In-hospital Program Specialist

In-Hospital Program Specialist - Toronto (**Part-time)** **ABOUT US** Campfire Circle has offered healing through happiness for thousands of kids and families affected by childhood cancer since 1983. It’s where kids can be kids, and families can be families—engaging in camp-inspired community, in-hospital, and overnight camp programs, at no cost to them. As a privately funded organization, Campfire Circle donors make thousands of life-changing experiences possible for Campers throughout the year, all across Ontario. **THE OPPORTUNITY** Campfire Circle is currently seeking a Part-Time In-Hospital Program Specialist to help bring the joy of Campfire Circle to the hospital setting. Reporting to the Associate Manager, In-Hospital Program (GTA), the In-Hospital Program Specialist is accountable for developing safe, fun, and engaging camp-style programs that meet the needs of campers and families. This position works to provide an enriching year-round camp experience directly to children and families through hospital and community programs in Ontario. Campfire Circle provides hospital programming at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto and surrounding satellite hospitals, at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, and Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre. **This part-time role will be positioned in Toronto working primarily at Sick Kids Hospital.** **You will be required to be available to work on Mondays (4:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.), Wednesdays (4:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.) and Sundays (9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.).** **Start Date: Flexible** **End Date: October 31, 2025** **Rate: $21.15** The key accountabilities of the role are: **Programming** - Create and facilitate safe, fun, and engaging camp-style programs, both for individuals and groups in hospital waiting areas, play-rooms and bed-side. - Support, coach, and lead volunteers in achieving safe, fun, and engaging programs that facilitate friendship and fun. - Develop and maintain positive and supportive working relationships with Medical Staff and Child Life. - Occasionally support overnight programs and day camps. - Adhere to all programming and cleaning procedures while complying with hospital policies and procedures, including confidentiality, occupational health, and all protocols pertaining to COVID-19. **Administration** - Complete administrative tasks required in the planning, execution, and follow-up of programs. - Document programs, photographs, and camper stories and experiences to contribute to the program resources archive. - Track and maintain accurate systems for gift-in-kind donations in collaboration with Development. - Support volunteer recruitment, interviews, and training. **Outreach** - Reach out to and develop meaningful relationships with campers and their families on behalf of the organization. - Promote programs to patients and families in efforts to recruit and support every child eligible to participate in In-Hospital, Community and Overnight Programs. - Foster relationships with medical staff and promote Campfire Circle programs. - Support medical staff engagement and appreciation events. - Occasionally assist with speaking engagements on behalf of Campfire Circle and attend related community outreach events. **ABOUT YOU** **QUALIFICATIONS** - Required Criteria: _ - Post-secondary education or equivalent experience. - Minimum two years of experience as a staff or volunteer in a camp and/or hospital environment or working with children in a recreational setting. - Experience facilitating group programs. - Comfort working in a hospital setting with seriously ill children. - Experience working with children with a variety of physical and developmental abilities. - Clear police reference check and vulnerable sector screening. In accordance with our mandate of creating a caring and safe environment for ill children and their families, we require that all staff must provide an attestation to having received their childhood vaccinations, and confirmation of a negative result in a two-step Tuberculosis ("TB") testing series. Seasonal boosters against Influenza and the most recent circulating strain of COVID are strongly encouraged. All staff must provide an updated Police Record with Vulnerable Sector Screening. We also require that all staff be currently eligible to work in Canada and for Campfire Circle. - Advantageous Criteria: _ - Experience teaching skill-based activities including but not limited to music, arts and crafts, drama, and magic. - Experience supporting challenging behaviours. - Demonstrated ability to work with families and an understanding of how illness impacts the entire family. - Proficiency and ability to communicate in a second language (i.e. French, Spanish, Arabic, Tamil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, etc.) - Overnight or day camp experience. - Experience working with a volunteer population. - Current G2 or G class driver’s license and Insurable under our driving insurance p