Summer Boarding Advisor

**SUMMER BOARDING ADVISORS**

Department: Student Boarding

Reports To: Head Boarding Advisor

Status: Part-Time, Term

Hours: 0-19 hours/week
- **These are approximate 3-month term positions from June 2025-August 2025.**_

Are you dedicated to inspiring young minds and creating an impactful summer experience? Join our team as a Summer Boarding Advisor and play a key role in mentoring and supporting students aged 11-18. As part of a committed team, you provide 24/7 supervision, lead engaging activities, support student well-being, and help foster a safe, enriching environment that feels like home. If you're energetic, compassionate, and ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you

**ABOUT US**

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet enriches the human experience by teaching, creating, and performing outstanding dance. Located in the heart of downtown Winnipeg, the RWB plays an integral role in the city’s vibrant arts community. Founded in 1939, the RWB holds the double distinction of being Canada’s premiere ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America. In 1953, the Company received its royal title, the first granted under the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

The RWB is a leader, renowned for classical ballet and for pushing the boundaries of dance, including through the prestigious RWB School and its Professional and Recreational divisions. A fully integrated company and school, the RWB builds on strengths, challenges conventions, inspires artists, moves audiences, and builds connections locally and globally that unite us all through the universal language of dance.

**THE ROLE**

As a Summer Boarding Advisor, you are responsible for providing a safe, healthy, and supportive environment for student borders ages 11-18. In this position, you work as a team with the Boarding Advisors to provide around-the-clock supervision to student boarders, and occasional supervision of non-boarding school students during select activities and events, supporting and enhancing all aspects of student life and programming throughout the summer.

**KEY DUTIES**
- Provide supervision and care to students.
- Act as a role model for students.
- Support meaningful inclusion and active participation of all individuals within the community.
- Conduct individual and group check-ins to ensure optimal safety and well-being of students.
- Assist in aspects of care for students, ensure completion of chores, homework, and other required undertakings.
- Plan and execute activities, events, and implement systems and routines for students.
- Drive and walk students to and from academic school, appointments, activities, and events.
- Forward concerns raised by students and parents/guardians as appropriate.
- Respond to crisis situations and assist with crisis response and management as required.
- Provide language support for students in which English is an additional language.

**WORK SETTING**

This position works in a Student Boarding setting interacting, observing, and supporting students. Summer Boarding Advisors utilize general office equipment, industrial cleaning supplies, and require the ability lift/move heavy items weighing up to 22 KG (50lbs) such as furniture or luggage.

A minimum of one overnight shift per week may be required.

**WHAT YOU BRING**
- Background in child and youth care, social work, psychology, education/teacher assisting, nursing, or a related field.
- Minimum one (1) year experience working with children or young adults.
- Familiarity with professional dance training desirable.
- Positive disposition and enthusiasm.
- Good understanding of the welfare and development of children.
- Ability to take initiative within the scope of responsibility.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to inspire, motivate and encourage students and staff.
- Current CPR and First Aid Certification an asset.
- Valid class IV driver’s license an asset.

**HOW TO APPLY**
- The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is committed to an inclusive and diverse environment that values, respects and supports all individuals. We aim to have a workforce representative of the diversity within our community, and welcome and encourage applicants from various backgrounds including women, Indigenous people, racialized people, disabled people, people of all sexual and gender identities and others who may contribute to further diversification endeavors. _

**Closing Date**: Open until filled.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Temporary

Pay: $17.15 per hour

Shift:

- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift

Work days:

- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person