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Why Work at FST
Join the FST Team and make a difference each and every day!
On May 31, 2006, Family Service Toronto was one of four organizations and two individuals who were honoured at the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council's first annual Immigrant Success (IS) Awards. These awards recognize organizations that excel at recruiting, retaining and promoting skilled immigrants.
Read our Award Submission
We are dedicated to providing service to those who are most marginalized or vulnerable and our programs and services reflect the diversity of Toronto. Likewise, our staff reflects this diversity, enabling us to exemplify the equity we seek to see across the city.
FST currently employs over 170 staff. Each of our team members helps, in one way or another, to improve the quality of life for more than 12,000 individuals and families who come to us each year.
FST's strengths are our values, which guide our operations, and our people, who deliver our programs and services with professionalism and compassion.
For those who come to us for service and for the communities we serve, we seek increased access and participation in the community; increased competence and confidence; relationships free of violence; strong communities; and public policy framed in social and economic justice. Read more on our mission page.
Anti-oppression policy
"Making a difference in the community"
"The teamwork, supportive colleagues"
"Autonomy and flexibility in work"
"Interesting, innovative and challenging work"
Our workplace environment reflects FST's commitment to anti-oppression on the basis of ethnicity, language, race, age, ability, gender, sexual orientation, income, political or religious affiliation. We recognize and encourage diversity among our staff members, and make all efforts to have a work force reflective of the communities we serve.
Read our Anti-Oppression Policy
Family Service Toronto is a dynamic organization with a distinguished 90-year history of serving the community. We offer competitive salaries; employee benefits including employer paid pension, holidays, and sick leave; continuous training and opportunities for learning, development, and innovation.
We are a unionized work environment committed to the principles of employment equity and a participative workplace. Staff and management work together on a variety of workplace committees including Access and Equity, Health and Safety, Job Evaluation, and Training.
