JOB DESCRIPTION 

Job Title: EAST: H.E.A.R.T. (Health, Education, Art, Resilience, Together) Peer Mentor 

Reporting to: Program Manager, Scarborough Arts; Youth Coordinator, EAST H.E.A.R.T. 

Program Description: EAST: H.E.A.R.T. (Health, Education, Art, Resilience, Together) is a yearly collaborative program for 2SLGBTQ+ Scarborough youth between the ages of 18 and 29. In this program, youth participants work under the guidance of a Youth Coordinator and Peer Mentors, along with professional artists, project managers, local social service providers, and youth outreach workers. 

Each iteration of our EAST Youth program focuses on a different form of creative expression. In this program we focus on: encouraging healthy and innovative forms of self-expression for 2SLGBTQ+ youth in Scarborough; fostering a sustainable, enriching relationship with a youth’s self and others; teaching broadly based transferable life skills; informing youth about 2SLGBTQ+ specific health and wellbeing practices, resources and educational materials; and, providing new and engaging social experiences for participants by working closely in a group of youth with similar lived experiences. 

Application Deadline: Sunday February 25, 2024 @ 11:59 EST 

Please send application in full to emily@scarborougharts.com. Thank you for your interest!