Active Kids Club Supervisor

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At Altea we offer more than just a world-class fitness experience; we also provide a family-friendly environment with our state-of-the-art Active Kids Club designed to cater to the needs of our youngest members. Our commitment to excellence extends to every aspect of our facility, including our Active Kids Club where we prioritize safety, and fun. We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Active Kids Club Supervisor to lead our playroom team and ensure a safe, engaging, and enjoyable environment for children.

Position Overview:

The Active Kids Club Supervisor is zealous about implementing a high-quality children's program for the members of Altea Active and our community. You will oversee the daily operations of the Active Kids Club ensuring that children are supervised and engaged in age-appropriate activities. This role involves managing a team of Active Kids Club team members, coordinating activities, events, maintaining a safe and clean environment, and providing exceptional service to both children and their parents.

These organized leaders possess strong leadership qualities that support the team to ensure high standards of care and safety. You also conduct regular performance evaluations and provide ongoing support and development to your team. You are creative as you develop and implement a variety of activities and events for our mini members.

Your care and attention on maintaining cleanliness and safety in the Active Kids Club puts parents and guardians at ease, knowing their littles are in good hands. You regularly conduct safety checks and promptly address any concerns.

Your strong administrative and communication skills support parental communication as you serve as a main point of contact for parents and guardians, promptly addressing concerns and providing timely updates on their child's activities and behaviours. You maintain accurate records, incident reports and have strong technological abilities as you swiftly navigate our internal software systems ensuring information is up to date and accurate.

This job might be for you if you have the following talents & spirit:

• You Have Youthful Energy: You light up when you are around children. You flourish when you can plan and carry out creative play based learning. You act as a role model of appropriate behaviour. Ability to work cooperatively as a member of the childcare team, facilitating a team environment through personal behaviour, work contributions and the sharing of expertise and knowledge. You're caring, thoughtful, nurturing and incredibly patient
• You're Cool Under Pressure: You're cool, calm and collected in pressured situations. You're cool, calm, collected and respond appropriately in emergency situations.
• You have Communication Superpowers: and are a good listener and speaker to help customers and team members understand your direction and recommendations. You demonstrate the ability to convey thoughts and express ideas effectively using speech in individual or group situations; attend to and fully comprehend what others are saying.
• You're Creative: You're an information seeker and creatively make use of your resources. You enjoy participating in the development of new ideas and methods for program enhancement. You're an innovative and creative thinker who is not constrained by conventional thinking or established approaches. You relish in creating and delivering fun, enriching and socially engaging activities for children.
• You're Detail Oriented: You cross your T's and dot your I's by maintaining client records highly organized with flawless attention to detail. You're not one to cut corners. You pay attention to the details. As far as your concerned, anything worth doing, is worth doing right, every single time. You stay focused and nothing falls through the cracks on your watch.
• You're Flexible: You can roll with the punches and positively adapt to change. You're like Gumby and can remain flexible with working long hours, evening and weekends.
• You're A Team Player: You actively participate and foster an environment that sustains a collaborative approach to working with others. You're a team player who thrives in a collaborative environment.
• You're Motivated & Driven: You're motivated and driven. You take initiative. You identify opportunities and issues, and proactively acts and follows through on work activities to resolve them. You're going to take ownership of the time you spend with us and truly make a difference.

As an Active Kids Club Supervisor, a typical day might include the following:

• Meeting and greeting a ton of familiar and unfamiliar faces
• Plan, carry out, and assess developmentally appropriate activities and experiences in harmony with the centre's philosophy
• Observing how children use materials and interact with each other and adults
• Using observations to expand play and plan activities that recognize individual difference
• Ensuring the child's environment is healthy and safe
• Communicating positively and build trust with parents
• Developing policies and procedures to ensure smooth, consistent execution of programs
• Suggesting and employing creative marketing approaches to maintain program attendance
• Projecting staffing needs and assist with the selection process of new program associates
• Creating staff schedule, record hours and submit weekly payroll
• Providing ongoing training and assist with evaluations to ensure exceptional service
• Orchestrating all Active Kids Club programs registration process ie. completion of forms, monitoring availability, etc.
• Maintaining clear, organized records for all aspects of program

To land this role you need to have:

• Post-secondary education relating to early childhood education, child development, elementary education, or special education and additional certifications or workshops relating to child care are an asset.
• A diploma or degree in recreation studies preferred.
• Experience working with children from newborns old to 12 years old is required.

• 3+ years' experience developing and leading a team in programs ranging from group games, sports programs, arts and crafts to small group events for clients ranging from newborns to 12 years old.

• All team members must have current CPR/First Aid certification prior to start date and must be maintained throughout employment.

• A recent Criminal Background Check (Vulnerable Sector) prior to commencement of training and/or work.

Perks of this position include:

• A competitive salary
• Group Health Benefits
• Complimentary membership
• Group RRSP options
• Team Member Perks
• Complete training and development package
• Working alongside great people in a culture that fosters empowerment
• Career-defining growth and development opportunities

Additional Information:

• Vacancy Disclosure:
• • This position is being posted to fill an existing vacancy.
• AI Disclosure:
• • To support our hiring process, artificial intelligence–based tools may be used to assist with screening and assessment activities, alongside human review.

In your cover letter, please include an explanation of why your experience is specifically relevant to this role at Altea. We want to see your personal style - what makes you tick and why you think your next opportunity is with us.

PLEASE NOTE: The purpose of this job advertisement is to provide you with a glimpse into the full responsibilities. It is not a complete explanation of duties, responsibilities or requirements. We are an equal opportunity employer and believes in treating everyone fairly regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally-protected factors. We consider all qualified applicants for employment and upon request will provide accommodations to candidates taking part in the selection process.

We thank you for your interest; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.