>Stop 103 neighborhood food centre is looking for a person who shares our
>community development philosophy to co-ordinate our food security
>programs:  community gardening, community kitchen and community dining.
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>Responsibilities
>Facilitate community involvement in our community garden, community
>kitchen and community dining programs
>Provide leadership and co-ordination in all matters related to food
>security programming
>Use community development/health promotion approach to identify food
>security issues of families and isolated individuals in order to plan
>and implement effective reponses
>Participate in broader activities at the agency, e.g. planning, systemic
>advocacy, fundraising and team meetings
>
>Qualifications:
>2 years + community development work experience with people of diverse
>cultures in a community-based setting
>Experience working with and sensitivity to those who experience poverty
>and discrimination
>Knowledge of and experience with food security issues/models, especially
>as they relate to families and isolated individuals
>Demonstrated program planning and group facilitation skills
>Familiarity with proposal writing and grant submissions
>Ability to develop program budgets and monitor program spending
>Experience doing outreach work
>Strong interpersonal and writing skills
>Food skills and knowledge of healthy eating practices are assets
>Second language and knowledge of the Davenport West community are assets
>
>Salary $17 - $19 per hour
>Hours:  24 per week
>Starting:  January 1999
>Deadline: 12 noon Monday December 21 to:
>Hiring Committee-- Food Security Program Worker
>STOP 103, PO Box 69
>Station E, Toronto   M6H 4E1
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Dennis Raphael, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Associate Director,
Masters of Health Science Program in Health Promotion
Department of Public Health Sciences
Graduate Department of Community Health
University of Toronto
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Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M5S 1A8
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