Recreation Instructor

1 week ago


Coquitlam, Canada City of Coquitlam Full time

Early Years and Children Arts (Theatre/Drama/Choir)

Casual/On-Call

About Us

One of BC’s Top Employers, the City of Coquitlam offers meaningful career opportunities to make a difference within the local community. As the sixth largest city in BC, we are home to more than 150,000 residents. Our diverse municipality is a great place to work as it continues to grow through innovative urban design, inspiring arts, culture and recreation programs, and state-of-the-art transportation systems. Our brand is built on managing our resources in a responsible and sustainable manner, while supporting a vibrant, growing regional urban centre. We envision a bright future in Coquitlam that we hope includes you

About You / What We Are Looking For
- Theatre
- Drama
- Choir

We can work with you to create classes based on your interests and availability. Shifts are varied throughout the year and programs run out of different facilities in the City, however, the primary locations will be Pinetree Community Centre.

Minimum Qualifications
- Team player with excellent communication and people skills.
- Enthusiastic, personable, energetic and outgoing, and have a passion for engaging with members of the community.
- Experience leading recreation programs in a municipal setting for children in theatre, drama and choir.
- Flexibly available to work mornings, afternoons, evenings and weekends. Shifts are varied throughout the year and programs run out of different facilities in the City.

Preferred Qualifications
- Other applicable certifications such as High Five, ECE and NCCP.
- Valid BC Drivers License or equivalent is preferred.
- Shifts are varied throughout the year and programs run out of different facilities in the City.
- Valid current First Aid and CPR ‘C’ certifications from an accepted agency (see below).

We accept Emergency, Standard, or Occupational First Aid certifications with CPR C issued by the following agencies:

- St Johns Ambulance
- Canadian Red Cross
- Lifesaving Society
- Heart and Stroke Foundation
- Canadian Ski Patrol
- WorkSafeBC

What We Offer:
The City offers an hourly wage of $25.28 - $31.31 per hour + 4% in lieu of benefits. Prep-time is compensated in addition to teaching time. The rate of pay is based on a variety of factors including qualifications, knowledge, experience and skills.

You will have the chance to join a rapidly growing and diverse team dedicated to supporting the local community, and be able to engage in variety of learning and development opportunities. This position is based in Coquitlam.

Accessibility / Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Coquitlam is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer working towards enhancing equitable practices in our recruitment and retention processes. As an organization we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment to support our growing and diverse work force. To learn more about what equity, diversity, and inclusion means, and the City’s efforts in support of these principles, please visit coquitlam.ca/edi for more information.

Applicants under consideration may be required to undergo a police information check (with no adverse reports).

Good people make Coquitlam great, sign up for career alerts through our recruitment portal to stay up to date about opportunities within our team, or follow us on LinkedIn to learn more about how #YouCouldWorkHere too
- We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted._



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