YMCA of Greater Toronto
Remote (London, ON, Canada)
Seasonal employment: Part-time March to June, Full time June to August Location: across Canada Summer Work Student Exchange Program, 1800-365 Bloor Street E, Toronto Closing date: January 14, 2023
Nature and scope The YMCA Summer Work Student Exchange is a national exchange program coordinated by the YMCA and funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage. For six weeks over the summer, the exchange takes 16- and 17-year-old youth (from Canada) to another province where they stay with a local host, hold a paid job, and practice their second official language. The youth also participate in weekly program activities organized by the Local Coordinator in their new community. Local Coordinators provide leadership and bring the exchange to life in their local community. First, they will widely promote the program to youth and community organizations in order to recruit young people to participate, while also securing host and job placements for them (March-April). They also...