Summer Student Day Camp
About The Position
The Salvation Army is seeking a Child and Youth Worker Student to create and deliver quality programs and activities for children utilizing a trauma-informed perspective. This role involves planning and implementing age-based activities, including theme-based activities focused on literacy, STEM, emotional regulation, and mental health wellness. The student will act as a role model for healthy behavior and attitudes, support client growth, and promote positive behaviors. Responsibilities include reading daily communication logs and case notes as part of an interdisciplinary team, recording pertinent information in client files, representing the Centre at community events, and creating a program calendar. The role also involves attending staff and case management meetings, assisting with special events and risk management, interacting with parents, networking with community agencies, and working with volunteers. The student will be actively involved in ongoing professional development, completing statistics for child and youth groups, adhering to the Centre Employee Handbook and Policy and Procedure Manual, and participating in formal evaluation sessions with their supervisor. They must agree to and sign a Confidentiality statement, adhere to the Centres Health and Safety regulations, and make suggestions for improving efficiency, working conditions, or procedures to management. The position requires representing the organization in a professional manner and attitude.
Requirements
- Completed Grade 9
- Clearance through internal Salvation Army child & youth abuse prevention protocols
- Work within the total camp program and cooperate with other staff members
- Able to lift, carry or move up to 29 lbs
Nice To Haves
- Experience in extracurricular activities and/or volunteer work is considered an asset
- Willingness to develop an understanding and support for the mission and purpose of The Salvation Army in Canada and its implications as related to position responsibilities
- Work in compliance with OH&S Act and Regulations and abide by The Salvation Army’s health and safety policies and procedures
- Alternative combination of education and experience may be considered
- Flexible and have a good disposition
- Able to maintain a responsible level of maturity and leadership
Responsibilities
- Create and deliver quality programs and activities for children utilizing a trauma-informed perspective
- Plan and implement age-based activities
- Provide theme based activities throughout the summer around literacy, STEM, emotional regulation, and mental health wellness
- Role model health behaviour and attitude and support growth and promoting positive behaviours
- Read daily communication log and case notes as part of a interdisciplinary team effort to coordinate the progress of clients
- Record in client files pertinent information concerning children's programming
- Represent the Centre at community groups, public speaking engagements, and other areas as requested
- Create a program calendar to inform the children and youth of activities
- Attend staff and case management meetings
- Assist with special events
- Assist with effective risk management
- Interact with parent in supportive, non-judgemental manner
- Network with other community agencies for the benefit of the child and youth programming
- Work with volunteer's during children's programs and outings
- Actively involved in ongoing professional development
- Complete stats for child and youth groups and programs
- Read and adhere to Centre Employee Handbook and Policy and Procedure Manuel
- Adhere to formal Evaluation Sessions with Supervisor
- Agree to and sign Confidentiality statement
- Adhere to Centres Health and Safety regulations
- Make suggestions hat will improve efficiency, working conditions or procedures to Management
- Represent the organization in a professional manner and attitude
Benefits
- health and dental benefits
- paid vacation and sick time
- RRSP's
- potential to experience flexibility at work
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
