Youth Futures Coordinator

JOB TITLE:

Youth Futures Coordinator

LOCATION:

Hybrid - Downtown (36B Prince Arthur Avenue)

STARTING SALARY:

$54,147.64 - $60,170.87 (pro-rated to contract length)

FTE STATUS AND HOURS:

1.0 FTE (37.5 hrs/week) may include some evenings and weekends.

DURATION:

6 months

REPORTS TO:

Director of Community Programs

BARGAINING UNIT:

OPSEU Local 5115

DEADLINE TO APPLY:

June 19, 2026 – 11:59pm

Planned Parenthood Toronto (PPT) is a fully accredited community health centre that provides primary health care services to youth 13 to 29 years, as well as health promotion programming, education, training and research to improve the health and well-being of Toronto’s diverse communities.

We are currently seeking a Youth Futures Coordinator to work 37.5 hours per week over a period of six (6) months as part of PPT’s Community Programs team.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Youth Futures Coordinator will coordinate and deliver PPT's ‘Youth Futures Leadership and Advocacy Program’ aimed at equipping youth with the skills and knowledge needed to combat disinformation and empower their communities. The Coordinator will work with youth across the city of Toronto and provide them with training and resources on advocacy issues that support creating opportunities to organize against rising attacks on human rights and health inequity. The Youth Futures Coordinator will work with external facilitators and partners to execute the curriculum and create a final project with participants as well as foster an ongoing community and connection for the youth leaders who come through this program. The successful candidate is a creative thinker with strong organizational skills who is committed to community organizing and is passionate about the political and social issues that impact youth in Toronto.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver the Youth Futures Leadership and Advocacy Program curriculum for its second cohort.
• Coordinate the logistics of the Youth Futures Leadership and Advocacy Program including working with external partners and facilitators.
• Work with Director of Community Programs to identify social and political issues impacting 2SLGBTQIA+, racialized and marginalized youth in Toronto.
• Support workshop facilitation, organize program sessions, coordinate food and travel for participants.
• Document archival footage of sessions.
• Engage participants in feedback processes and support the collection of data for program deliverables, monitoring, learning and evaluation.
• Act in accordance with PPT’s Vision, Mission, Equity Vision, Values and Principles, and Policies and Procedures
• Work in alignment with the agency’s strategic plan.
• Demonstrate openness and responsiveness to emerging client and community needs as identified by the agency.
• As it relates to the position, fulfill responsibilities outlined by the agency’s funders.
• Demonstrate openness to change and participate collaboratively in implementation in change initiatives.
• Participate at staff and team meetings and other activities/meetings related to the agency, as requested.
• Work in support of the agency’s commitment to be at the forefront in the utilization of technology to offer innovative programming and services.
• Participate in the orientation and training of new staff as requested by Executive Director or their Manager.
• Embody PPT’s brand proposition and follow the brand guidelines.
• Actively participates in agency’s accreditation process as directed by the Executive Director.
• Actively participate in quality improvement activities and support a culture of quality improvement throughout the organization.
• Contribute to a culture of philanthropy at the agency that may include participating in fundraising initiatives and/or acting as ambassador for the agency.
• Other duties related to the role or based on agency need, as required.
• This is a hybrid role; while some work may be done remotely, the Coordinator will be expected to come onsite multiple times a week as well as run in-person programming.

QUALIFICATIONS AND FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES

• Commitment to and knowledge of reproductive justice, healing justice, community centric work, and anti-racist and anti-colonial work.
• Demonstrated ability to be a “self-starter” who is energized by and takes pleasure in proactively and creatively listening into the needs of communities and mobilizing resources and supports in response.
• Demonstrated experience in activism, community organizing and mobilizing.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating groups.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the political and social issues impacting 2SLGBTQIA+, racialized and marginalized youth across the city of Toronto and of sexual and reproductive health issues.
• Demonstrated understanding of grassroots organizing and youth organizing.
• Commitment to working with 2SLGBTQ youth, racialized youth, and marginalized youth from an anti-oppression perspective.
• Bachelors degree in a related field with 1-2 years work and/ or volunteer experience in a similar role OR 4-5 years work and/or volunteer experience in a similar role.
• Commitment to pro-choice philosophy.
• Ability to develop, implement and coordinate youth programs, workshops and presentations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in community-based research, program promotion and evaluation and ability to network and work collaboratively with local agencies, community groups, schools and/or school boards.
• Proficiency and experience working in a computerized environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to: equity goals and principles; youth positive, 2SLGBTQIA+ positive, and sex positive advocacy; and sexual and reproductive rights and to being inclusive of diverse sexual and gender identities.
• Commitment to working cooperatively in a community-based setting as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Available to work flexible hours, including evenings and occasional weekend hours.

HOW TO APPLY

Please forward a cover letter and resume by June 19, 2026, 11:59pm ET to:

Email: jobs@ppt.on.ca

Subject line: Youth Futures Coordinator

Attention: Hiring Committee

PPT is pro-vaccination and requires all new hires to PPT to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 within 8 weeks of their hire.

PPT is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and to building an organization that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage applications from members of Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities; Two-Spirit, non-binary, trans, lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer people; disabled people; youth; and members of other equity seeking groups. We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

PPT welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates selected for an interview and for all aspects for the selection process. If an applicant or a successful candidate requests an accommodation, we will discuss their needs with them and make adjustments to support them. We regret to inform that PPT is not a wheelchair accessible space.

Please note that as a condition of employment, the successful applicant must complete a Criminal Record Check. The results of this check will not necessarily preclude employment at PPT.