Youth counselor Jobs in Delta, BC

Overview

As one of the fastest growing cities in Canada, City of Surrey is a globally recognized leader in building vibrant, sustainable communities through technology and innovation. City of Surrey employees are talented innovators, inspired by meaningful work and the opportunity to drive our city-and their careers-forward. Build a City. Build a Future at the City of Surrey.

Employment Status

Union - CUPE Local 402 - Auxiliary

Non-Union - Auxiliary

Scope

Spend your summer creating positive recreation experiences for kids and youth!

As part of the Community & Recreation Services Division, you'll be working in a fast-paced, creative environment focused on delivering active, safe programs for kids and youth to develop their skills, while meeting new friends. The City of Surrey is a HIGH FIVE® registered organization. We are committed to ensuring that every child in our programs has a positive recreation experience. Our Summer Day Camps are offered in a variety of facilities including recreation centres, schools, community halls, arenas, pools and parks.

We're looking for enthusiastic individuals who enjoy working with children and youth, and are :

• Flexible and are able to quickly adapt to new environments and situations.
• Strong team players, focused on providing great customer service.
• Self-motivated and can take initiative with little supervision.
• Great communicators with the ability to work with people of all ages.
• Highly organized.

If you've got the skills required, we want to hear from you about one of the exciting opportunities we have. Applicants must upload all relevant certificates to their online application.

We are recruiting for both Auxiliary and On-Call City Wide positions. Auxiliary is ideal for an individual who can commit to working on a regular basis Monday - Friday in July and August 2025. On-Call is ideal for an individual who cannot commit to working on a regular basis Monday - Friday in July and August 2025. We expect staff to be available Monday to Friday, however hours of work depend on operational needs and camps running each week.

Responsibilities

Junior Day Camp Leaders (Community Services Assistant 1) are responsible for providing day camp participants with an active, safe, and stimulating environment to develop social skills and general well-being.

Senior Day Camp Leaders (Community Services Assistant 2) are responsible - in addition to the responsibilities associated with the Junior Leader (CSA1) - for the design and implementation of day camp programs for children and youth.

Specialty Day Camp Leaders (Non-Union) are responsible for the design and implementation of day camp programs for children and youth. Experience in specific skills, such as sports, dance, swimming, skating, etc. is an asset for our camps that run in a recreation setting.

Qualifications

The Junior Day Camp Leaders (Community Services Assistant 1) will have :

The Senior Day Camp Leaders (Community Services Assistant 2) will have :

The Non-Union Specialty Camp Instructors will have some of the following :

Approximate Recruitment Timeline

Accepting Applications

Dec 2, 2024 - Jan 10, 2025

Screening Applications

Jan 11, 2025 - Jan 31, 2025

Interviewing

Feb 1, 2025 - Feb 22, 2025

Reference and Police Information Checks

Feb 23, 2025 - March 10, 2025

Extending Employment Offers

Mid- March 2025

Start Date

End of May / Early June 2025

Other Information

Hourly Rate :

This position requires completion of a Police Information Check including a Vulnerable Sector Check. Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications.

Closing Date

This job will be posted until January 10, 2025.

Our Values

Integrity - Service - Teamwork - Innovation - Community