Summer Student - Community Recreation Co-Ordinator

Summer Job Opportunity

COMMUNITY RECREATION CO-ORDINATORS

Working Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

35 hours per week for 8 weeks between June to August

Hourly rate $17.20 plus 4% vacation

1 position available

Adult Day Program for Newcomer Seniors with focus on South Asian senior population – 138 Yorkland St. Richmond Hill

Reporting to the Day Program Supervisor, you will assist the Adult Day Program team in program implementation and evaluation of social and recreational programs for frail and cognitively impaired seniors. You will deliver in-person programming activities. You will also conduct client satisfaction surveys. You will work directly with staff and provide customer service to clients. You will assist in scheduling and maintaining accurate records in the system. You will also have the chance to participate in other special projects.

You will have the desire to gain experience working with a multi-disciplinary team environment, to develop your assessment, communication and problem solving skills. You are a student in Therapeutic Recreation, Recreation & Leisure, SSW-G, Health Sciences or related field. You are proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook and other social media platforms. You have very good interpersonal and communication skills. It’s an asset if you can speak the official languages (English & French) &/ or other languages.

To qualify for Canada Summer Jobs initiative, you are

Between the ages of 15 and 30 and legally entitled to work in Canada

Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

CHATS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Accommodation will be provided to individuals with disability, upon request.