Summer Student - Instructor I Specialty

JOB SUMMARY

The Recreation Cultural and Facility Services department is responsible for building a healthy inclusive and vibrant City as well as ensuring that communities residents and visitors have access to the recreation and cultural places programs events and services that allow them to experience all the benefits the City has to offer and overseeing Buildings and Facilities Management for improved service delivery integration ensuring the best possible client experience in City facilities.

Under the guidance of a Program Coordinator or other supervisor you are responsible for assisting with planning and implementing program content and for the instruction coaching or coordination of introductory specialty sport/art programs and/or summer camps (i.e. tennis volleyball hockey camp dance art etc. to ensure participants have a safe and enjoyable camp experience.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High School Student minimum Grade 10

Less than 4 months of related experience is required

Demonstrated experience in sport specialty area

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

KNOWLEDGE

• Strong background and understanding of specialty area
• Demonstrated awareness of safety/ security during programs
• Understanding the development and recreational needs of children.
• AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act) Legislated training required by 2010
• City of Ottawa Core Training
• Applicable Ottawa Parks & Recreation policies and procedures.
• Must possess the training experience and knowledge to organize the work and its performance.
• Must be familiar with all applicable health and safety legislation have knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the work place and have knowledge of appropriate actions to be taken in order to ensure the health and safety of staff in accordance with applicable legislation and City policies and procedures.

COMPETENCIES SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to work in a team setting or independently
• Maintain a fun and safe environment
• Excellent interpersonal communication leadership organizational and programming skills
• Experience working with preschoolers and/or school age children and/or youth.
• Ability to operate any required tools/equipment
• Ability to follow verbal and/or written directions/procedures.
• Technical skills for the appropriate program.
• Maintain a fun and safe environment
• Excellent interpersonal communication leadership and programming skills
• Good organization skills
• Sound judgement in difficult situations
• Demonstrates strong sport/art background in required activity.
• Must be able to relate to children and be a good role model
• Must be tactful kind and patient calm under pressure
• Must be creative and resourceful
• Must be reliable and trustworthy
• Must be flexible and enthusiastic
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to work well in a team environment.
• Enjoy working with the public.
• Demonstrates teamwork and leadership skills with the ability to motivate teams.
• Physically fit and able to participate in recreation activities.
• Capable of safe lifting techniques
• Proper attire and footwear
• May require sport/art specific equipment as required to demonstrate & teach the skills i.e. dance shoes helmet hockey equipment inline skates