The Community Development Placement Student will support the planning, coordination, and delivery of tenant-focused programs, workshops, and community events within supportive housing buildings.

Responsibilities

• Support the team with creating inclusive programming that promotes social connection, wellness, recovery, life skills, harm reduction, and community engagement.
• Help prepare program materials, supplies, sign-in sheets, flyers, calendars, and other communication tools to support tenant participation.
• Engage tenants in a warm, respectful, and trauma-informed manner, encouraging participation while recognizing individual needs and comfort levels.
• Support the Community Development Worker in identifying tenant interests, barriers to participation, and opportunities to improve programming.
• Support with documenting program attendance, outcomes, observations, and follow-up needs in accordance with agency expectations.

You Must Be

• Currently enrolled in a diploma or degree program in Social Service Work, Mental Health & Addictions, Community Services, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field.
• Demonstrated interest in case management, supportive housing, community-based services, and working with vulnerable populations.
• Ability to maintain professionalism, confidentiality, and appropriate boundaries in a client-centred environment.

What You Bring to the Team

• Knowledge of trauma-informed, harm reduction, anti-oppressive, and client-centred approaches.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Strong observation, critical-thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent organizational, documentation, and time-management skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team and work respectfully with diverse communities.

Shift Hours

• In-person placement.
• Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Commitment

• 7-21 hours per week.
• 3-month placement commitment.

Screening Requirements

• Resume review.
• Interview.
• Demonstrated interest in supportive housing and community engagement.

Training

• Volunteer & Student Services Orientation.
• Living Standards Response Team onboarding.
• Training on case management practices, housing stability interventions, service coordination, and departmental procedures.
• Ongoing supervision, mentorship, and professional development opportunities throughout the placement.