Reporting to the Moorelands City Clubs Site Coordinator, the City Clubs Program Leader assists in implementing the in-person Moorelands City Clubs program at up to 3 schools each semester. Supervising participants aged 11-14 years, the Clubs Program Leader assists the City Clubs Site Coordinator in preparing a variety of experiential learning activities that develop leadership.

***NOTE: These programs are after school so prospective applicants must be available between 2:30-6pm Tuesday-Thursday.

• Assist in implementing fun, educational and skill developing leadership activities through a variety of experiential learning activities
• Create a welcoming, safe and positive environment
• Supervise participants and implement the necessary behaviour management strategies
• Create and maintain positive relationships with all necessary stakeholders such as parents
• Complete and submit paperwork and reporting
• Embody and implement Moorelands Kids’ staff code of conduct, goals and any necessary policies
• Participate in one Dolphin Bingo volunteer day once per semester of their choosing dependent on Moorelands’ availability and scheduling
• Other duties as assigned

• Standard First Aid (can be obtained after hiring, and before start date)
• Principles of Healthy Child Development High 5 Certified (can be obtained after hiring, and before start date)
• 2+ years’ experience working directly with children aged 11-14 years
• Must have the desire and ability to work with children in an in-person indoor and outdoor setting
• Experience managing a variety of behaviours
• Proven leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Be energetic, enthusiastic, patient and flexible
• Able to work in team and individual settings

Additional Qualifications

Please note that the following qualifications are NOT REQUIRED but will be considered an asset to your application:

• Experience leading and coordinating programming
• Experience supervising other staff
• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment
• Experience working in an in-person setting for children and youth
• Crisis Prevention Institute Verbal De-escalation training or similar

Moorelands Kids is dedicated to empowering kids to transform their lives by providing fun, engaging, life and leadership skill-building programs to Toronto children and youth affected by poverty. Every member of our staff team is a leader.  We work hard to build a team environment where open, frank and respectful communications from everyone at every level is essential.  We remain firm in our belief that hard work, leadership and team spirit will be the keys to our success. It’s really quite simple – people make the difference.

Moorelands Kids’ Core Beliefs:

• We believe that every child has the right to succeed in life.
• We believe that every child has strengths regardless of their life circumstance.
• We believe that kids from low-income families face hurdles that other kids don’t, and because of this, they may miss out on reaching their full potential.
• We believe that equipping kids with the tools to thrive will give them a better chance to achieve success.
• We believe that their success is our legacy.