About Us
Join our team and help deepen the power and promise of arts and culture-led social change and care in Canada. ArtsPond is a changemaker of a different kind. Our mission is to nurture thriving ecosystems of care in all realms of life via the wisdom and creativity of arts and culture. We believe care is not an add-on. It is a shared responsibility that must be designed with intention, access, and justice at the center.
The Opportunity
ArtsPond is seeking two Care Doulas to join our team from the artistic, creative, or cultural industries in Canada, including one who self-identifies as Deaf or Disabled and one Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).
Care Doulas will play a central role in designing and supporting caring, accessible, and culturally safe experiences for participants involved in Hatch Open 2.0, a national effort to make impact investing in arts and culture more accessible, inclusive, and community guided.
Working closely with the Creative Lead, Care Doulas will help support participants across three interconnected areas of work:
- A story‑based impact practice framework
- An impact investing ecosystem focused on relationships and shared learning
- An accessible, open‑source digital platform for creatives and impact investors
These roles are especially important in supporting Deaf, Disabled, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, Racialized, Youth, Outside the Core, and other diverse participants taking part in paid and volunteer activities throughout the project.
Schedules
Work will take place between May or June 2026 and July 2028, with flexible scheduling based on project needs and the availability of the incumbents.
Subject to refinement, work will generally align with:
- Activity planning and design (Spring to Fall 2026)
- Participant recruitment, onboarding, and check-ins (Summer to Spring 2027)
- Ongoing participant care and support (Fall 2026 to Summer 2028)
- Reflection, sensemaking, and documentation of stories and wisdom (Spring 2027 to Summer 2028).
Timelines may shift to ensure a healthy and sustainable pace of work.
Responsibilities
Generally speaking, job responsibilities include:
- Program and access design (30%)
Collaborate with Creative Lead to design caring, accessible participation experiences. Help recruit participants and identify access needs, care considerations, and cultural safety practices. Advise on pacing, participation formats, and alternatives to written or verbal engagement. - Participant care and support (50%)
Provide relational support to participants throughout their involvement. Support participants experiencing access barriers, fatigue, or uncertainty. Help participants navigate group dynamics, boundaries, and care needs. Offer check‑ins by email, message, or calls as appropriate. - Knowledge sensemaking and care stewarding (20%)
Support ethical handling of stories, feedback, and lived experience. Help ensure participant wisdom is reflected respectfully in project materials. Contribute to internal reflections on what care practices worked or need adjustment.
Qualifications
Qualifications of the ideal candidates include:
- Resident of Caanada
- 18 years of age or older
- Lived experience within one or more of the following communities:
- Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit)
- Deaf or Disabled (including Mad, Neurodiverse, K/Crip, Chronically Ill, Sick, Spoonie, or other disabled identities)
- Note: Other intersectional identities in addition to the above are encouraged to apply, including 2SLGBTQIA+, New Generation, Newcomer, Outside the Core, Racialized, Women/Trans/Nonbinary, and more
- Strong background in the artistic, creative, and cultural industries, including at least two to five years of education and experience in creative and strategic planning or thought leadership related to DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion), critical access (Deafhood or Deaf Gain, disability justice), Indigenous sovereignty, community-engaged care practices, social innovation, cultural safety, or other relevant topics
- Experience, passion, or interest in the types of social and systems change efforts currently being developed by ArtsPond, including digital transformation (open source software development, platform cooperatives), social finance (impact investing), qualitative impact practices (storytelling, evaluation), and more
- A natural and thoughtful collaborator with ability to maintain a positive attitude toward achieving personal and collective goals
- Strong reading, verbal / sign, and written communications skills in English/ASL and/or French/LSQ, and/or an Indigenous language in Canada
- Access to a personal computer (Windows or Mac OS) and internet
- Experience with Microsoft 365 an asset.
Compensation
This is a part-time, temporary employee contract with a flexible schedule between May or June 2026 and July 2028, with the option to be extended pending the availability of funding.
- Deaf or Disabled: $14,250, inclusive of 4% vacation pay and other benefits, compensation range from $37.50 to $40 per hour, average 3 to 4 hours per week.
- Indigenous: $14,250, inclusive of 4% vacation pay and other benefits, compensation range from $37.50 to $40 per hour, average 3 to 4 hours per week.
Apply
The desired deadline to apply is April 30, 2026. If necessary, the posting will remain open after this deadline until they are filled.
Please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae (or a 2.5 to 5 minute video) outlining your skills and interests related to the position to:
Jessa Agilo, Founder, CEO
ArtsPond / Étang d’Arts
jobs@artspond.com
Please reference which of the positions you are applying for in the subject line:
“26210 Care Doula: Indigenous”
“26220 Care Doula: Deaf or Disabled”
Access
We are committed to make this opportunity accessible to all regardless of circumstances. If you have access needs in order to apply for this opportunity, please let us know what you require at jobs@artspond.com.
ArtsPond is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, creed (religion), colour, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender identity or expression, place of origin, or race, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial, or local laws. We particularly encourage equity and justice-deserving groups including 2SLGBTQIA+, Deaf, Disabled, Indigenous, Newcomer, New Generation, Outside the Core, Racialized, Women/Trans/Nonbinary, and other diverse identities, cultures, and origins to apply.
While we thank all who take the time to apply, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
To apply for this job email your details to jobs@artspond.com
