Day Camp Leader, Dari Speaking

3 weeks ago


Mississauga, Canada Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre Full time

**POSITION: Day Camp Leader, Dari Speaking**
**REPORTS TO: Youth Services Manager**
**WORK HOURS: 35 hours per week**
**RATE OF PAY: $15.50/hour**

**Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre** is an accredited, non-profit organization providing support services to residents of Mississauga including newcomers to Canada, youth, seniors, and families.

**JOB SUMMARY**:
Under the supervision of the Day Camp Site Supervisor, the Dari Speaking Day Camp Leader is responsible for the safety, supervision, and facilitation of our MyPLAY Summer Day Camp. The Dari Speaking Day Camp Leader assists the development, implementation, and facilitation of activities planned with a balance of recreational and enrichment components that meet the developmental needs of children 6 to 12 years of age. These activities help children develop and strengthen physical and social skills through structured and unstructured collaborative play. All camp staff are required to attend the mandatory staff training for the two weeks prior to camp beginning.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Assist the development, planning, and facilitation of creative activities that engage participants in a balance of physical, social, emotional, inclusive, and integrative ways.
- Engage in physical activity with children in the program rooms, gymnasium, and outdoor spaces while maintaining awareness and participant safety.
- Ensure camp site, equipment, and spaces are organized and in safe, working order after use.
- Provide regular, on-going, well-times coaching, mentorship, guidance, and feedback for children; mindfully setting expectations and standards.
- Take advantage of spontaneous learning and development opportunities in everyday situations, using positive interaction and proactive intervention.
- Build individual and small group relationships with children to nurture strengths, promote social inclusion, and stimulate emotional growth.
- Model emotional maturity, respect, empathy,humility, and sensitivity when interacting with children and families who require assistance, mindful support, or are from culturally diverse populations.
- Respond appropriately when addressing challenging participant behaviours as they arise, implementing the necessary behaviour management strategies.
- Proactively manage escalating situations with critical thinking, de-escalate and manage conflict effectively, and solve problems creatively.
- Build individual and small group relationships with children to nurture strengths, promote social inclusion, and stimulate emotional growth.
- Communicate with caregivers daily in relation to the participant’s day and activities they participated in.
- Other duties as assigned.

**QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSETS**:

- Post-secondary education with, or actively pursuing a Certificate, Diploma or Degree in a Human Service program, or related experience in a relevant field not mandatory, but considered a strong asset.
- Good communicator, demonstrating the capacity for engagement and relationship building with with colleagues, children, and families.
- Proficiency in both English and Dari is required, demonstrating effective communication skills, both oral and written.
- Experience working directly with children through paid work or volunteerism considered an asset.
- Able to proactively manage escalating situations with critical thinking, de-escalate and manage conflict effectively, and solve problems creatively.
- Able to effectively collaborate in a multi-disciplinary and multicultural team environment.
- Demonstrate an understanding of anti-bias philosophy, fostering community belonging and inclusivity with an EDI approach.
- Strong professional boundaries and self-care routines.
- Standard First Aid, CPR-C, AED, HIGH FIVE Principles of Healthy Childhood Development, and ASIST, certificates considered assets.
- Legally eligible to work in Canada; Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident status required.

**Please submit a resume and cover letter with reference number: 023-032 by March 31st, 2023 to**:
Jonathon Mitchell, Youth Services Manager
Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre
3650 Dixie Rd. Suite 103, Mississauga, ON L4Y 3V9
- DBNC thanks all applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews. Please be advised that successful incumbent(s) will be required to undergo a vulnerable sector screening as a part of the final step in the hiring process._
- Personal information provided through the DBNC recruitment, selection, and onboarding process is necessary for the proper administration of this recruitment process for employment and volunteer positions with DBNC. Personal information is protected from disclosure pursuant to PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act)._

**Salary**: $15.50 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

**Language**:

- Dari (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Standard First Aid and CPR Certificate (prefer


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