Service Area

Housing, Social Services & Dearness Home

File #

I-04-17E

Posting Open Date

8/21/2017

Posting Closed Date

9/5/2017

Job Code

C0319

Position Title

Intern - London Circles

Position Type

Intern

Employee Group

CUPE Local 101

Summary of Duties

Under the direction of the Manager Employment Strategies or designate, the intern will will work closely with the London Circles team. The team is comprised of Social Services Employment Supports staff in partnership with Goodwill Industries staff. The intern will support the work of the initiative by: conducting research (including a literature review, best practice review and environmental scan) to assist in updating the initiative’s evaluation framework; and support the creation of internal and external communication tools and reports about London Circles.

Work Performed

• Reviewing and compiling evaluation methods and results of Circles initiatives across North America to inform a local plan
• Working with the London Circles team to plan and implement a mixed method evaluation of the initiative to identify and collect data to measure areas of impact including outcomes and transferrable elements to inform employment supports in the future.
• Attend Circles meetings to develop trusting relationships with Circles Leaders to facilitate and support potential individual and group interviews and other qualitative methods.
• On occasion and as status of primary tasks allow, work with the London Circles team to provide logistical support to monthly London Circles Big View meetings and special events

Qualifications

• A recent Under Graduate Degree from a social science discipline which includes research and evaluation methods. Interest in creative approaches to community development, system change and poverty reduction strategies.
• Good communication skills (in particular, ability to summarize and communicate large amounts of information and data in writing and using charts for easy comprehension)
• Competent computer skills including: Excel, PowerPoint, Word and online journal databases

Eligibility under the City of London Internship Program as follows (see below):

MUST MEET CRITERIA AS EITHER A NEW IMMIGRANT, PERSON WITH SELFDECLARED DISABILITY WHICH POSES EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS OR RECENT LOCAL POSTSECONDARY GRADUATE.

New immigrant:

• New to Canada within the past 3 years, and
• Graduate of a recognized post-secondary education institute with Canadian equivalency, and
• English benchmark level 6 or above, and Connected with an academic or employment support agency, and
• Legally entitled to work in Canada.

OR

Person with self-declared disability which poses employment barriers:

• Limited work experience in their chosen field, and
• Graduate of a recognized post-secondary education institute, and
• Connected with an academic or employment support agency.

OR

Recent local post-secondary graduate:

• London resident who has graduated from a recognized post-secondary education institute within the past year and has limited work experience in their chosen field,

OR

• Graduate of a London area recognized post-secondary education institute within the past year, but not currently living in London
• Limited work experience in their chosen field.

Specialized Training and Licenses

• Experience working in teams
• Experience with evaluation frameworks, outcomes and metrics
• Experience with community based poverty reduction strategies and community development

Compensation Range

$15.54

Other Information

Term is for the Fall/ Winter 2017 (Up to 15 weeks).

Important Instructions

NOTE: Applicants will be required to complete a job related test.

Please upload your transcripts with your application (under the Documents Section).

Please note successful candidates will be asked to provide a Police Information Check dated within the last six months. This documentation would not be required until further in the recruitment process (following the interview stage if selected).