The Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club (“the Club”) is the city’s premier racquets, fitness, and social Club. Located just a few minutes from downtown, the Club offers exceptional tennis, badminton, squash, fitness and aquatics programming for over 4,000 members, along with a variety of social events with upscale-casual dining in 3 restaurants.
We are recruiting for a part-time Drawing & Painting Club Leader to join our team.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Reporting to the Aquatics and Juniors Supervisor, the Drawing & Painting Club Leader will be responsible for running our weekly Drawing & Painting Club on Mondays from 4:00-7:15pm from September 14-December 14th. Duties include setting up the room, planning weekly activities, determining supplies required, and keeping attendance records. Participants are ages 8-12 years old. Additional hours may be available to help with other Juniors events and programs such as birthday parties, movie nights, Halloween parties, and other special events.
Hours of work:
Regular part-time (1 position) on Mondays from 4:00-7:15pm starting September 14th.
Wage: $18.00 to $21.00 per hour
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Organize and set up room
- Lead various art activities including teaching foundational skills in drawing, color theory and acrylic painting.
- Provide an overall entertaining, safe and fun experience for all children.
- Monitoring attendance including keeping accurate sign-in/sign-out records for billing purposes.
- Providing supervision to 5-10 kids ages 8+ including conflict resolution and behavior management when required.
- Clean up and organizing supplies at the end of each session.
- Enforce program and Club rules.
- Liaise with parents about behavior issues or other concerns as required.
- Relay all comments and concerns to the Aquatics & Junior Supervisor in a timely manner.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of 1 year working with children (ages 8-12)
- Genuine interest in art and familiarity with various art mediums including drawing and acrylic painting.
- Basic color theory knowledge.
- Minimum 1 year observational illustration experience (figures, faces, lighting, and gesture).
- Emergency or Standard First Aid
- CPR Certification
- Experience in Early Childhood Education is an asset.
- Proficient in English to articulate professionally in member interactions.
COMPETENCIES:
- Strong guest focus – exceptional customer service skills, maintains professionalism with members and peers.
- Strong supervisory skills – confident leading large groups of children, providing direction, and following through on behavioral issues.
- Organization – strong attention to detail, planning and preparation skills.
- Excellent communication skills – strong English communication skills both verbal and written.
- Self-driven – strong work ethic and takes pride in their work; proactive.
- Punctual and reliable – can always be counted on.
- Team focused – collaborates and communicates with peers positively.
At Vancouver Lawn, we offer a positive and friendly environment, competitive wages, employee meals and free parking.
If you are someone who has a passion for people and delivering outstanding service, we'd love to hear from you!
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those shortlisted will be contacted for an interview.