Overview
Overview:
FoodShare is seeking a Part-Time Community Learning and Engagement Facilitator to be a part of the Food Rx project team bringing food equity to life. The Community Learning and Engagement Facilitator will support participant engagement, hands-on food programming, data collection, and community outreach. This is a dynamic, community-centered role for someone who thrives in grassroots environments and is deeply committed to food justice.
Duties include (but are not limited to):
Operations & Logistics
Engage up to 1000 Food Rx project participants through registration, intake, and ongoing project relations.
Support with organizing produce box orders and/or prepped meal deliveries to selected Food Rx project participants.
Program Delivery
Aid in the coordination, planning, and delivery of hands-on community-based food programming at 90 Dunn for project participants, in collaboration with the Food Rx team.
Support engagement through regular check-ins with Food Rx project participants through in-person conversations and phone calls, administer surveys throughout the project period, manage data entry, and provide data reporting support.
Administrative Management
Support with expense tracking, evaluation, and report preparation as needed.
Communications & Public Relations
Assist in the promotion, outreach, and information-sharing to raise awareness and community engagement about the Food Rx project.
Participate in FoodShare staff meetings, all staff training, and handle other duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience
Minimum 2 years of experience in community-led food projects, neighbourhood-based community organizing and/or working with grassroots organizations.
Demonstrated commitment to principles of food justice.
Demonstrated ability to work within a diverse community (people of different ages, complex needs, abilities, cultural backgrounds, etc.).
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple project demands, set priorities and meet strict deadlines.
Experience with supporting research, data collection, and basic data analysis.
Experience with assisting program coordination involving multi-site projects.
Excellent conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Highly self-motivated, with a demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Familiar with G-Suite in (Google Drive, Sheets, Docs, Calendar, Gmail, etc.).
Compensation
Total Compensation Salary: $19,562.22 annually, for part-time 2 days per week (ideally Thursday and Friday) Vacation: 4 weeks paid vacation per year (prorated for termed contracts, accrued at 8% per pay period). Winter Shutdown: additional days to be determined annually over the winter holiday period FoodShare's Benefit Reimbursement - $553.85 based on FoodShare $1,500.00 per calendar year (prorated, based on start date, contract length, and the two days of work per week) Retirement Contributions: Matching TFSA/RRSP (up to 4%) contributions after 3 monthsHow to Apply
Please apply using the link listed.About FoodShare Toronto
Work With Us
FoodShare strives to create a workspace that reflects the diversity of identities and lived experiences that exist within the communities we work alongside. We are committed to working to identify and dismantle systemic forms of oppression in the food system. Racialized people and others from equity-seeking groups are over-represented in food insecurity and poverty statistics, but are significantly under-represented in community-based food work. We believe that those most affected by an issue must have access to paid positions in organizations tasked with challenging poverty and food insecurity.
Compensation at FoodShare
At FoodShare we believe that taking an honest, transparent approach to our compensation structure improves morale and is key to building the trust that is foundational in advancing equity.
We have a transparent 1:3 ratio between the lowest paid and highest paid FoodShare employee. This means that the highest paid person at FoodShare can earn no more than three times what the lowest paid person earns for their labour.
We are a living wage employer registered with the Ontario Living Wage Network. This network calculates the living wage in each region of Ontario based on the cost of living for the area. In Toronto, the living wage is $25.55/hr and no employee at FoodShare earns less than $25.55/hr.
FoodShare believes that no one should be living in poverty, or experiencing food insecurity. This commitment to a living wage for all staff is an example of our values in action. It is also a key action identified in our Combating Anti-Black racism Action Plan (activity #18).
As part of FoodShare’s commitment to equity all staff receive equal pay for equal work, therefore salaries and benefits are non-negotiable.
Recruitment Process
FoodShare’s recruitment process involves the anonymization of all resumes prior to their being screened by the hiring committee. This step removes applicant personal details (names, email, addresses), educational & employment institutions, years of work experience, and personal interests to reduce potential for bias. Please make sure to detail your experience in your resume/cover letter to ensure the committee has the information they need to assess your qualifications for the role.
In recognition of the time and labour of preparing for and attending an interview, FoodShare financially compensates interviewees at a fixed rate of $75 per interview. Any time a candidate is asked to prepare a presentation or assignment for an interview, FoodShare will financially compensate the candidate for that work at a rate equal to the hourly rate for the position, based on the number of hours the hiring committee believes the task should take. FoodShare will not use ideas from presentations or assignments of candidates not selected for the position.
FoodShare sends interviewees the interview questions in advance of the interview to allow them time to process the questions.
Mission: We advocate for food justice by supporting community-based food initiatives and through ongoing advocacy and public education.
Values
- We believe that everyone has the right to food.
- We are equity oriented.
- We acknowledge the existence of various forms of systemic oppression and work to challenge them.
- We believe that BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of colour) and low-income communities must play a central role in defining food justice and its priorities.
- We recognize that leadership exists in community.
- We believe in prioritizing lived experience in addressing food insecurity.
- We believe that all bodies have a right to exist as they are.
- We are committed to self-examination and ongoing critical assessment of our work.
- We ask our partners and funders to engage in ongoing critical assessment of their work.
