Type: summer job / summer student position
Organization: Riverdale Immigrant Women’s Centre
Location: Riverdale, Toronto, Ontario
Riverdale Immigrant Women’s Centre (RIWC) is a charitable organization with a
mandate to serve South Asian and Chinese speaking immigrant women and their
families by providing culturally appropriate and linguistically specific
settlement support and counselling services with the use of community
determined strategies, developed and delivered by immigrant women.
RIWC is seeking a Social Enterprise Developer for a 8 week summer job position
under the Canada Summer Job grant (for youth under 29 who will be returning to
school) to assist in developing several social enterprises housed with the
Riverdale Hub including the Social Gardener Café and catering service.
RIWC encourages applications from diverse cultural backgrounds, visible
minorities and people with disabilities and women.
Reports to: Executive Director
Responsibilities:
• Will work hands-on at our social enterprises, gaining diverse types of work
experience:
• Social Gardener Cafe: a Fair Trade vegetarian/vegan cafe
• Catering and Community Kitchen
• Event spaces: rentals and event coordination
• Responsibilities may include:
• Barista work: preparing drinks, sandwiches, and salads
• Vegan/vegetarian cooking for cafe and catering
• Event coordination, with a focus on performing arts
Qualifications:
• Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program and completing a degree in
business administration, marketing and/or social enterprise development.
• Under 29 and returning to school in the next schoolyear
• Knowledgeable about social enterprise
• Experience working as a barista
• Vegan/vegetarian cooking experience
• Skilled and experienced events coordinator, particularly in performance arts
• Arts background, with strong knowledge of–and connections in–east end arts
communities
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Knowledge of a South or East Asian language is an asset.
Please sent your resume and cover letter to:
jobapplications.riwc (at) gmail.com
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an
interview will be contacted.