2SLGBTQ+ TAY Wellness Peer Mentor

LOCATION: Toronto, ON 

POSITION TYPE: Part-time, Fixed term (10-14 hours/week); 8 months contract

POSTING CLOSING DATE: May 23, 2025

Lumenus Community Services is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.  We value a recruitment and selection process that is inclusive and barrier-free and we encourage applications from all individuals including, but not limited to, all cultures, religions, racialized communities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions.  This role performs intake and administrative functions that support the Central Intake function. This role will report to the Manager, Intake.

Lumenus Community Services is hiring an energetic 2SLGBTQ+ Transitional Age Youth Wellness Peer Mentor to join our team, who will support the co-creation and delivery of a holistic, peer-based, psychoeducational wellness project addressing the holistic health and wellness needs of at-risk 2SLGBTQ+ youth, ages 16-25, in the Toronto area.  This work will also include the development and facilitation of a summer camp for 2SLGBTQ+ youth

Through the development and delivery of holistic health and wellness psychoeducational workshops, the We Are Wellness (WAW) Project engages 2SLGBTQ+ transitional-aged youth to explore 4 key dimensions of personal wellness – physical, emotional, mental and communal – and learn and apply effective approaches and strategies to improve overall health and wellbeing. 

Reporting to the Manager of Community-Based Mental Health, this position will work closely with the reachOUT Program at Lumenus Community Services to develop and implement holistic wellness programming targeted towards 2SLGBTQ+ youth.  This position is responsible for guiding and working collaboratively with a Peer Facilitator and Peer Assist Worker to develop workshop content, plan and engage in youth-friendly outreach and promotion, manage workshop registration, evaluation and various administration duties.

Given the specific focus of this project, candidates with lived experiences directly related to 2SLGBTQ+ transitional-aged youth communities are greatly encouraged to apply.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·       Guide and collaborate with the Peer Facilitator and Peer Assist Worker to develop, promote and co-facilitate holistic wellness workshops for 2SLGBTQ+ youth, ages 16-25, within Lumenus Community Services and the City of Toronto

·       Support the coordination, registration, implementation and follow-up of psychoeducational holistic wellness workshops for 2SLGBTQ+ transitional-aged youth

·       Conduct ongoing evaluation of the project in collaboration with Wellness Workshop Facilitators and youth participants

·       Support budget management by completing reporting requirements

·       Liaise and collaborate with project and community stakeholders

·       Actively implement anti-racist and anti-oppressive approaches to establish and maintain inclusive, affirming and non-judgmental spaces

·       Consistently model inclusive language / behaviour and respond to racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist and otherwise oppressive language / behavior proactively

·       Provide informal confidential support and referral to appropriate services to meet required needs in the context of project facilitation

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

·       Experience working with 2SLGBTQ+ youth in the areas of health and wellness

·       Expertise and thorough knowledge of holistic, anti-oppressive wellness practices relevant to 2SLGBTQ+ transitional-aged youth communities in the Toronto area.

·       At least 2 years of project development and workshop facilitation experience with 2SLGBTQ+ youth, as well as youth who have intersecting identities, from an anti-Racist and anti-Oppressive stance

·       Ability to communicate about health and holistic wellness in ways that support the enhancement and development of community-based knowledge and practices.

·       Ability to consult and collaborate with a wide range of professionals working with youth

·       Excellent collaborative leadership skills and an enthusiastic commitment to building solution-focused strategies

·       Exceptional skills in communication, coordination, computer literacy and administration

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

·    Satisfactory clearance under the Vulnerable Sector Screening process

·       Flexibility and ability to work variable hours that might including evenings, weekends, weekdays depending on training, consultation, peer activities, and workshop scheduling

·       Must be able to participate in team meetings, supervision, and training sessions as required

·       Ability to work respectfully and collaboratively with wider staff teams and abide by Lumenus policies

TO APPLY: Interested applicants are invited to submit their cover letter and resume and fill out the application form on or before May 23, 2025

We ask applicants to make any accommodation requests for the interview or selection process known in advance by contacting Human Resources. Human Resources will work together with the hiring committee to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation for the selection process which will enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.