[Hiring] Alumni Facilitator @Take a Hike Mental Health Foundation

Role Description

Take a Hike Foundation is seeking two Take a Hike alum to serve as paid Alumni Facilitators with the Youth Advisory Circle (YAC) for the 2026–27 school year. The YAC brings together current Take a Hike youth to share their perspectives, influence organizational decisions, and help shape how Take a Hike supports the young people it serves.

In this role, you will:

• Co-facilitate three YAC sessions with CityHive staff.
• Receive training and coaching throughout the year.
• Work toward leading sessions independently by year-end.
• Help create a transition plan to onboard a new alumni facilitator for Year 2.

This is a meaningful career-building opportunity for someone early in their journey. The role is contracted for one year, with the longer-term goal of building two-year rotating Alumni Facilitator terms.

Responsibilities

This role is structured as a progressive learning experience across three sessions. With support from CityHive at the start, you will build toward taking full ownership of session preparation and materials by the third and final session.

• Session Facilitation
  • Co-facilitate three YAC sessions with current Take a Hike youth during the 2026–27 school year.
  • Help create a welcoming, safe, and engaging environment where youth feel heard and valued.
• Preparation and Materials
  • Attend a pre-session planning meeting before each YAC session to review goals, agenda, and facilitation approach.
  • Learn to prepare all meeting materials—including session slides, surveys, and feedback tools—with coaching support from CityHive in early sessions.
  • Take increasing ownership of materials development across the three sessions, with the goal of independently preparing all session materials by Session 3.
  • Connect with your CityHive coach to build confidence and skills ahead of each session.
• Debrief and Feedback Consolidation
  • Participate in a post-session debrief after each YAC meeting to reflect on what went well and what can be strengthened.
  • Consolidate participant feedback and survey responses into a short summary following each session.
  • Share your perspective as a Take a Hike alum to help shape future sessions and the alumni facilitation model.
• Year 2 Transition Planning
  • Contribute to a transition plan for bringing in a new alumni facilitator for Year 2.
  • Help document what you've learned, what to prepare for, and what you wish you'd known.
  • Play a part in building a peer-led facilitation model that continues to grow with each new group of alumni.

Qualifications

• You are a Take a Hike alum with lived experience in the program.
• You are comfortable speaking in a group setting and have an interest in facilitation or leadership.
• You are reliable, communicative, and willing to show up prepared.
• You bring care and empathy for youth experiencing vulnerability.
• This is a remote position; all sessions will be held online – applicants must have access to a computer, with video camera and typing/note taking capabilities and reliable internet access (not suitable for a cellular phone).
• Start date is October 2026.

Terms and Compensation

• This is a contracted role paid at $400 per session, for a total of $1,200 across three sessions.
• The session rate is all-inclusive and covers preparation, facilitation, post-session debriefs, and feedback consolidation.
• Each session is expected to require approximately 5–7 hours, including all meetings and preparation.
• Payment will be issued after each completed session. GST applies if you are registered.

What You'll Gain

• Develop facilitation and group leadership abilities through hands-on practice and direct coaching from CityHive professionals.
• Gain insight into youth engagement frameworks and participatory practices.
• Contribute to a real organizational process that shapes how Take a Hike serves youth.
• Leave with a professional reference, verifiable work experience for your résumé or portfolio, and connection to a network of youth engagement professionals and Take a Hike staff.

How to Apply

We'd love to hear from you. If this position is of interest to you, please submit your resume to our online portal, Collage, with a brief note about why this opportunity interests you and what you'd bring to the role.

Applications will be evaluated, and interviews conducted, on a rolling basis and you are encouraged to apply early.

Take a Hike values the diversity of the people it hires and serves. Diversity at Take a Hike means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person’s talents and strengths. Individuals who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+, Indigenous, Black, people of color, people living with disabilities and candidates with lived experience in mental health are encouraged to consider this opportunity.

In accordance with provincial Accessibility Acts, reasonable accommodation will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment process.

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