About Casey House

Casey House Foundation raises funds exclusively for Casey House, a specialty hospital providing ground-breaking holistic care for people living with and at risk of HIV. We offer a growing mix of inpatient, outpatient, and community-based services that meet clients where they are in their individual journeys to health and wellness. Casey House believes clients deserve dignity and judgment-free health care. Through their innovative and comprehensive approach, an extensive interdisciplinary team provides holistic care within the context of people’s lives, choices, communities, and circumstances. Casey House is much more than a place for clients to get better. It’s a place where clients receive compassion. Where they can feel empowered. Where they can feel respected. Where they can feel included.

To support us in this work, we are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live and serve, including 2SLGBTQ+, Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities, as well as those living with HIV. Every Casey House staff member, peer, and volunteer acts and delivers care to clients in accordance with our purpose, values, and philosophy of care. If you share our values, we would love to have you in our team!

Casey House is committed to providing accommodation in all parts of the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

For more information about Casey House, please visit our website.

About the Opportunity

We currently have an opportunity for One (1), Foundation Assistant to join our team in Toronto, ON, as a Summer Student on a full-time, contract basis (8 week contract). 

Hours: 35 hours/week, primarily Monday to Friday 

Wage: $17.20 per hour (plus 6% pay in lieu for Vacation)

Reporting to the Development Officer, the Foundation Assistant will have the unique opportunity to help support various fundraising and event initiatives at Casey House, as well as be accountable for: 

• Helping Casey House's fundraising team build, replenish and monitor a pipeline of donors through prospect research. You will identify and qualify new prospects and provide research to support fundraisers to make informed decisions to engage, cultivate and solicit gifts from prospects. You will produce insightful research on current and prospective donors using financial, biographical, corporate and philanthropic information from a wide variety of trusted sources, and complete research requests within specified timeframes
• Assisting Foundation staff with writing grant and sponsorship proposals and/or other written donor communications materials. This may include other support as needed, including proofreading written materials, initiating online grant applications, and writing thank-you letters for donations received.
• Accurately completing data entry work into the Foundation's data management system as well as reviewing data (for example, checking for duplications) and conducting database updates and data entry activities
• Assisting the fundraising and events team with inventory of event supplies/materials as well as other administrative assistance as required
• Attend and contribute to supervision and appraisal process, meetings, training, and other events as required.

About You

As an ideal candidate for the role, you should be enrolled/pursuing a post-secondary student in a communication, arts, fundraising or similar programs.  

This position will also give you an opportunity to build capacity in the following areas: 

• Teamwork
• Communication
• Digital skills 
• Leadership
• Fundraising essentials
• Cultural sensitivity 

As our ideal candidate for this role, you will be an energetic and enthusiastic team player who displays a high degree of professionalism. You will also be a great communicator, with a keen interest in building relationships with individuals, groups, and organizational stakeholders.

Most importantly, you will join us with an open mind, and a compassionate and empathetic desire to make a positive difference in your community. 

If you want to join a compassionate team that's making a difference - Apply Now!

This position is funded through the Government of Canada Summer jobs program, which provides resources to employers to help create summer job opportunities for students ages 15-30. For more information on the program, please visit https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/youth

Please be aware that Casey House has adopted a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, which requires all staff to be fully vaccinated, or for those not able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, provide medical documentation and undertake point of care antigen testing no later than 48 hours prior to the start of each shift. 

This posting will close at 11:59 PM on Friday, May 16, 2025.