Youth Drop-in Program Assistant

2 weeks ago


Guelph, Canada The City of Guelph Full time

About Our Organization:
When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of 2000 full and part-time employees who deliver services the community relies on every day. Together, we are bringing to life Guelph’s vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment.

As a regional top employer, the City of Guelph values its employees and offers competitive salaries, excellent benefit packages, opportunities for professional development, a healthy work-life balance, and many roles with flexible work options. Our corporate values are integrity, service, inclusion, wellness, and learning. Guelph is consistently ranked as one of the best places in Canada to live, work, and play—all good reasons to consider a career in this beautiful city.

Job Summary:
The City of Guelph Recreation Division offers a variety of recreational programs for people of all ages and abilities in weekly sessions throughout the year.

We are looking for qualified instructors to teach in the following areas/skill sets but not limited to:

- Ultimate Frisbee
- Cooking/ Baking Programs
- LGBTQ+ Drop-in programs
- Archery/ Nerf Tag
- Quidditch
- Drop
- in Programs

We offer a variety of programs at various locations including but not limited to, the West End Community Centre, Victoria Road Recreation Centre, Evergreen Seniors Community Centre, and Guelph Sports Dome.

**Hours of work**:
Hours range per week/program, 2 hours to 20 hours depending on program sessions. All programs include paid preparation before and after programs as well as program planning time.

Programs we are hiring for may be on weekdays, weeknights or weekends.

**Your role**:

- Create a welcoming environment for all participants
- Plan and develop 6 weeks of program plans
- Ensure facilities and equipment are maintained and kept in an acceptable, safe condition
- Communicate with the program team
- Provide standard first aid and fill out incident/accident forms
- Provide enthusiastic and creative programming
- Provide fully inclusive program to participants of all abilities and skill levels
- Ensure participant confidentiality
- Other duties as assigned

**Qualifications**:

- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
- Ability to respect and maintain participant confidentiality
- Previous experience working with children and youth
- Previous experience in program planning, development and implementation
- Skills and experience related to programs listed above
- A satisfactory Police Record Check including Vulnerable Sector Check is required at time of offer
- Standard first Aid with CPR C
- A Safe Food Handlers Certificate or willing to obtain is considered an asset for the cooking programs.

**Rate**:
$17.86 per hour

**How to apply**:
For more information about some of the programs, we are hiring for, please reference programs listed in the Drop-in and Children and Youth sections in the Guelph Community Guide at
**guelph.ca/recreation**

The City of Guelph is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance.



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