Hf Programs Specialist Youth - Scarborough, Canada - YMCA of Greater Toronto

YMCA of Greater Toronto

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Scarborough, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Salary Rate:
$39, Check out the YMCA's total compensation package

Location:
Scarborough Health and Fitness YMCA

Work Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Employment Type:
Regular Salaried

Number of Vacancies: 1

Anticipated Start Date:
May 1, 2023

Deadline to Apply:
April 25, 2023 by 5:00 pm

Be the Spark Join our passionate team of Health & Fitness Specialists and help us to achieve great things in our community

Reporting to the Health and Fitness Programs Supervisor, the Health and Fitness Program Specialist (Child, Youth & Family) provides direct leadership in our initiatives to provide a superior experience to our members.

Implementing our Member Insight Strategy and using our Membership Involvement Model, the Program Specialist identifies initiatives to increase Membership on Roll, Retention, Satisfaction, and Philanthropic contributions in our Child, Youth & Family and Recreational Programs.

The Specialist demonstrates leadership and provides coaching to staff and volunteers, sharing knowledge and opportunities regarding trends in child and youth development, and must provide a very practical link to all centre programs to integrate principles of Healthy Child Development, Ages and Stages, Playing to Learn and Abundant Assets into all HF programs.

A minimum of 30% of the position is spent using specialized skills for program development in Recreational Sports.

In this role, you will:

Provides direct program leadership to a variety of program areas including Child Minding, Youth Leadership, Youth Council, Teen Night, Child and Youth sports programs, and Recreational Sports for the equivalent of 80% of scheduled shifts.
Supports department staff and volunteers in achievement of all performance indicators and standards including those related to MOR, Healthy Child Development, Playing to Learn retention and YMCA Priority Sam standards.
Delivers programs in a manner in which the Mission, Vision, values, goals and practices, including Priority Sam Standards, of the YMCA of Greater Toronto are being met; ensures that YMCA Aquatics best practices (as outlined by Priority S.A.M.) are followed.
Recruits, coaches and develops a team of volunteers, and participants for program areas including: Youth Sports Leadership, Teen Night, Youth Council, Youth Leader Corps, Recreational Sports, and Child, Youth and Family programs.
Builds relationship with members and seeks opportunities to share the YMCA story; educates members and guests on the YMCA as a Charity.
Assists with scheduling and logistics of Teen Night, Youth Leader Corps, and Youth Council courses and events; assists Manager in determining long term and short term goals for quantity, quality and type of child, youth and family programs in alignment with strategic plan.
Provides leadership and support as a member of the Centres' senior staff team. Acts as an effective Service Leader as required.
Provides leadership and coaching to staff and volunteers throughout duty period. Circulates throughout program areas, building relationships with members and volunteers and ensuring excellence in program delivery.
Demonstrates appropriate behaviours in line with our Mission, Vision and Values as reflected in our YMCA competencies; takes a member focused approach to increase their understanding of programs offered across the Association. Represents the YMCA and the Association in a professional manner.
Understands the legal responsibilities and moral imperative to report suspected child abuse to Child Protection Services.
Understands the importance of the volunteer staff partnership and integrates the value of philanthropy and volunteerism in dealings with members, volunteers, donors and staff.
Other duties as assigned.

You bring:

Diploma or Degree in Recreation Leadership, Kinesiology, Physical Education, Early Childhood Education or related field preferred
Minimum of 2 years' experience delivering fitness programs
Coaching certificate in Basketball, Soccer or Baseball an asset
Good theoretical and practical knowledge of various stages of child and youth development through previous related experience
Previous experience in development and implementation of new programs an asset
Demonstrated leadership skills developed through progressively responsible experience; ability to encourage, motivate staff and volunteers, acknowledge and appreciate contributions
Current Standard First Aid/CPR required
Proficiency with computer software including Excel, Outlook, etc.
Welldeveloped interpersonal, and relationship building skills; ability to establish rapport and excellent communication with members, staff and volunteers
Excellent written communication skills
Commitment to working in a socially inclusive environment responding with sensitivity and personal awareness to the diverse needs of members including visible and nonvisible dimensions of diversity
Flexibility regarding assigned hours of work,