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When our employees were asked through a confidential survey to characterize The Career Foundation, they chose these words:
- Caring
- Compassionate
- Family
- Results-oriented
- Innovative
- Professional
- Helpful/Accommodating
We are dedicated to helping our employees achieve their career goals. Many of our current staff members were once our clients! We’re very proud of this because we feel it attests to the dedicated team we have in place.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Career Foundation is committed to diversity and inclusion and aims to create a healthy and rewarding environment for all. We welcome applications from qualified individuals who represent the diversity of the people we proudly serve, including, but not limited to, visible minorities, women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and individuals of all genders and sexual orientation.
The Career Foundation, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), is also committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. We will work with candidates requesting accommodation at any stage of the hiring process.
Career Opportunities
Join our team at The Career Foundation! You can view and apply to our current job postings below:
In the position of Participant Support & Employer Relations Specialist with our Completing the Circle (CTC) program, you will be an essential member of the team, responsible for providing individualized wraparound support services to youth participants, ensuring they successfully complete the program and retain employment. In this role, you will participate in taking youth participants shopping for job-appropriate clothing and safety equipment, accompany youth participants to interviews for encouragement and support, monitor the progress of their job placements, communicate with placement employers regarding subsidy claims and reimbursements, and perform other essential duties to ensure participants achieve successful outcomes, including coaching and preparing youth participants for job search success. You will be responsible for achieving individual targets assigned to you that contribute to the team’s collective ability to meet all contractual obligations with the program’s funder.
As a Facilitator/Employment Transition Coach with our ReSet program, you will be an integral member of the program team, responsible for delivering inspirational group training that highlights the value and impact of work on clients’ professional, personal, and family lives. Through engaging workshops and one-to-one coaching, you will help clients develop life skills and prepare for active job searching, which is the intended purpose of the ReSet program. You will also support community outreach efforts to recruit eligible participants and promote the ReSet program within the communities we serve. You will have individual targets to meet, contributing to the team’s overall goal of achieving successful outcomes for our clients.
This Employer Services and Retention Specialist position is currently available with our York and North York Employment Centres. As an Employer Services and Retention Specialist, you would be an essential member of our team, responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with employers across multiple sectors to find appropriate job placement opportunities for our unemployed clients. You would assess the employers’ workforce development needs, provide job coaching to our job seeker clients, and match them to employment opportunities that you develop through direct connections and the effective relationships you build with employers. You would also support employers in implementing training and onboarding plans, arrange workplace accommodations when required, and offer on-the-job coaching to the job seekers you place in those roles, helping ensure they retain their employment. You will have placement targets to meet, contributing to the team’s overall goals of achieving successful outcomes for our clients.
This Program Support Specialist position is available with our national Youth Thrive program based from our North York office (Lawrence Ave. W. & Allen Rd.). In this role, you would be an integral member of the project team, responsible for presenting the program to potential youth participants, including those who identify as Indigenous or are underserved from equity-deserving groups, conducting intakes and assessments, developing tailored service plans with appropriate interventions to help youth participants achieve successful outcomes, and conducting site visits to locations where the youth are completing their volunteer placements. You will also perform important program administration and file compliance duties to ensure data integrity and quality record keeping. You will be responsible for achieving individual targets assigned to you that contribute to the team’s collective ability to meet all contractual obligations with the program’s government funder.
The Career Foundation’s Readiness for Successful Employment Transition (ReSet) program is designed to help income-support recipients prepare for and successfully transition into employment. This program consists of two phases. Phase one focuses on helping participants recognize the barriers that prevent them from pursuing meaningful careers. Through employment readiness and life skills training and coaching, participants develop a new outlook and a strong interest in pursuing employment. As a result of phase one, clients successfully transition into phase two: the Integrated Employment Service. Phase two provides alumni support and coaching to ensure clients are equipped and motivated to strengthen their attachment to the labour market.
In the position of Customer Service/Administrative Assistant, you will be an important member of the program team, responsible for providing exceptional customer service to clients, supporting intake and referral procedures, completing file administration, maintaining accurate records and documentation, tracking budgets, and performing other important administrative work.
In this executive-level position, the Director, Employment Services provides strategic leadership and oversight for a designated portfolio of funded employment and training programs delivered by The Career Foundation. This position is responsible for ensuring the success, quality, and growth of all assigned programs through effective operational management, performance leadership, quality assurance, evaluation, reporting, and budget oversight.
The ideal candidate is a proactive and solutions-oriented leader who fosters a positive team culture, leads by example, and consistently demonstrates initiative, accountability, and a strong commitment to collaboration and shared success.
