Summer Life Skills Assistant 2026 – Age groups 7-14yrs & 15-21yrs

Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canadas largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital. We are a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and we serve over 8500 families annually.

Our vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children youth and families. Providing both inpatient and outpatient programs and services Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.

Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Torontos Top Employers Canadas Top Employers for Young People and Canadas Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring inclusive innovative and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.

This position is funded through a government program (Canada Summer Jobs) which creates summer job opportunities for youth; therefore eligible candidates must be:

• Must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period. The youth must be 15 years of age at the beginning of the employment period. The youth may be more than 30 years of age at the end of the employment period as long as the youth was 30 at the beginning of the employment period.
• Must be a Canadian citizen permanent resident or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment. International students are not eligible participants. Youth awaiting a refugee status ruling as well as those who hold a temporary visitor visa youth visa or work visa are ineligible.
• Must have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

The Position

The Summer Life Skills Assistant will support small groups of children and youth with varying abilities.

Community Transitions Recreation and Life Skills services are designed to restore remediate and rehabilitate a persons level of functioning. Our goals are to increase independence and life activities promote health and wellness and reduce barriers to participation. Experience-based life skills activities teach skills using discussion role playing problem-solving peer teaching and experiential learning techniques. Acquired skills are practiced in a simulated and/or real environment where calculated risk is encouraged.

Compensation: $18.00 per hour. Employees will receive an additional 4% in lieu of vacation and paid statutory holidays.

The Summer Life Skills Assistant:

• Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary team members (Therapeutic Recreation Specialists Life Skills Coaches Occupational therapists Assistants/Attendants and other)
• Support all group client participation and learning as well as provide support to individuals as required.
• Support activities on and offsite some of the groups are housed offsite in various community locations including also day outings destinations.
• Complete regular client documentation as outlined
• Other assigned duties

Qualifications

• Current student enrolled in or a recent graduate in college or university program for Developmental Service Work Therapeutic Recreation Kinesiology or other allied health disciplines
• Experience working with youth with physical disabilities and/or developmental delays
• Demonstrated understanding and training in supporting individuals with ASD an asset
• Must be willing and able to travel to and from community locations across the GTA
• Comfort travelling by transit
• Must be willing to work occasional evenings and weekends
• Basic CPR certification Basic Rescuer (C) certificate an asset
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate an asset
• Demonstrates ability to be flexible to assess the needs of individuals and to respond quickly to needs
• Demonstrates initiative and self direction to work independently at times
• Demonstrates ability to organize time and manage working hours
• Demonstrates ability to work in collaboration with staff/clients/families and community partners
• Demonstrates sound judgment and excellent communication skills

Weeks of work and required availability:

Applicants must be:

• Available to interview virtually via MS Teams Week of May 18-22 2026
• Available to attend Hospital orientation June 2-6 TBD including additional training days in June leading up to position start date: June 22nd through to August 28th 2026.
• Available to work 35 hrs/ week and willing to work flexible hours

Required Experience:

Junior IC