Category: Youth
Summer jobs with Friends of Sorauren Park

Thanks to the Canada Summer Jobs program, Friends of Sorauren Park will again be hiring for the summer season to assist with programming and communications in the park. Come work with us!
The CSJ program is aimed at post-secondary students or graduates up to age 30. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents (international students are not eligible).
There are two positions:
- Coordinator, Special Events
- Coordinator, Digital and Social Media
Full job details below. Applications are due May 26 to feedback@soraurenpark.com.
Who We Are
The Friends of Sorauren Park (FOSP) is a volunteer-based, non-profit corporation dedicated to the enjoyment and completion of Sorauren Avenue Park in Toronto’s Roncesvalles/Parkdale neighbourhood.
We are a fun group of community members who have volunteered for many years to animate our neighbourhood park and fundraise and advocate for capital improvements.
This is the fifth year we have received support from the Canada Summer Jobs program to hire students to help with our exciting summer program.
Job 1: Coordinator, Special Events
About the job
- Flexible hours adapted to summer program
- Flexible start date (no later than June 19)
- $20.50 per hour plus vacation pay
- Funded in part by Canada Summer Jobs
- Post-secondary student or recent graduate, maximum age 30
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
The Opportunity
The Coordinator, Special Events will work with volunteer board members and other volunteers to help promote, deliver and evaluate the 2023 summer program of public events at the park.
Duties include but may not be limited to:
- Supporting Outdoor Movie Night events including developing pre-roll of community announcements and trivia, developing and distributing poster and social media marketing and promotion (in partnership with FOSP Digital and Social Media Coordinator), assisting with set-up and tear-down of the monthly Movie Night events
- Serving as a FOSP primary point of contact at all Monday Farmers’ Markets and Pizza Oven related events assisting with set-up, clean-up, and other day-of responsibilities, in collaboration with our friends at the Sorauren Farmers’ Market
- Supporting weekly, free, outdoor World Dance Classes weekly during most of June and July in the early evenings
- Developing strategies to encourage new or increased donations at all FOSP events. Develop and test a new FOSP swag sales strategy
- Assisting the board with other events, planning, meetings, as needed
- Submitting regular progress and activity reports
The Ideal Candidate
We are seeking a community-minded, creative, fun-loving candidate with good communication skills and the ability to work flexible hours around events. Candidates should also be self-starters who can spot opportunities to pitch in or improve existing programs.
Under the Canada Summer Jobs program, candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Sorry, international students are not eligible.
How to Apply
To apply for this exciting and creative opportunity, please send your cover letter and resume to feedback@soraurenpark.com by May 26.
Job 2: Coordinator, Digital and Social Media
About the job
- Flexible hours adapted to summer program
- Flexible start date (no later than June 19)
- $20.50 per hour plus vacation pay
- Funded in part by Canada Summer Jobs
- Post-secondary student or recent graduate, maximum age 30
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
The Opportunity
The Digital and Social Media Coordinator will work with volunteer board members and other volunteers to help promote the 2023 summer program of public events at the park, and upgrade and develop the FOSP’s digital media assets.
Duties include but may not be limited to:
- Supporting development of the Friends of Sorauren Park and Wabash Building Society (WBS) website upgrade transition plan, including collaboration with new web designers (outside vendor) on projects such as content migration
- Managing website content and design, ensuring systems and reminders are in place for keeping all information current and relevant
- Developing, managing and executing FOSP 2023 digital communications strategy in partnership with FOSP Special Events Coordinator
- Taking video and photos and deploying across digital assets as needed
- Developing a transition plan so new procedures for website updating and social media posting practices can be assumed and maintained by trained volunteers outside the busy summer season
- Updating the annual Sorauren Park By the Numbers metrics analysis for use in sponsorship kits
- Pitching in and reporting at Sorauren Park public events such as Outdoor Movie Nights and Farmers’ Market as required
The Ideal Candidate
We are seeking a community-minded, creative, fun-loving candidate with excellent digital media skills and the ability to work flexible hours around events. Candidates should also be self-starters who can spot opportunities to pitch in or improve existing programs and assets.
Under the Canada Summer Jobs program, candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Sorry, international students are not eligible.
How to Apply
To apply for this exciting and creative opportunity, please send your cover letter and resume to feedback@soraurenpark.com by May 26
Kids’ soccer registration extended to April 13
Registration for Sorauren Kid’s Soccer ages 4 to 9 has been extended to Thursday, April 13! Established over 20 years ago the Sorauren Park Sports program is a fun and easygoing soccer program. Participants enjoy playing a soccer game each week and make a friend or two. There are no practices with the all-game soccer program.
Games run weekly through May and June with start times at 6 pm and 7 pm depending on the league. (Start times on the poster are misleading; please contact volunteer league coordinator Liz Leason – liz.leason@rogers.com / 416-697-5902 with any questions.)
You’ll need a City of Toronto Family Number and Client Numbers for each family member participating. Use the bar codes in the poster. If there is a wait list, continue registering.
Sorauren kids’ leagues have been a feature of park life since the 1990s, and a collaboration between the community-based Sorauren Sports Association and Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation. Volunteer coaches are needed (the City supplies referees and equipment).
