Youth Advisor Permanent

Passionate about education and community? Join York Region Educational Services (YRES) and help empower individuals with affordable, accessible learning. Together, let’s shape a brighter future through education.

About York Region Educational Services:

YRES is a non-profit organization committed to delivering affordable educational resources to the York Region community and beyond. We create a nurturing environment that encourages personal growth, motivation, and inspiration, laying the groundwork for our learners’ success.

About this opportunity:

We are looking for Youth Advisors who are passionate about their community, committed to making an impact and creating positive change, and can make YRES more youth friendly.

Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Assess Community Needs: Conduct surveys to understand community needs and adjust programs to meet those needs.
• Engage Youth: Organize events and develop strategies to engage youth and encourage their ongoing participation.
• Ensure Program Relevance: Act as a liaison, ensuring programs are relevant and impactful, and provide coaching and mentorship to youth, including personalized skill development.
• Build Community Connections: Attend school fairs and networking events to promote programs and foster connections with youth.

Position requirements:

• Experience working with teens and young adults.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to handle communications and build rapport with internal and external stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Canva and Google Workspace.
• Project management skills, organizational skills, and the ability to manage timelines and priorities.
• Ability to travel to meetings and conferences; some evenings and weekends may also be required.
• A valid G2/G Driving license.
• A satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check is required from successful candidates.

Assets:

• Fluency in multiple languages.
• Strong cultural sensitivity.
• Strong problem-solving and counselling skills.