Child, Youth

1 week ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada YMCA of Greater Toronto Full time

Salary Rate:
$41,750 - Check out the YMCA's total compensation package

Location:
Cooper Koo YMCA HF

Work Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Employment Type:
Salaried Contract for 6 Months

Number of Vacancies: 1

Anticipated Start Date:
July 2, 2024

Deadline to Apply:
June 7, 2024 At 5PM

Be the Spark Join our Health & Fitness Team, where you will personally be a part of making our community a better place to live


The Child, Youth & Family Specialist provides direct leadership in our initiatives to provide a superior experience to our members.

Implementing our Member Insight Strategy and using our Membership Involvement Model, the Program Specialist identifies initiatives to increase Membership on Roll, Retention, Satisfaction, and Philanthropic contributions in our Child, Youth & Family and Recreational Programs.

The Specialist demonstrates leadership and provides coaching to staff and volunteers, sharing knowledge and opportunities regarding trends in child and youth development, and must provide a very practical link to all centre programs to integrate principles of Healthy Child Development, Ages and Stages, Playing to Learn and Abundant Assets into all HF programs.

A minimum of 30% of the position is spent using specialized skills for program development in Recreational Sports

In this role, you will:

  • Provide direct program leadership to a variety of program areas including Child Minding, Youth Leadership, Youth Council, Teen Night, Child and Youth sports programs, and Recreational Sports for the equivalent of 80% of scheduled shifts.
  • Support department staff and volunteers in achievement of all performance indicators and standards including those related to MOR, Healthy Child Development, Playing to Learn retention and YMCA Priority Sam standards.
  • Deliver programs in a manner in which the Mission, Vision, values, goals and practices, including Priority Sam Standards, of the YMCA of Greater Toronto are being met; ensure that YMCA Aquatics best practices (as outlined by Priority S.A.M.) are followed.
  • Recruit, coach and develop a team of volunteers, and participants for program areas including: Youth Sports Leadership, Teen Night, Youth Council, Youth Leader Corps, Recreational Sports, and Child, Youth and Family programs.
  • Build relationships with members and seeks opportunities to share the YMCA story; educates members and guests on the YMCA as a Charity.
  • Assists with scheduling and logistics of Teen Night, Youth Leader Corps, and Youth Council courses and events; assists Manager in determining long term and short term goals for quantity, quality and type of child, youth and family programs in alignment with strategic plan.
  • Provides leadership and support as a member of the Centres' senior staff team. Acts as an effective Service Leader as required.
  • Provide leadership and coaching to staff and volunteers throughout duty period. Circulates throughout program areas, building relationships with members and volunteers and ensuring excellence in program delivery.
  • Understands the importance of the volunteer staff partnership and integrates the value of philanthropy and volunteerism in dealings with members, volunteers, donors and staff.
  • Other duties as assigned.

You bring:

  • Minimum of 2 years' experience delivering fitness programs
  • Coaching certificate in Basketball, Soccer or Baseball an asset
  • Good theoretical and practical knowledge of various stages of child and youth development through previous related experience
  • Previous experience in development and implementation of new programs an asset
  • Demonstrated leadership skills developed through progressively responsible experience; ability to encourage, motivate staff and volunteers, acknowledge and appreciate contributions
  • Current Standard First Aid/CPR required
  • Proficiency with computer software including Excel, Outlook, etc.
  • Welldeveloped interpersonal, and relationship building skills; ability to establish rapport and excellent communication with members, staff and volunteers
  • Excellent written communication skills
  • Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and building a sense of belonging
  • Flexibility regarding assigned hours of work, including days, evenings and weekend

What you need to succeed:

  • Commitment to the YMCA's Mission, Vision and Values
  • Focus on the health, safety and wellbeing of all children, youth, and vulnerable people in YMCA programs including understanding legal and moral obligations related to reporting suspected child abuse to Child Protection Services
  • YMCA Competencies: Accountable, Relationship-Builder, Improvement-Orientated, Team Player & Leader, Equity and Wellbeing Promoter

Why work for the YMCA?


The YMCA of Greater Toronto is a charity that ignites the potential in people, helping them grow, lead, and give back to their communities.

We are committed to helping our employees reach their full potential and are recognized as a great place to work.

We

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