Summer Events Leader

Sturgeon County is hiring four (4) Summer Events Leaders to assist with providing quality summer programs for Sturgeon County children/youth. Individuals in this role will be hands-on in delivering the traveling rural summer programs. This includes preparing crafts and activities; interacting and building relationships with participants; clean up of sites; and participating in evaluation of the programs.

**Key Duties and Responsibilities**

**Summer Programs Assistance (85%)**
- Assists with the implementation and evaluation of a traveling rural summer programs including Theme Days, Day Trips, Park n’ Plays, Free Summer Bonus Days, and Community Engagements.
- Provides active and supportive involvement in all programs and planned activities.
- Ensures that an effective and professional working relationships with fellow staff, children, parents, and volunteers is maintained.
- Ensures that all program locations used are kept clean and secure as well as safe for program activities.
- Ensures that an effective relation with fellow staff, children, parents, and volunteers is maintained.
- Maintains accurate records and reports as required by their supervisor (i.e., accident reports, daily time sheets, program statistics, final program reports, etc.)
- Prepares crafts and activities for summer programs.
- May be required to assist with online or alternative programming based on need.

**Volunteer Training and Evaluation (5%)**
- Assists with training and evaluation of volunteers in the Job Experience Training (JET) program.
- Ensures that an effective and professional working relationships with fellow staff and volunteers is maintained.

**Other Related Duties (10%)**
- Attends scheduled staff meetings, complete a mid and final evaluation on self and co-workers.
- Attends training sessions and workshops as required.
- Adheres to applicable responsibilities and accountabilities as outlined in the Sturgeon County Health and Safety Management System.

**Knowledge, Education, Qualifications, Skills, Abilities and Experience**
- Previous experience working with children and youth in a program setting.
- Valid first aid certificate.
- High school Diploma or equivalent.
- Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Check is required as well as a Child Welfare Intervention Check.
- Valid class 5 driver’s license.
- Post-secondary education in recreation, education or another related field would be an asset.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently with others and alone with little or no supervision.
- Punctuality, self-motivation, open communication, and ability to take direction well and respond to public inquiries in a calm and friendly manner.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of products is an asset.