Peer Assistant-Catering

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

Job Title: Peer Assistant-Catering

Position Type: Reduced Full-time, Non-Bargaining Unit, Contract (6 months)

Number of Positions: 2

Reason for Posting: Existing Vacancy

Vacation: 7% vacation pay

Rate: $19.04 per hour

Hours: 22.5 hours per week

Supervisor: Chef Manager, Food Services

Posting Date: November 11, 2026

Application Deadline: November 20, 2026

Location: 145 Queen Street East, Toronto and 40 Oak Street, Toronto

Why Fred Victor?

For 130 years, Fred Victor has been a leader in helping people rebuild their lives in Toronto. Our mission is to improve the health, income and housing stability of people experiencing poverty and homelessness. We arecommitted to ending homelessness, one person at a time.

The Community Services (CS) department at Fred Victor is a multi-service, multi-site structure that encompasses the 40 Oak Community HUB and community programs, Employment and Training Services, Drop-Ins, Keep Cool Programs, and Food Services. Additionally, it operates social purpose enterprise with catering and community outreach services and spearheads a significant Peer Training Initiative that prioritizes the involvement of individuals with lived experience.

The Peer Assistant-Catering will receive training and can expect to learn, and be involved in, many aspects of working in a professional catering business and community meal program: food preparation and presentation; the delivery and set-up of catering orders; use of industrial cooking equipment; effective management of time and resources; knife-handling and kitchen tool use; commercial kitchen cleaning and food-safety methods and practices. The Peer Assistant will utilize their experience of accessing community food programs to uphold the inclusivity and values of a community based social enterprise catering program.

Does this sound like work you want to be a part of?

We offer a supportive and collaborative environment, an opportunity to join a diverse team of caring professionals and a chance to make a difference. With over 75 programs and 25 sites, there are lots of opportunities to grow your career with us. Many members of the management team started in relief and front-line roles.

What You Will Do:

• Train with the Chef Manager and Senior Community Chef in all aspects of the catering business, and in job preparation.
• Participate in preparation of catering orders as required and directed.
• Participate in kitchen clean-up as required and directed.
• Develop a good working relationship with the employees of Food Services.
• Provide knowledge from own lived experience as client/consumer to create ways to improve the social purpose of the catering program and the community that the program supports.
• Work with the Food Services Supervisor, Chef Manager, and Senior Community Chef to develop and implement a personal plan that includes identifying training and employment goals.
• Participate in job-related training outside of the kitchen, approximately 5 hours monthly (e.g., job interview preparedness; resume development, etc.)

What You Bring to the Team:

• Personal experience and use of community resources and/or community food programs
• Lived experience of homelessness, mental health, addictions, indigenous services, newcomer services, or social assistance is considered an asset.
• Willingness to work in a kitchen environment directly with food, as part of catering order preparation and service delivery
• Willingness to work as part of a team and take part in the catering business and kitchen/restaurant workplace training.
• Interest in participating in a food services environment and in seeking further employment within the food service industry.
• Ability to work in a professional and appropriate manner with the public and/or catering customers.
• Demonstrated self-starter who can follow direction as well as work independently when required.
• Ability to work flexible shifts on short notice to fill catering orders.
• Ability to lift and carry trays of food from stove to counter and to catering van.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

Compensation and Benefits:

• For the Peer Assistant-Catering, Fred Victor offers an hourly rate of $19.04
• 7% vacation pay
• Access to employee and family assistance plan

How You Can Apply

Internal employees who are interested in this opportunity are encouraged to apply through ADP by navigating to Myself > Talent > Career Centre.

Please note that we are currently soft-launching our new online hiring system through ADP. During this transition, not all job postings are available in the system yet. We appreciate your patience as we work through this transition. As part of the application process, applicants are asked to upload their resume and a cover letter as one document describing their interest in joining the Fred Victor team.

A Police Record Check is required by the final candidate prior to hiring.

Accessibility & Accommodation

Fred Victor is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment where employees feel valued and respected, and where every employee has the opportunity to realize their potential. As such, we welcome and encourage applicants who identify as racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons across the spectrum of sexual orientation and gender identities and have lived-experience.

If you are a person with a disability and require accommodation and/or assistance during the application process, please contact us in advance. We strive to provide reasonable accommodations whenever requested. Information received relating to accommodation requests will be treated with confidentiality.