This Program Coordinator opportunity is available with our regional Youth Thrive program based at our North York office. In this management-level role, you will be responsible for overseeing and directly managing the program team, maintaining accountability for the program’s budget, and ensuring financial resources are used effectively to support program goals. You will also track key performance indicators (KPIs), monitor progress toward objectives, and prepare detailed reports for the program’s funder. You will also fulfill a range of other essential responsibilities that contribute to the overall impact and sustainability of the program.
The Career Foundation’s Completing the Circle (CTC) program is a youth employment and skills development project funded by Canada’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS). Our CTC program provides individualized support to youth with barriers to employment. Through the program, youth participants are empowered to find employment and are equipped with tools, support, new skills, and confidence to start and maintain employment.
In the position of Job Developer, you will be an essential member of the team responsible for promoting the program to employers across various industries to secure appropriate job placement opportunities for youth participants. This will be achieved by leveraging effective outreach activities, including networking events, cold calls, and community engagement, with the goal of developing strong employer relationships.
As a Placement Specialist/Coach with our national Youth Thrive program based in Alberta, you will be a key member of the project team. Your responsibilities will include establishing and maintaining relationships with non-profit organizations across multiple sectors and developing meaningful volunteer opportunities for youth participants of the program. You will also work directly with youth participants to help them understand the expectations and requirements of various non-profit workplaces, and what it takes to succeed in their volunteer roles. You will manage a caseload of youth and mentors assigned to you and be responsible for achieving placement targets.
As an important member of The Career Foundation’s HR department, the HR Administrative Assistant plays a key role in delivering effective HR services that support the organization’s mission and its people. This dynamic position offers the opportunity to contribute across a wide range of HR functions, including HRIS maintenance and record-keeping, recruitment, onboarding, training and special events coordination, employee inquiries and engagement, benefits administration, health and safety, and other essential HR support activities.
The ideal candidate will bring at least two years of prior experience in a similar position, be highly tech-savvy, organized, and detail-oriented, with a strong commitment to delivering exceptional customer service. They will thrive in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating the ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.
This Employer Relations Specialist/Job Developer position is available with our Empowering Abilities Program – York office. In this position, you will be an essential member of the team responsible for establishing relationships with employers to find appropriate job placement opportunities for program participants who have self-disclosed disabilities, coaching participants and employers to ensure job retention is achieved, and performing other important duties. You will be responsible for achieving individual targets assigned to you that contribute to the team’s collective ability to meet all contractual obligations with the program’s government funder.
Conveniently located in Etobicoke, North York, Downtown Toronto, York, and Scarborough, The Career Foundation’s five (5) full-suite Employment Centres provide job seekers with a full range of services, including exploring career options, improving their résumés, preparing for interviews, and much more. Employers that share our commitment to community hiring can also receive a range of services, including direct access to job seekers of diverse backgrounds and skills, support with coordinating and hosting community hiring events to meet our job seeker clients, advice on how to best coach and work with their new hires to help achieve job retention, and more.
As an Employment Services and Placement Specialist, you would be an essential member of our team, responsible for providing solution-focused employment counselling to an assigned caseload of clients in areas such as job search, job placement, career decision-making, job retention, and other supports to help clients achieve successful outcomes. You would also be responsible for developing relationships with employers to identify suitable employment opportunities for clients in your caseload, among other key duties, including maintaining accurate records in online data reporting systems. In this role, you would also have individual targets to achieve related to your caseload’s success.
The Career Foundation is seeking a strategic, results-driven Senior Manager, Employment Services to lead the delivery of assigned employment programs, funded by WCG, across multiple locations. This pivotal leadership role is responsible for overseeing a diverse portfolio of The Career Foundation’s services, including five full-suite Employment Centres under the Integrated Employment Services (IES) model in Toronto, Etobicoke, York, North York, and Scarborough, as well as our Readiness for Successful Employment Transition (ReSet) Program and our Disability Employment Services Program.
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the Senior Manager, Employment Services will provide direct leadership to Program Managers and Program Coordinators assigned to each program. They will ensure the consistent delivery of high-quality, client-centered services that meet or exceed contractual obligations and performance targets.
The ideal candidate brings a strong background in employment services, operational planning, performance management, and financial oversight, along with a passion for fostering inclusive, community-based employment solutions. This role is critical to maintaining program excellence, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring compliance with funder requirements. The successful candidate will be a collaborative leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to empowering teams, supporting clients, and building strong community partnerships.