Role overview

About Kambo Energy Group

Kambo Energy Group is a certified minority-owned social enterprise founded in 2009 that is advancing equitable access to energy, transportation, and housing programs through scalable, community-led models.

Through partnerships with utilities, governments, Indigenous and Tribal Nations across North America, our team designs and delivers programs and approaches co-created with historically underserved populations. Our award-winning approach centers community priorities by hiring locally, empowering stakeholders, and amplifying lived experience.

In addition to custom client solutions, Kambo delivers three in-house programs: Empower Me, Community Power, and the Home Upgrades Program.

About the Opportunity

Have an impact in your community! Empower Me is seeking dynamic, community-driven, team players ready to hit the ground running. Empower Me Multilingual Community Outreach Facilitators (Energy Mentors) promote and implement Empower Me; an energy savings program designed for multi-lingual communities in the Toronto and Mississauga regions. Empower Me Energy Multilingual Community Outreach Facilitators are selected based on their roles and influence in these communities. They are trained to help their community reduce their energy usage, and improve home safety, health, and comfort. This is an hourly, part-time position, including some business hours as well as evenings and weekends. This role is a hybrid role.

The ideal candidate has experience working with community organizations and understands the unique needs and requirements of their own communities and cultures. They are positive, enthusiastic, and able to maintain calm under pressure. They are well connected within these immigrant communities and interested in making an impact through their own networks.

Professional spoken fluency in English and at least one addition language from the following is required: Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog, Ukrainian, or Russian. Multilingual Community Outreach Facilitators are expected to lead workshops, answer participant questions and explain practical program information. Speaking multiple languages is considered an asset.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct workshops with community groups online and in person.
Promote the Empower Me program within your community.
Plan and attend community events as a representative of Empower Me.
Report on relevant experiences working as a Community Outreach Facilitator.
Maintain accurate records through data entry and record keeping.

Required Skills & Experience

Comfortable with public speaking and giving presentations.
Working ability to use email, Office 365 applications, online meetings, and web-based forms.
Excellent English skills – speak, read and write.
Able to work independently with little supervision.
Must have own transportation with valid driver’s license.

Desired Skills & Experience

Connections to community groups and associations within the regions.
Outreach, networking or sales experience.
Work or volunteer experience with community-level groups.
Experience as a workshop facilitator, teacher experience, public speaker, LINC or ESL instructor, or in a similar instructional or presentation role is considered a strong asset.
Organization and planning skills.
Familiarity with energy, sustainability, and conservation or willingness to learn.

Multilingual Community Outreach Facilitators are reimbursed for travel & expenses and receive an allowance for cell phone and laptop usage. They are provided with digital and physical workshop materials and receive paid training on the Empower Me program.

Empower Me is a diverse workplace committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re interested in working with a team of passionate people who are building something amazing and having fun while we do it, we’d love to hear from you.

We offer flexible working hours and a relaxed, open, and supportive environment. Please indicate your availability on your submission.