Sorauren Sports 2023 registration open
Some program codes have been corrected from original post.
Some spaces still available! Registration deadline April 6.
After three long years it is a great joy to advise the children’s Soccer and Baseball season is returning to Sorauren Park. The program is a collaboration between the volunteer Sorauren Park Sports Association and Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation.
· The season runs May to end of June.
· All games are played at Sorauren Park, from 6-7 pm or 7-8 pm
· Sorauren Park Sports Association runs on the steam of volunteers.
· Coaches are required for (34) teams. NO experience is required, only a fun attitude towards the game.
· All games are refereed with City of Toronto Parks and Recreation staff.
· If you would like to be a Volunteer Coach please email Liz Leason – liz.leason@rogers.com. Or 416-697-5902
· Register through City of Toronto eFun. Below are the registration codes. Please have your City-issued family number and a client number for each participant.
NOTE: Some codes have been corrected from the original post. They are also correct on the poster below.
Soccer
4-5 Girls Code 4202910
4-5 Boys Code 4202909
Soccer
6-7 Girls Code 4202907
6-7 Boys Code 4203580
Soccer
8-9 Girls Code 4202905
8–9 Boys Code 4202904
BASEBALL
4-5 T-Ball Code 4202881 Mixed
6-9 T-Ball Code 4202882 Mixed
RC Toy Car Rally April 1 at the park
The Second Annual Radio-Controlled Toy Car Rally zooms into the park on Saturday, April 1 starting at 10 am.
The fun takes place on the course formed by the rink boards on the baseball diamond. While the rink didn’t get much skating action this winter, it will serve one last purpose before the boards come down.
This year there will be different races for different categories, based on car size. Register on-site, participation is free.
The first Rally was held last year and was a ton ‘o fun, with cars of all sizes zipping around the course, over and through obstacles. Volunteer race marshalls registered the participants, rescued stranded cars and kept things moving.
Follow @SoraurenPark on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for updates, or sign up for the park newsletter. Brought to you by Friends of Sorauren Park and Rally volunteers.
The RC Toy Car Rally is sponsored by Scooter Girl Toys. All race participants will be entered into a draw to win a Lite-Hawk Radio-Controlled Rocket. Plus, you can win a Rowdy Radio-Controlled Toy Car by visiting Scooter Girl on Roncesvalles between March 13 – 26, and dropping off a picture or a few words about what your favourite part of going to the park is. Or, you can like a Scooter Girl post on Facebook or Instagram and tag two friends between March 13 – 26 to enter the car draw.
UPDATE: Sports Equipment Swap Postponed due to Rain—now will take place on Sunday, April 24

UPDATE: The forecast calls for rain on Saturday, April 23. So we’ve decided to hold the Swap the next day. The Swap will now take place on Sunday, April 24—same Drop-off and Swap times; same place. Please note, the Clean Toronto Together clean-up of both Sorauren and Charles G. Williams parks will still take place on Saturday, April 23, starting at 10 am. If you’ve volunteered for the clean up, dress for the weather.
Mark your calendars: The Great Sorauren Park Spring & Summer Sport Equipment Swap is scheduled for Saturday, April 23 on the Town Square.
The focus is on spring and summer sports and recreation gear. So, drop your gently used bicycles, baseball gear, golf equipment, basketballs, soccer balls, camping gear and more at the Town Square in the morning — and swap them for something new in the afternoon! Rain date: Sunday, April 24.
Please read the details including schedule below. The Swap is brought to you by the all-volunteer Friends of Sorauren Park. All left-over equipment will be donated to KIP Canada, which supports kids with incarcerated parents. Interested in meeting neighbours and supporting the community? You can also help out at the event by volunteering.
Great Sorauren Park Spring & Summer Sport Equipment Drop & Swap
Saturday, April 23 Sorauren Town Square (Rain date April 24)
Drop off: 9:30 – 11:30 am
Swap: 11:30 am – 3:30 pm
Will accept:
- Bikes
- Soccer equipment
- Basketball equipment
- Baseball equipment
- Racquet sports equipment (tennis, ping-pong, badminton, squash)
- Play equipment (roller blades; skateboards, kiddie pools, sand boxes)
- Fitness equipment (yoga gear; free weights)
- Camping equipment
- Golf equipment
- Miscellaneous
Everything must be clean, gently used and in good working order.
Will not accept:
- Winter sports equipment (hockey/skiing/sleds/toboggans); bike helmets; kayaks/paddles/canoes; anything broken or too dirty, too worn out.
How it works:
For each item you drop off you will be given one ticket in return. Each item dropped has an equal value. We will accept a maximum of 5 items per person. Thank you for helping us work towards our goal of a zero-waste event. We cannot accept drop-offs outside of these hours. You are not allowed to drop off items on someone’s behalf. You must be present at the drop-off to collect your own tickets.
Register your drop-off items and collect your swap tickets at the Friends of Sorauren Park info table.
Follow us on social media @soraurenpark for updates. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter for park news, events, and volunteer opportunies.
Big thanks to our Spring Swap sponsors and supporters KnightHawk StudioLab (poster printing) and Chander Chaddah, Sutton Group Associates (flyer printing and distribution).