Sumac Food Programs Manager - 2 openings Full-time Permanent New Position
Sumac Food Programs Manager - 2 openings Full-time Permanent New Position
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Sumac Food Programs Manager 2 openings
(Fulltime Permanent) *New Position
Location: Our office is located in Toronto Ontario.
Reports to: Sumac Community Food Center Director
Hiring Range: $ annually including a comprehensive benefits plan pension plan three weeks paid vacation (increasing to 4 weeks paid vacation in your second year of employment) a December break (usually a week) to recharge wellness days access to an Employee Assistance Program and professional development opportunities
Job Posting Closing Date: May 13 2025
About us:
At the heart of Community Food Centre Canadas work is the belief that food is a basic right. We bring people together around good food so communities can thrive. With more than 400 partners across the country we build inclusive culturally responsive Community Food Centres share knowledge create healthfocused programs and advocate for equitable policy change.
At Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC) we work on behalf of good food for all. Our collective approach at CFCC is founded on dignity and respect equity and empathy. These values are core to our mission and outlined in our Good Food Principles.
CFCC is strongly committed to equity and inclusion within its community. We especially welcome applications from members of racialized groups Indigenous peoples persons with disabilities persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities people with lived and living experience similar to the communities they serve and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. We are committed to an equitable and inclusive selection process and work environment.
We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive work environment and welcome candidates to speak about how their experience has demonstrated a commitment to Equity Inclusion Reconciliation and AntiOppression.
This year Community Food Centres Canada is proud to introduce Sumac Community Food Centre (CFC) a vibrant welcoming space in Torontos Downtown East where people come together to grow cook share and advocate. Located at 340 Gerrard St E Sumac CFC will offer a variety of foodfocused programs to support individuals and families living on low incomes. The Centre will help improve access to nourishing culturally appropriate food build food skills and create pathways for personal and community transformation.
Our approach centres CFCCs Good Food Principles and the three pillars of the Community Food Centre model: food access food skills education and engagement. We believe food is a basic need right and a basis of good health. Our approach recognizes that food is part of our identities its offering is a way of showing care it connects us to land its a source of joy and wellbeing and it brings us together.
As a member of the Sumac CFC team youll play a key role in launching this exciting new Centre whether thats community outreach and getting the physical space ready to finalizing program plans and welcoming the first participants in late Summer 2025. Many of our programs will be offered during regular working hours 9 AM to 5 PM Monday to Friday) but some will take place outside of these hours including early mornings evenings or occasional weekends. We are committed to staff wellbeing striving to balance program needs with personal schedules. Please note this is an inperson position.
About the position:
CFCC is seeking two Food Programs Managers who will be responsible for designing facilitating and evaluating food programs that are engaging inclusive respectful and centre a love of food. These programs will be the core of Sumac Community Food Centres program offerings and will respond to community needs by fostering social connection building capacity and agency and improving food security. By creating vibrant engaging and welcoming program experiences the Food Programs Manager will contribute to the Community Food Centres broader goal of creating meaningful individual and community change toward better wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities:
Create facilitate and evaluate food programming
- Design plan and facilitate a variety of kitchen garden or landbased food programs featuring culturally diverse foods
- Cultivate communication leadership and food skills amongst program participants and volunteers
- Engage in community outreach to participants and potential partners
- Facilitate groups building a respectful safe and inclusive space for participants
- Create program materials as necessary
- Supervise and support volunteers
- Ensure health safety and cleanliness in the kitchen
- Measure and evaluate program impact through support of data collection reporting and development activities such as grant writing and annual reporting
Organizational Support & Collaboration
- Role model professional behaviour and positive communication with participants volunteers and partners through an antiracist/antioppressive approach
- Promote a culture of health and safety within our space
- Provide program support to other team members as necessary
- Contribute to communications through outlets such as social media and website
Connect with partners and community networks
- Build relationships with and collaborate with local community partners
- Participate in consult with and support relevant community groups
- Participate and represent the organization at community events
- Create and maintain a community of practice for networking and knowledge sharing opportunities online and inperson
- Incorporate CFCC values into ways of working and contribute to the evolution of our culture and a work environment that is grounded in Relationshipfocused Integrity Courage and Equity.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Over three years of experience with communitybased program development facilitation and evaluation
- At least one year of experience facilitating foodrelated programs
- Strong cooking food skills and knowledge to include accommodating for dietary restrictions and cultural diversity and kitchen equipment knowledge
- Experience working with a variety of demographic groups including children and youth and cultural competency to work with diverse communities
- Knowledge of food security food justice and nutrition issues
- Passion for using food as a tool for communitybuilding social connection and fostering inclusion.
- Ability to create a welcoming nonjudgmental environment for individuals from all walks of life ensuring that everyone feels seen and respected.
- Excellent group facilitation interpersonal communication and conflict resolution skills
- Demonstrated experience working with people who are facing food and income insecurity and people of diverse cultures and abilities in a communitybased setting
- Demonstrated a commitment to equity inclusion reconciliation and antioppressive practice through ongoing learning modeling inclusive behaviors and proactively managing bias
- Comfortable with using a variety of digital tools and willingness to learn new digital tools as necessary
- Availability & willingness to work some early morning or evenings the occasional weekend on a regular or asneeded basis
Preferred
- Postsecondary education in a related field of study an asset (community nutrition food insecurity food skills social service)
- Garden planning and management experience are assets
- Proficiency in a second language spoken in the Downtown East (eg Tamil Bengali Somali Arabic Spanish Cantonese Vietnamese Mandarin) and familiarity with the community and local organizations is desirable
- Literacy in common communications/social media programs is an added advantage
Successful candidates will be required to complete a Vulnerable Sector Check.
You dont think you meet all the criteria Still apply. Research shows that women and people from equity deserving groups often do not apply until all the boxes are ticked.
Why work for us
We offer:
Comprehensive benefits package including extended health dental life insurance short and longterm disability insurance membership in a defined benefit pension plan 15 paid vacation days in your first year increasing to 20 paid vacation days in your second year of employment a December break (usually a week) to recharge wellness days access to an Employee Assistance Program and professional development opportunities
a culture of mutual support where staff are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive Canada
an opportunity to be part of a movement building health belonging and social justice in marginalized neighbourhoods across Canada through the power of food
How to apply:
To apply please scroll up and click Apply Now. Please attach your resume and cover letter. In your cover letter please share what you think makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Only those applicants being considered will be contacted. If you require any accommodations or technical support please email (please do not email your application to this email). Thank you for your interest in CFCC.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
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