Team Leaders
Job # RP 10-5
CURRENT STATUS:
May 19, 2010:
All positions have been filled. We thank you for your interest in working with the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, and hope you will continue to watch our job postings and apply for positions which you are interested in.
March 30, 2010:
Candidates have been selected and are being contacted for interviews tentatively scheduled for April 3, 2010.
February 26, 2010:
As of 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2010, we no longer will be accepting resumes for this posting. The department is currently reviewing all resumes received. This process can take up to two weeks or longer, depending on the number of applications.
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NOTE: This position requires a Career Profile and resume (no cover letter is requested). If submitting a hard copy, please attach the Career Profile to the front of your resume.
Job Description:
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent’s Recreation Programs is currently seeking students for Team Leaders for the summer of 2010. Reporting to the Area Coordinator, this position involves program fieldwork throughout the Municipality. These positions run for a period up to 10 to 11 weeks, working approximately 42.5 to 45 hours per week, subject to change (may require some evenings and weekends).
Locations of camps where positions may be available:
Blenheim, Bothwell, Chatham, Dresden, Merlin, Ridgetown, Thamesville, Wallaceburg, Wheatley
Responsibilities:
· Coordinate the planning, implementation and evaluation of one Park or Community Day Camp program
· Ensure staff is actively involved in all aspects of program planning, set-up, conducting activities and actively participating in activities including swimming, clean-up and evaluation
· Coordinate all administrative duties, such as attendance forms, permission forms, newsletters and medical/information/etc. forms
· Implement the philosophies of HIGH FIVE
Qualifications:
· For positions that are subject to receiving student subsidy funding; the funding requires summer students to be attending a secondary or post-secondary institution full-time in the spring 2010 semester, and returning to a secondary or post-secondary institution full-time in the fall 2010 semester
· For positions not receiving student subsidy funding, to be eligible students must have attended a secondary or post-secondary institution full-time in the spring of 2010, and/or attending a secondary or post-secondary institution full-time in the fall of 2010
· Because of the responsibilities of the program for leaders, applicants must be 14 years of age or older to apply
· Current Certification in Standard First Aid/CPR (prior to May 29, 2010)
· Certified with the High Five Principles of Healthy Child Development (provided during camp training at cost)
· Because of the environment this position will be working in, the successful candidate will be required to furnish an original Police Information Search (criminal reference check) prior to commencement of employment
Compensation:
This summer student position has an hourly wage rate of $12.50 to $14.50 (based on the 2010 student compensation plan), plus vacation and statutory benefits according to the employment standards act.
Tentative interview date is Saturday, April 3, 2010; we reserve the right to reschedule or change the interview date.
Applying:
Students interested in the above position are asked to submit a Career Profile and resume to the address below. Please do not include a cover letter, or copies of transcripts, licenses, certificates, etc.
When applying:
- Complete the Career Profile in Word or Adobe
- Enclose a resume indicating your past camp/playground experiences
- Include two previous employer references
- Certificates will be reviewed during the interview process
- If you have an email address, please include it in your Career Profile (this is the preferred method of contacting candidates for interviews)
The Career Profile can be found below. The Microsoft Word (.doc) version of the Career Profile may be saved on your computer. Please complete the form and save before printing or emailing. There is an Adobe version you can print and complete by hand. If you are unable to save or print either of the Career Profile versions, please visit a local library, a Chatham-Kent municipal centre, or an Ontario Works resource centre (in Chatham or Wallaceburg) for assistance.
Applications must be received before 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Friday, February 26, 2010.
Recreation Programs
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
25 Creek Road
Chatham ON N7M 5J3
Tel: 519.360.1998
Fax: 519.352.4241
Email: Ckrecprograms@chatham-kent.ca
Applicant information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy legislation and will be used strictly for the purpose of candidate selection.
We thank all candidates in advance; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is an equal opportunity employer.