Children’s Program Worker

The Rexdale Community Health Centre (RCHC) is a multi-service centre providing primary health care, health promotion and community support services, including settlement and community development activities for families, children, youth, adults and seniors of diverse backgrounds. RCHC is recruiting for a part -time Children’s Program Worker, a component of the Community Enhancement Program to help achieve increased capacity, cohesiveness and leadership in children in the Burnhamthorpe/427 community in the form of an after school program.

This position is dedicated to ensuring the successful planning, implementing, facilitating and evaluating of the Children’s After School program and related individual supports provided to children and families participating in the after school program. This position liaises with school staff to develop partnerships and networks both inside and outside the community that support participants reach their full potential. This position also includes the planning, organizing and facilitating community events

**Responsibilities**:

- Plan, implement and facilitate
- Weekly After-School Programs for children aged 6-12
- March Break Camp Programming
- Summer Camp Programming
- Community Events
- Organize student and parent orientations and other special events
- Initiate participant involvement in decision making and programming planning for programs
- Ensure that systems are in place to facilitate communication with students, parents/guardians, school staff, program staff and volunteers.
- Identify trends and programming needs informed by documentations and evaluations (e.g. attendance records, registration, follow ups) and from feedback from stakeholders, partners and participants
- Liaise with school admin and staff, students, parents, and referral agencies to address children’s needs
- Create and maintain program resources, libraries and site inventories
- Purchase program supplies and maintain records of supplies
- Ensure that support and program components are delivered effectively and the activities and relationships developed support the continued development of the participants
- Develop and implement outreach strategies, recruitments posters, training curriculum and tools
- Create virtual and in person program content
- Coordinate workshops, activities, games, (field trips and special outings)
- Secure, develop, set up and maintain virtual platforms and in person space for programming needs
- Be involved in data collection, data analysis, resource and report writing and dissemination
- Work with the Program Manager to ensure that information needed for program monitoring, evaluation and improvement is available and current, including collection and entry of accurate and timely data.
- Provide reports and data to Manager as required
- Discuss feedback and resolve any problem/issues/concern with Manager and volunteers
- Ensure orientation for students and volunteers working directly with this program
- Attend and participate in Health Promotion, Youth and Family Services Team and RCHC staff meetings
- Participate in the planning and implementation of RCHC wide programs and activities as designated by the staff team
- Represent the project on external committees where appropriate
- Promote the program, its mandate and activities to the greater community
- Able to work flexible hours: including evenings and weekends
- Support program staff, volunteers and participants
- Develop and implement evaluation tools
- Other duties as assigned

**In addition**:

- Contribute to the RCHC’s efforts to secure and maximize resources for current and new programs, services and activities.
- participate in the RCHC’s efforts to enhance its capacity through staff development
- Contribute to the RCHC’s activities to collect, analyze and report on data and relevant information, and participate in research.
- Respect and value the diversity of community and individuals
- Work in a manner that preserves confidentiality as per RCHC’s policies

**Qualifications and Assets**:

- Post-Secondary Education in Early Childhood Education or Child and Youth Work or in related field or equivalent work experience
- Experience working directly with school-aged with children in a program or community based setting
- At least one year experience planning and implementing programs for children of diverse cultures
- Knowledge of approaches to providing support to children with special educational needs.
- Experience with group dynamics and group facilitation appropriate to a range of ages and cultural backgrounds.
- An understanding of issues affecting the diverse populations including general issues affecting low-income communities.
- Knowledge of community and social service resources, in particular services for children and families.
- Ability to work effectively with children and adults, including parents, volunteers, placement students, school teachers and other school staff, as well as othe