Youth Camp Mentor

BGC Weston-Mount Dennis & Lawrence Heights Clubs serves children and youth in the Lawrence Heights/Weston-Mount Dennis and surrounding communities providing social, physical, educational, creative, seasonal, and community support programs. Your role as a Youth Camp Mentor will be to facilitate an empowering leadership program designed for youth to overcome experience and confidence gaps that may hinder them from fulfilling their potential. This leadership program is designed for youth 13-18 years of age. Program components include developing valuable skills, boosting their self-esteem, and building connections as they plan and lead five or more service-learning initiatives and/or activities.

Location: Baycrest Public School (50 Ameer Ave)

Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize and lead a group of youth in a group setting
• Ensure that you are creating a safe and enjoyable environment for participants
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Youth Program, ensuring every aspects of the program are functioning adequately.
  
• Complete appropriate administrative tasks in a timely manner (i.e. attendances and head counts)

• Plan, organize and deliver high quality safe and stimulating program for all levels of participants.
  
• Ensuring programs are safe, age/developmentally-appropriate, non-competitive, inclusive, innovative and skilled-based in nature.

• Help to ensure the safety and security of the members and assist in responding to critical incidents as outlined in the Club's policies and procedures
• Participate in staff training and orientation sessions

• Ensuring the safety and supervision of participants at all times by strictly following guidelines and procedures (i.e. head counts)

• Dealing with conflicts and behavior management immediately using corrective techniques as discussed in training
• Report to, and takes direction from Program Manager and Supervisors
• Do other related tasks, as assigned
• Maintain positive and professional relationships with peers, members, volunteers, parents and other Club members
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings

• Arrive no later than 15 minutes prior to scheduled shift.

Qualifications:

• Educational background applicable to the position (asset)
• Must meet all "Canada Summer Jobs" requirements including:
  • Be between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment;
  • Be a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the
    Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*; and
  • Be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial / territorial legislation and regulations.
    *International students are not eligible. Recent immigrants are eligible if they are Canadian Citizens or permanent residents.
• Experience working with youth 13 to 18 years old
• Strong skills in one or more of the following areas: education, leadership, community-oriented, communication
• Strong supervision and program planning skills
• Good decision making and problem solving skills
• Current First Aid and CPR training (mandatory)
• Police Reference Check completed within last 6 months (mandatory to obtain prior to start date)
  
• HIGH FIVE: Principles of Healthy Child Development training (asset)

Contract Period: June 24 2024 - August 16, 2024

*Must attend mandatory training from June 24 to June 28*

Hours: 35-37.5 per week Monday to Friday looking for individuals available 5 days a week (mandatory)

Deadline to apply is April 8, 2024