Program Coordinator - Canada Summer Jobs (Calgary Chapter)

The Muslim Association of Canada•Calgary, AB

About The Position

The summer camp program coordinator will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive plan and program for the summer day camp and related activities. This role involves developing a program to mentor and guide camp counselors in their delivery of the camp program and their daily interaction with participants. The coordinator will manage the day-to-day activities associated with curriculum, resources, field trips, finances, and communication with counselors and parents. The position requires setting goals and priorities, working independently and as part of a team, and making a plan to deal with campers who have difficulty coping with activities due to language, physical, or behavioral issues. Through this position, the summer camp coordinator will gain fundamental skills and experience in assessing situations and identifying appropriate solutions, be creative and innovative in coming up with solutions and implementing the best resolution, gain personal management skills, specifically organizational and leadership skills by supervising counselors, assistant counselors, and volunteers, and manage the relationship between camp participants, counselors, and parents. The role also requires adaptability and a willingness to learn continuously.

Requirements

Client facing at times in a professional and cordial manner
Work alongside a number of other employees and volunteers on a variety of projects and tasks in a professional and cordial manner
Interact with clients/customers both internal and external
Assess situations and identify problems
Seek different points of view and evaluate them based on facts
Recognize the human, interpersonal, technical, scientific, and mathematical dimensions of a problem
Identify the root cause of a problem
Be creative and innovative in exploring possible solutions
Evaluate solutions to make recommendations or decisions
Implement solutions
Check to see if a solution works, and act on opportunities for improvement
Understand and work within the dynamics of a group
Ensure that a team’s purpose and objectives are clear
Be flexible: respect, and be open to and supportive of the thoughts, opinions, and contributions of others in a group
Recognize and respect people’s diversity, individual differences, and perspectives
Accept and provide feedback in a constructive and considerate manner
Contribute to a team by sharing information and expertise
Lead or support when appropriate, motivating a group for high performance
Understand the role of conflict in a group to reach solutions
Manage and resolve conflict when appropriate
Follow a plan, design, or carry out a project or task from start to finish with well-defined objectives and outcomes
Seek feedback, test, revise, and implement
Work to agreed-upon quality standards and specifications
Select and use appropriate tools and technology for a task or project
Adapt to changing requirements and information
Continuously monitor the success of a project or task and identify ways to improve
Liaise with a variety of stakeholders both internal (other employees, management) and external (vendors, students, parents)
Communicate in a variety of ways (in-person, in writing and digitally from time to time)
Communicate, manage information, use numbers and think-through and solve problems
Read and understand the information presented in a variety of forms (e.g., words, graphs, charts, diagrams)
Write and speak so others pay attention and understand
Listen and ask questions to understand and appreciate the points of view of others
Share information using a range of information and communications technologies (e.g., voice, e-mail, computers)
Use relevant scientific, technological, and mathematical knowledge and skills to explain or clarify ideas
Locate, gather, and organize information using appropriate technology and information systems
Access, analyze, and apply knowledge and skills from various disciplines (e.g., the arts, languages, science, technology, mathematics, social sciences, and the humanities)
Decide what needs to be measured or calculated
Observe and record data using appropriate methods, tools, and technology
Make estimates and verify calculations

Responsibilities

Developing and executing a comprehensive plan and program for the summer day camp and related activities
Developing a program to mentor and guide camp counselors in their delivery of the camp program and their daily interaction with participants
Managing the day-to-day activities associated with curriculum, resources, field trips, finances, communication with counselor and parents, etc.
Setting goals and priorities, and working independently and as a part of a team when planning and executing the program
Making a plan to deal with campers who have difficulty coping with the activities due to language, physical or behavioural issues
Interacting with clients/customers both internal and external
Assessing situations and identifying problems
Seeking different points of view and evaluating them based on facts
Recognizing the human, interpersonal, technical, scientific, and mathematical dimensions of a problem
Identifying the root cause of a problem
Being creative and innovative in exploring possible solutions
Evaluating solutions to make recommendations or decisions
Implementing solutions
Checking to see if a solution works, and acting on opportunities for improvement
Understanding and working within the dynamics of a group
Ensuring that a team’s purpose and objectives are clear
Being flexible: respecting, and being open to and supportive of the thoughts, opinions, and contributions of others in a group
Recognizing and respecting people’s diversity, individual differences, and perspectives
Accepting and providing feedback in a constructive and considerate manner
Contributing to a team by sharing information and expertise
Leading or supporting when appropriate, motivating a group for high performance
Understanding the role of conflict in a group to reach solutions
Managing and resolving conflict when appropriate
Following a plan, designing, or carrying out a project or task from start to finish with well-defined objectives and outcomes
Seeking feedback, testing, revising, and implementing
Working to agreed-upon quality standards and specifications
Selecting and using appropriate tools and technology for a task or project
Adapting to changing requirements and information
Continuously monitoring the success of a project or task and identifying ways to improve
Liaising with a variety of stakeholders both internal (other employees, management) and external (vendors, students, parents)
Communicating in a variety of ways (in-person, in writing and digitally from time to time)
Communicating, managing information, using numbers and thinking-through and solving problems
Reading and understanding the information presented in a variety of forms (e.g., words, graphs, charts, diagrams)
Writing and speaking so others pay attention and understand
Listening and asking questions to understand and appreciate the points of view of others
Sharing information using a range of information and communications technologies (e.g., voice, e-mail, computers)
Using relevant scientific, technological, and mathematical knowledge and skills to explain or clarify ideas
Locating, gathering, and organizing information using appropriate technology and information systems
Accessing, analyzing, and applying knowledge and skills from various disciplines (e.g., the arts, languages, science, technology, mathematics, social sciences, and the humanities)
Deciding what needs to be measured or calculated
Observing and recording data using appropriate methods, tools, and technology
Making estimates and verifying calculations