Youth Outreach Summer Staff (9 weeks)
Title: Youth Outreach Summer Staff
Location: YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programs
Program: Youth Outreach
Position Status: Full-Time, Contract (until August 29, 2025)
Compensation: $17.06/hour
There is potential inside all of us – we all have it in us to shine.
Every charity exists to help solve a problem – our charity exists to help solve many problems, from childcare shortages, social isolation, mental health issues, access to wellness, and more. Today, our network is spread across 100+ program locations in HRM and the province, meeting the most urgent needs of our communities in mental health supports, accessible childcare, supporting an increasing immigrant population, safe spaces for youth to grow and lead, helping to navigate a precarious labour market, delivering wellness programming for all, and creating community for isolated older adults.
We give people the tools, encouragement, and safe space to discover their inner strength. When they know someone’s in their corner, with unconditional support, they realize they can do more than they thought possible. It’s your support, expertise, and guidance that helps people ignite their full potential and shape our neighbourhoods into vibrant and healthy communities.
As part of your total compensation:
- Receive a complimentary YMCA membership to our Health & Fitness facilities
- Discounts on YMCA childcare and camp programs
- Complimentary wellbeing and counselling services
About the Role:
This position is an exciting opportunity within our YMCA Immigrant Services Department, which will support the Youth Outreach team.
In this role, you will:
- Plan and promote programs and activities for newcomer youth ages 13-21, this includes regular programming outings and special events planning
- Help recruit participants
- Set up program space and prepare for activities
- Be attentive, encourage and assist with participants engagement during programming
- Set up before and clean up after activities
Education and Skills Qualifications:
- Ability to co-lead programming in a culturally diverse group
- Awareness of activities, topics and events that are interesting to newcomer youth
- Experience working in a group setting, delivering workshops, leading physical activity sessions, games and activities that engage participants in a welcoming and accessible manner
- Demonstrated ability to develop good rapport with youth
- Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work positively with groups & individuals
- Demonstrated effective time management skills
- Genuine interest in working with youth of diverse ethnic and cultural background
- Multilingualism is considered an asset
To Apply:
Please apply online at https://ymcahfx.ca/workwithus/ by June 9, 2025.
Please note that all successful candidates are required to provide:
- Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Check, and Child Abuse Registry Check (less than 6 months old), if 18 years of age or older
- Attend Child Safeguarding Training upon hire
Please note: Background checks are reviewed on an individual basis – offenses, if any, are based on role and Child Safeguarding requirements, and may not eliminate candidates from employment at our YMCA.
At the YMCA, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where every team member feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We believe that a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences enrich our organization, enabling us to better serve our community and achieve our mission. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, racially diverse, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, gender-diverse people, people with diverse abilities, members of ethnic minorities and faith groups, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please inform us in advance to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation.