Canada Summer Jobs - Community Coordinator (Kitchener)

Come Build Hope and Homes with Us!

Community Coordinator – Full Time, Temporary Contract (8 weeks)  
Kitchener, Ontario  

$17.20/hour
Contract Dates: Summer 2025

   All positions subject to approval by Service Canada – Canada Summer Jobs  

Position Description:  As the Community Coordinator, you will promoteshousing stability for marginalized individuals, supporting their health, wellness, and community belonging through recreational and community-building activities as well as connecting to community resources and events. 

About Indwell:  For over 50 years, founded in 1974, our Christian charity continues to thrive and grow exponentially as we serve people impacted by poverty and homelessness through our vision of HOPE and HOMES for All.   We are the fastest growing developer in Ontario, creating permanent affordable high-quality efficient housing communities coupled with supportive programs to over 1,250 tenants, meeting their needs of health, wellness, and belonging.   To learn more, go to: indwell.ca 

Location: Kitchener, ON

Hours of Work:  Full time, 35 hours per week. Flexibility is required to meet program needs, including evenings, nights, and weekends. This position is a temporary contract, ending after 8. *Position length and hours subject to approval by Service Canada. 

 What You Will Be Doing:   

• Working as part of a team to provide direct and indirect support to tenants in a supportive housing environment. 
• Helping individuals connect to community resources, supports and programming. 
• Reinforcing individuals’ life skills, spirituality, social and community skills by planning and supporting participation in cultural, spiritual, recreational, leisure, educational, and social activities
• Arranging and coordinating all aspects of recreational and community activities for tenants  
• Supporting volunteers
• Documentation of events, including program planning, tracking of participants, evaluation of events
• Develop therapeutic relationships
• Maintaining a safe and healthy environment

What You Will Bring:  

• Minimum High School diploma. Priority given to those with post-secondary education in the social sciences and/or residential experience

• Commitment to promoting and demonstrating the vision, mission, and values of Indwell within the workplace and community 

• A warm, sensitive and caring approach with a genuine interest in supporting people living with mental illness 

• Ability to maintain good interpersonal relationships and work well independently 

• Strong listening and problem-solving skills, flexibility, organization, responsibility, and initiative 

• A current Vulnerable Sector Police Check or willingness to obtain at one's own cost 

Canada Summer Jobs Eligibility Requirements: 

• Be between the ages of 18-30 at start of employment 
• Be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 
• Be in possession of a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada 
• Be available to work for the duration of the contract 
• For more information, visit:  https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/canada-summer-jobs/screening-eligibility.html  

Remuneration: $17.20/hr; hours and position length subject to approval of Service Canada – Canada Summer Jobs.   

We’re seeking to create a diverse work culture with qualified individuals who share our commitment to equity and inclusion, who will contribute to the diversification of ideas and perspectives.  Our employment, supports and services are open to people from every creed, race, ethnicity, sex, ability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.  And we especially invite applications from Black, Indigenous peoples, members of racialized communities and intersectionalities.  Indwell’s leadership are motivated by the example of Jesus Christ as reflected in Indwell’s statement of faith.  

Inspired to JOIN OUR TEAM?  We invite you… 

To Apply: Please apply online with cover letter and resume at: www.indwell.ca/careers.  We thank all applicants; however, only applicants that are being considered will be contacted.  

Personal information submitted will be used only for employment opportunities within Indwell in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.   

Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Indwell's Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.    

Indwell exists to provide hope and homes for all. Our supports, services, and employment are open to people from every creed, race, ethnicity, sex, ability, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Indwell's leadership are motivated by the example of Jesus Christ as reflected in Indwell's statement of faith. Indwell engages with diverse communities; we actively identify and remove barriers that prevent people from accessing and participating in our services and organization.     

All positions subject to approval by Service Canada – Canada Summer Jobs