Youth Drop In/Program Team Leader Summer Employment

Youth Drop-In/Program Team Leader (Summer Employment)

(Temporary Part Time for approximately 4 months)

Competition Number: 2024-541

Job Code: 9275

Posting Date: December 17, 2024

Closing Date: February 14, 2025 (at 6:00pm)

Job Status: Temporary Part-Time

The City of Kitchener is a vibrant and dynamic city of approximately 292,000, in the heart of southwestern Ontario. As the largest municipality in Waterloo Region, Kitchener continues to be poised for development and growth, enhancing its reputation as a leader in city-building and innovation.

Position Overview:

We are looking for positive and energetic role models to lead our youth program staff teams this summer. As part of our City of Kitchener Youth Services team, you will be responsible for leading your team in organizing and implementing nightly activities to provide dynamic recreation, social and leadership opportunities for youth in a fun and relaxed environment.

What you'll gain:

Real experience working with tweens and youth and a staff team
Leadership skills
Effective program planning abilities
Positive behaviour management approaches
Skills supporting a staff team
An amazing summer experience

What we're looking for:

An energetic leader, a motivator and a coach.
Experience leading a team with a collaborative approach.
Positive role-model with strong verbal communication skills.
Understand the value of relationship-building in working with youth and have a caring, positive and patient approach.
Fair, flexible, and consistent leaders.
Understand conflict resolution processes and group dynamics.
Experience working with children and youth ages 8-17.

Employment Dates: June 9 - August 25, 2025 (Skatium Team Leader end-date is August 29, 2025)

Hours a week: 21 hours/week

Hours of work: 6:00pm - 10:00pm, 6:00pm - 11:00pm on Tuesdays

The Doon Skatium program is an outdoor program. Hours of work for skatium staff will change in August due to diminishing daylight to 5:00pm-9:00pm.

Required Training Dates: June 9 - 13. Please Note: ALL training in-person and online is required and mandatory to complete prior to start of program/camp.

Responsibilities:

Assist the Youth Drop-in Coordinators to deliver staff training
Collaborate and communicate effectively with all team members and actively participate in creating a high-energy team
Guide and coach the staff team in all aspects of program administration and delivery
Role-model positive behavior with staff team and participants
Monitor leader's program delivery and provide guidance

Requirements:

Minimum level of education - Grade 12 diploma or equivalent
Minimum 1 month of related experience in youth programming and leading a team
Minimum age requirement - must be at least 18 years of age or older by the first day of employment
Valid CPR Level "C" and Standard First Aid Certificate
Provide a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check at your own expense
Access to reliable personal transportation to work is required
Skatium Team Lead must be able to lift and carry up to 35lbs independently
Reliable with a good attitude and employment record.

The City of Kitchener is committed to an equity-driven, inclusive, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment and selection process. We welcome applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ persons, as well as other equity deserving groups.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants. Only candidates whose skills, experience and qualifications meet the requirements of the position will be contacted.

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Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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