Job Description

Are you dedicated to enriching children\'s lives? A champion for inclusion? Driven to create safe and engaging spaces? If your answer is yes, we invite you to take on your next challenge and apply for the role of Summer Day Camp Support Worker with us!The Opportunity:As a Summer Day Camp Support Worker, you\'ll be a cornerstone in children\'s learning and growth, fostering physical and social development in a secure and child-centred environment.Responsibilities:

• Understand each child and their family\'s unique needs, planning for successful outcomes.
• Ensure seamless execution of daily routines, documenting and completing tasks promptly.
• Comply with New Brunswick Child Care standards and Abuse Protocol Practices, aligning programming with YMCA and New Brunswick standards.
• Ensure strict adherence to safety procedures, responding promptly and effectively in emergencies.
• To strive to ensure that every child who attends The Glenn Carpenter Center is treated with respect, understanding and compassion.
• Responsible for ensuring that Glenn Carpenter Center remains a peaceful, positive and educational environment for all its campers, CITs staff, resources and guests.
• Understands and complies with Child Protection Practices.
• Each staff member is expected to be a positive role model in all aspects of camp life, being particularly conscious of personal behavior including dress, speech, etiquette, and relationships with others.

Skills and Qualifications :

• Previous experience in a Day Camp or Youth Program setting.
• Strong work ethic and exceptional organizational skills
• Excellent team player with cooperative leadership abilities.
• Flexible with working hours and locations.
• Employment contingent on a clean Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Search.
• Current or willingness to obtain First Aid and CPR.

What We Offer:

• Individual YMCA membership
• In-house training and professional development opportunities

• Opportunities for career growth
• Opportunities for cross-training across departments
• Paid job-related certifications (i.e. First aid/CPR)

We ask qualified applicants to submit their cover letters and resumes. The YMCA Southwestern New Brunswick appreciates the interest of all applicants; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

YMCA of Greater Saint John