Torstar Corporation is a broadly-based media company. Its businesses include the Toronto Star, Canada’s largest daily newspaper, six regional daily newspapers in Ontario including The Hamilton Spectator, and more than 70 weekly community newspapers in Ontario; flyer distribution services; and digital properties including thestar.com (with local editions in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Halifax), wheels.ca, toronto.com, save.ca, a number of regional online sites. Torstar also holds a majority interest in VerticalScope, a North American vertically-focused digital media company.

The Toronto Star is Canada’s largest daily newspaper and is read in print and across desktop, mobile and tablet platforms by more than 6 million readers every week. Online, thestar.com is one of the most-visited newspaper websites in Canada.

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The Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund is a registered children’s charity that provides 50,000 underprivileged children living in Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Ajax and Pickering with a gift during the holidays.

General Responsibilities: 

Working under the direction of the Co-Supervisors, you will successfully support The Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund depot gift box deliveries for 50,000 underprivileged children across Ontario by Christmas. 

Position Responsibilities as Directed by the Co-Supervisors: 

Depot Delivery Duties: 

• Meet the warehouse delivery truck at depot locations throughout the GTA (TBD) 
• Support offloading of gift boxes from delivery truck into depot location 
• Support depot set up 

• 1+ years warehouse experience is considered an asset. 
• Ability to lift to 50 pounds and to maintain a high level of physicality for prolonged periods. 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills as being an effective team player is imperative to the success of the warehouse. 

AODA
The Toronto Star is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Ontario Human Rights Code we will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling the interview of your requirements.