Summer Camp at Kidsafe - Vancouver, Canada - The KidSafe Project Society

The KidSafe Project Society

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

ABOUT KIDSAFE
At KidSafe, we work on the ground to help the children and families who need us most. When schools close for winter, spring and summer breaks, KidSafe opens.

Each program participant is professionally referred by social workers, school counsellors, principals, teachers, or refugee and newly immigrant community support workers, as a child in need of a safe, accessible, and enriching and no-cost program due to systemic barriers they and their family face.

For many children and youth, the absence of school can result in extended periods of unsupervised vulnerable time. We support children in Vancouver schools between 5-12 years old and serve up to 450 children and youth annually.

The kids we work with are incredibly resilient, and full of life and inspire KidSafe staff who are lucky to work with them day after day.

POSITION(S) AVAILABLE

Program Supervisors
Program Leaders
Program Support Workers

General responsibilities include:

Program Delivery

Assist with execution and delivery of developmentally appropriate, traumainformed and culturally aware programming in accordance with KidSafe standards, Child Protection policies, and Healthy Child Development principles.
Creates and maintains a positive atmosphere to build selfesteem and confidence in children.
Ability to adapt to quickly changing priorities and needs while onsite.
Helps maintain a neat, orderly, and clean environment, including daily clean up from activities and mealtimes.
Attends staff meetings, planning sessions, and training events as required.
Ensures that the facility is always clean and tidy, supporting the setup and teardown of the program at the beginning and end of the program session.

Participant Engagement & Behaviour Education

Ensures that the physical, emotional, social, safety, wellbeing, firstaid, and nutritional needs of participants are met within KidSafe program standards, guidelines, and policies.
Provides behaviour education techniques and other best practices as outlined in the training modules.
Builds relationships with children, parents, staff, volunteers, and community members.
Assists with all aspects of the program including leading activities, supporting mealtime activities and any other duties as assigned.

Academic and Job Experience Required:

Must be 16 years of age or older.
Minimum one to two years of experience working with children and youth.
Interested in, or currently pursuing a career in the social service field.

Job-Specific Competencies and Skills:

Must have or be willing to obtain a CRC for Vulnerable Sector Check, prior to the first day of the program.
Valid First Aid and CPR certification
FoodSafe Certification
Experience working with diverse populations as well as proficiency in a second language is valuable to this position due to the demographics that KidSafe serves.
Demonstrated leadership and teamwork skills with the ability to problemsolve and coach younger staff.
Sound judgment and effective personal skills.

HOW TO APPLY
More information will be shared about the roles in the interview. KidSafe will make recommendations for positions based on your experience and skillset.

We thank all interested applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.