Position Type: Temporary, Full-Time (Youth / Student)

Duration: 8 Weeks (Starting June 22, 2026)

Schedule: 35 hours per week

About the Program

Lighthouse is proud to participate in the Canada Summer Jobs program. We are dedicated to providing youth who face barriers to employment with meaningful work opportunities. We strongly encourage applications from:

• Indigenous youth

• Racialized youth

• Youth in an official language minority community

• 2SLGBTQI+ youth

Our Commitment to You

We provide an inclusive work environment that values your unique perspective.

Our Organization Offers

• Accessibility: Physical, visual, or auditory accommodations and flexible work arrangements.

• Inclusion: Dedicated space for cultural, spiritual, or religious practices.

• Support: Access to diversity-focused employee networks and Elders/healing centres.

• Training: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training, including cultural competency and unconscious bias training.

Available Position

 Community and social services worker - Shelter Assistant ($20.00/hr)

Responsibilities

• Help to build positive relationships that are healthy and supportive while presenting oneself in a professional manner.

• De-escalate participants and help them work through the issues that are causing problems including conflict resolution between participants.

• Focus on participants' needs with a non-judgmental attitude.

• Ensure expectations, policies and procedures are followed.

• Promptly address any behaviours that could lead to harm to themselves or others, or any behaviour that goes directly against the agreed upon program expectations, using a person-centered, trauma informed approach.

• Record and report any and all issues related to behaviour including what was done to support the participant and any follow up that is required.

• Answer phones and emails and provide diversion.

• Using best practices of a person centred approach, make decisions around the services provided to participants including those accessing shelter and being selected from the triage list.

• Supervise meal service and provide support.

• Exhibit appropriate professional boundaries with staff, volunteers, and participants.

Requirement: Currently enrolled in or graduated from a Post-Secondary Social Service Worker (SSW) program.

Mandatory Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for these positions, applicants must meet the Canada Summer Jobs criteria:

• Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment.

• Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred.

• Have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN) and be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food

• On-site parking

Application question(s):

• Do you meet the age eligibility criteria for the Canada Summer Jobs Program (i.e., are you between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment) ?

• Do you meet the eligibility criteria for the Canada Summer Jobs Program (i.e., are you a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a person to whom refugee protection has been conferred) ?

• Do you have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN) and are you legally entitled to work in Canada ?

• Are you willing to undergo a background check, in accordance with local law/regulations?

Work Location: In person