Description
Children love to explore, learn new skills,
establish new friendships and discover hidden
strengths within themselves.
The Town of Assiniboia is committed to providing
quality sport and recreation programs for
children. In keeping with this commitment, we are
proud to be a part of the HIGH FIVE Quality
Assurance Process.
The Child and Youth Programmer is a new position
specifically engaged to lead the Community
Services Community Outreach program for the
summer.
The Child and Youth Programmer is responsible for
the development and delivery of various child and
youth programs offered by the Town of Assiniboia.
In the position of Child and Youth Programmer, one
will:
Create, plan, program and provide for
recreational opportunities for youth based
programs that are sensitive to trends, needs of
the youth
Develop a monthly calendar of activities
for June, July, and August with each week having a
theme and the daily activities programmed towards
that theme
Facilitate and provide leadership for
youth opportunities by working with community
groups to build relationships and volunteer
opportunities
Develop marketing and promotion materials
prior to the start of the program, then conduct
registration of participants in the program
Set up of facility, activities, and food
preparation and clean up
Organize and prepare program supplies at
the beginning of the program
Create free-play stations that explore
arts, music, and free thought
Ensure that HIGH FIVE programming and
policies are implemented
Maintain communication with parents and be
responsible for the health and safety of
participants
Skills and Abilities
Work Setting
- Community service organization
Area of Functional Expertise
- Coaching
- Event planning and organization
- Program planning and development
- Public relations or public education
Ability to Supervise
- 5-10 people
Clientele
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Children
- Pre-school
- Socially disadvantaged
Area of Instructing or Leadership Experience
- Arts and crafts
- Individual sports
- Music
- Nature interpretation
- Orienteering or survival skills
- Organized games
- Team sports
Essential Skills
- Computer use
- Finding information
- Job task planning and organizing
- Critical thinking
- Decision making
- Problem solving
- Oral communication
- Writing
- Document use
- Reading text
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
Additional Skills
- Answer requests, inquiries and complaints
- Perform administrative tasks
- Use computer applications
Specific Skills
- Co-ordinate facility sports, fitness and recreation programs and activities
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
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