building a diverse workforce. As a result, we encourage candidates, especially those youth who identify as Aboriginal, disabled, LGBTQ, a member of a visible minority group and any others who may contribute to the diversification of our workforce, to apply.

 

Welding Instructor

Skills Training Centre is seeking a Welding Instructor for a casual contract to develop and instruct “hands-on” Welding programs. The chosen candidate will have strong knowledge of welding practices and the ability to instruct adults.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Developing, preparing and maintaining workshop curriculum and materials.
• Providing guidance and expertise to course participants on the cumulative skills that can be applied to complete a welding project
• Ensuring that equipment and materials are ready and available prior to the start of the workshop and put away at the end of the workshop.
• Ensuring full compliance with health and safety requirements.
• Providing adequate and accurate feedback to participants.
• Completing on-going and final evaluation of participant completion, safety supervision and appropriate paperwork/administration.
• Participating in program promotion.
• Performing other duties consistent with the job classification.
• Program will run on the evenings and weekends.

Qualifications:

• CWB Certifications GMAW, SMAW
• Previous post-secondary teaching is an asset
• Minimum of three (3) years of related welding experience.
• Experience across a variety of welding techniques is an asset.
• Experience with curriculum development is an asset
• Previous experience developing curriculum and program lessons.
• Prior experience in a not-for-profit training organization is an asset.
• Knowledge and experience of computer systems (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite).
• Demonstrated exceptional presentation, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently.

Please submit a cover letter and resume, to: recruitment@skillstc.ca

 

All staff have an obligation to contribute to maintaining a safe and sanitary environment for students, staff and community members. The Welding Instructor will be provided with Personal Protective Equipment and safety equipment necessary to perform job functions. Health and safety and WHMIS training will be provided.

Skills Training Centre appreciates the interest of all applications, however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

All successful candidates will be required to complete a police reference check. Skills Training Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify the main office at (905) 722-6300.

Skills Training Centre is committed to building a diverse workforce. As a result, we encourage candidates, especially those who identify as a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group, and any others who may contribute to the diversification of our workforce, to apply.