YMCA Summer Camp Staff

Title: YMCA Summer Camp Staff

Reports to: Youth Coordinator

Position Status: Summer Employment (June 24-August 23, 2024)

Salary Range: $15.20 per hour

Start Date: June 2024

Office Locations: Sydney NS

Do you love working with kids and creating opportunities for them to have fun, make friends, and learn new things? Are you searching for a fun, rewarding opportunity where you can grow? Are you known for bringing energy and creativity to the team? Be the spark that ignites the potential in people!

The YMCA of Cape Breton is looking for a dynamic individual to join our Child and Youth Team. We are hiring for summer positions to support our summer day camp based out of our Charlotte Street and Eltuek Arts Center locations.

The YMCA Experience

The YMCA of Cape Breton is one of the largest charities in Nova Scotia and a member of one of the most recognized organizations in the world. Our mission is to connect and ignite the potential in people, helping them grow and give back to our communities. Through building connections with people at all ages and stages of their lives – as well as the broader community – the YMCA of Cape Breton serves over 35 000 people annually.

Programs and services focus on empowering people of all ages and life stages to overcome barriers and rise to their full potential. These include: health, fitness and aquatics; licensed childcare; employment programs (Nova Scotia Works); youth programming and related community services. The YMCA occupies 14 program sites across Cape Breton Island.

The YMCA of Cape Breton offers a great workplace culture achieved through an environment that embraces diversity and social inclusion, values differences, celebrates achievements and supports full participation by all employees. We believe that everyone belongs! The YCB provides 200+ employees with meaningful jobs and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of individuals and the health of those within our communities.

Responsibilities & Duties:

YMCA Child and Youth staff are responsible for providing a safe, positive, inclusive environment for kids.

Specifically, you will:

· Bring the fun-factor while providing confidence building opportunities for youth

· Ensure quality, inclusive, meaningful programming for children and youth

· Serve as role model and mentor for children/youth participants

· Provide excellent customer service to participants and families

· Complete necessary paperwork and safety-related tasks

Qualifications:

As an energetic, creative programmer, you bring:

· Demonstrated success in planning/organizing games, sports, arts, crafts, cultural activities, etc.

· Experience working with children OR partial training and coursework in early childhood education or a field that qualifies a person to work with children and families.

· Demonstrated cross-cultural communication skills to work with youth, parents, and staff

· Demonstrated ability to meet multiple, competing deadlines and priorities

· Strong attention to detail

· Excellent verbal, written, and presentation/workshop facilitation skills

· Strong interpersonal skills

· “High Five Principles of Healthy Child Development” training considered an asset

Note: Successful candidates will be required to provide a current and satisfactory Criminal Record Check/ Vulnerable Sector Check and Child Abuse Registry Check. They will also be required to attend YMCA Child Protection Training, as well as successfully complete First Aid and CPR training.

Apply Today!

Be the welcoming face. Be that reassuring smile. Be the helping hand. Be the spark that helps everyone Shine On.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Please note only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Our organization is committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workforce through equitable participation of persons from diverse groups. All applicants who are members of an employment equity group are encouraged to self-identify. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please inform us in advance to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation.

Job Type: Seasonal

Salary: $15.20 per hour

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-04-30
Expected start date: 2024-06-24