Youth development Jobs in Kentville, NS

Tim Hortons Foundation Camps help youth from underserved communities achieve their full potential through multiday overnight camp experiences. Whether at camp or back home in their communities between visitsour youth work to build social emotional leadership and innovation skills and behaviours like volunteerism and motivation to learn so they become civically and academically engaged and successfully transition to adulthood.

At Tims Camps we are catalysts for goodhelping our youth participants and teammates be the best they can be developing personal and career growth. We empower young people with skills to open doors to their future. That is our North Star and together we help shape leaders that build stronger communities.

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Program Manager (Summer)

This is a unique development opportunity to join the team in Tatamagouche as their Program Manager for the upcoming summer season. This opportunity is shortterm in length and will be available from JuneAugust 2025.

Work Location

This role will be based out of our Tim Horton Childrens Camp location in Tatamagouche NS however travel may be required from time to time to fulfill the responsibilities of the role.

Employment Type

Contract position starting June August 29 2025. This role is intended to be a shortterm contract for the summer months.

Job Summary

Reporting into the Senior Manager Camp Operations this role has been updated to meet the Foundations strategic prioritization of operational excellence in service of high impact measurable youth development programs.

The Program Manager will provide leadership of the delivery of all programs at their assigned THFC location. This role will work collaboratively with the sitespecific Senior Manager Camp Operations to ensure a quality experience for participants. This role will ensure a focus on high quality program facilitation and delivery for maximum impact. This role will work directly with the camp operations and program innovation teams to ensure the highest quality experience for youth. This role will be responsible for engaging in the continuous improvement cycle at their location by regularly assessing program quality and implementing learnings to improve the quality of experience. This role will apply their knowledge of youth development outdoor education program quality systems and demonstrated excellence in coaching and facilitation to provide direction coaching and support to their direct reports and the youth we serve.

What would you be doing

Program Quality and Delivery :

• Conduct THFC program quality selfassessments through implementation and integration of the Weikart Centres Camp Program Quality Assessment at assigned camp location as directed by the program innovation team.
• Implement learnings from program quality assessments as part of annual and micro (I.e. session by session) cycles of continuous improvement. This includes reviewing and analyzing data making improvement plans and putting plans into action both at a site level and based on organizational focus.
• Ensure training programs and activities are designed and delivered following TIMpact365 program quality outcomes and impact framework to ensure a highquality camper experience and longterm impact across all program delivery models (I.e. summer school and partnerships).
• Make recommendations and implement changes that support quality improvements. Identify and support implementation as required. Surface and share improvement strategies with colleagues.
• Influence change management strategies to maximize adoption and implementation of new program curriculum and approaches.
• Foster a culture of innovation and creativity through building outcome specific engaging creative fun and interactive programs at site location.

Program Operations and Interdepartmental Collaboration :

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People Management :

Does this sound like you

Commitment to Equity Diversity & Inclusion

Tim Hortons Foundation Camps (THFC) is committed to a fair and inclusive work environment and seek talent with diversity of life experiences and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer that hires talent regardless of age race creed color religion national origin ancestry marital status affectional or sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability nationality sex status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected grounds and will not discriminate on these bases.

If you have special accessibility requirements that need to be considered during the recruitment process please let us know by emailing us at and a member of our HR team will get back to you. Information received relating to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Project Management Methodology,Project / Program Management,Program Management,Management Experience,Microsoft Powerpoint,Project Management,Microsoft Project,Budgeting,DoD Experience,Leadership Experience,Supervising Experience,Contracts

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1