MEALS ON WHEELS – SUMMER STUDENT
Temporary Contract: 9 weeksEstimated Start Date: June 24, 2024
30 hours per week, $17.00 per hour + mileage when delivering Meals on Wheels
(Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 2:30 pm)
At Community Support Connections, we wake up each morning energized about the difference we make in the lives of our clients; people who could be your parents, grandparents, friends, or neighbours. Working with hundreds of amazing volunteers, donors, and community partners, we provide a wide range of community supports for older adults and people with diverse abilities to help them live at home with independence and dignity – something we all deserve. We are truly caring and client-centered, and are constantly innovating; looking for new and better ways to provide the best care and supports possible.
Passion and commitment permeate everything we do. Driven by our values, we treat our clients, volunteers, donors, and each other, with dignity and respect. We recognize that diversity is the foundation for understanding the needs of our stakeholders. We believe the best way to serve our clients and volunteers is to create an environment and culture that empowers our staff to be as productive and happy as possible.
The Meals on Wheels – Summer Student provides logistical support and direct client service to seniors and people with diverse abilities through the agency's Meals on Wheels program. They assist in the preparation of packaging materials, organizing routes, disbursing meals, and delivering meals directly to clients.
If you enjoy making a difference in your community are looking for a fun and challenging opportunity to build your portfolio, we want to hear from you!
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Work as part of a team with kitchen staff, Meals on Wheels staff and volunteers to assemble, organize and pack hot meals, ensuring all necessary items are included
- Clean and/or put away Meals on Wheels carrier bags as they return to the office from deliveries
- Prepare meal bags for next day
- Assist Manager, Meal Services with daily tasks in organizing meal delivery
- Data entry as assigned by Manager
- Deliver Meals on Wheels route when needed
Requested Skills/Qualifications
- This job is funded through Canada Summer Jobs 2024, and to be eligible applicants must:
- Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period
- 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
- Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with Ontario legislation and regulations
- Valid Driver's License and daily access to a safe, licensed and reliable vehicle to deliver meals
- Satisfactory police records check for the vulnerable sector
- Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Experience with older adults, volunteers and/or persons with diverse abilities is an asset
- Ability to communicate in language other than English an asset
Application Information
Please submit resume and cover letter highlighting the unique attributes you bring to the position by 12 noon on June 7, 2024.
Persons from equity-seeking groups are encouraged to apply.
We are happy to accommodate the needs of qualified applicants in all parts of the recruitment and assessment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you are contacted for an interview and anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know in advance how to best meet your needs.
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