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When applying, please include competition number 2024-53-TFR-02 in the email subject line.
Duties and responsibilities:
Summer Fun is a recreation and leisure program for children and youth experiencing physical disabilities ages 6 to 22 years. The Summer Fun Coordinators are responsible for coordinating the program from June to August.
Duties include:
- Coordinating/conducting community-based recreational activities (afternoons)
- Providing an engaging, interactive, safe, and fun atmosphere for participants
- Conducting participant selection (includes home visits with participants/support team members)
- Recruiting, training & coordinating volunteers for outings
- Preparing & distributing activity schedules
- Implementing and coordinating new events
- Promoting Summer Fun to local businesses to secure donations
- Assisting with the coordination of participant transportation/providing occasional transportation using personal vehicle
- Administrative duties (e.g., submitting receipts, tracking attendance & completing evaluations).
- Assisting at Camp Easter Seal on an as needed basis (if required)
Qualifications:
Education:
- Student or recent graduate who is involved in post-secondary education in the human services field (i.e., Social Work, Education, Kinesiology, Recreational Therapy, or related disciplines)
Experience:
- Experience working with children and youth experiencing a disability considered an asset
Skills:
- Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills
- Computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Suite
- Innovative and creative thinking skills
- Valid First Aid & CPR certificates
- Valid drivers licence and access to a personal vehicle
Final Candidates are required to provide satisfactory criminal record checks including a vulnerable sector search.
