Summer Programs Assistant
About the Organization
At Ronald McDonald House® British Columbia and Yukon, we envision a province where families stay close to their sick children. Today, 2 out of 3 Canadians live in a city or town without a children’s hospital. Our Mission is to give sick children the healing power of being together with family.
As a champion of family-centered care, we enable access to children’s hospitals by providing families with sick children accommodation, meals, and wellness programs that support their emotional and physical well-being.
Since opening our first 13-bedroom House in Vancouver in 1983, Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon has continued to grow to meet the rising need for support. In 2014, we opened the Heather House, a 73-bedroom House on the grounds of BC Children’s Hospital, along with a Ronald McDonald House Family Room inside Surrey Memorial Hospital. In 2025, we expanded once again, opening new Family Rooms at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, and the University Hospital of Northern BC in Prince George, bringing comfort, care, and a place to rest to families throughout the province.
With the demand for services increasing, we are planning for even greater impact through expansion with a second House. The new Willow House is intentionally designed for comfort, connection, and wellness, and will offer families more space, more support and more ways to stay together during the toughest times. We aim to double our capacity and impact across BC and Yukon over the next five years, ensuring even more families can stay close when it matters most.
Our team is the backbone of this mission; serving families, supporting volunteers and donors, and helping spread awareness every single day.
This is a full-time temporary position from June to August, evenings will be required.
- Work with Manager, Programs to coordinate wellness programs, activities, and workshops.
- Facilitate seasonal in-house events and celebrations.
- Support facilitators by setting up/taking down program space, ordering supplies/materials, and confirming participants.
- Help to organize and maintain shared areas and supply rooms.
- Be available to on-site facilitators and present during programs and activities.
- Able to participate in out trips with families.
- Work with volunteers, family meals, and development teams to create consistency in our service delivery to families.
- Work alongside our Chef and Food Services Team to execute family meals.
- Assist in food-based activities and services including grab ‘n go, freezer meals, Lunch2Go, snacks from scratch, baking, celebration meals, etc.
- Receiving food and kitchen supplies.
- Monitor and track food inventory and kitchen equipment.
- Help set up and tear down food service areas for events, programs or meal services.
- Assist with dishwashing, sanitizing surfaces, and proper waste disposal.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Update, post, and maintain records of programs schedule and sign-up sheets.
- Support communication to the House including maintaining signage
Job Specific Competencies and Skills
- Alignment with the mission and values of Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon
- Ability to represent the House with a polished, positive, and professional demeanor and attitude at all times
- A commitment to working cooperatively in a team environment with staff, volunteers, families, donors, and the public
- Compassionate and caring with a drive to help those in need
- Passionate for mission-driven work, especially motivated to improve the lives of families whose child is receiving medical care
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet timelines
- Organized and solution oriented
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule that includes evenings, weekends, and some holidays to meet the needs of the organization in supporting families
- Experience working with children, youth, and families an asset
- Foodsafe Level 1, CPR/First Aid, and Mental Health First Aid an asset
- Is between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment;
- Is a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and
- Is legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/ territorial legislation and regulations.
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