BGC Weston-Mount Dennis & Lawrence Heights Clubs serves children and youth in the Lawrence Heights/Weston-Mount Dennis and surrounding communities providing social, physical, educational, creative, seasonal, and community support programs. Your role as a Dance Camp Instructor will be to provide a safe and supportive environment for the program participants. This program is designed for children and youth ages 8-16 years. Program components include dance education, recreation, social activities, sports, mentoring and the arts.

Location: BGC Youth Centre Portable (106 Emmett Ave)

Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize and lead a group of children in a group setting
• Ensure that you are creating a safe and enjoyable environment for participants
• Create and facilitate fun, creative and inclusive activities for all participants
• Teach from beginning to intermediate levels using a variety of dance genres and approaches
• Prepare dance lesson plans and develop dance curriculums

• Ensure all equipment and supplies are in safe working condition
• Complete appropriate administrative tasks in a timely manner (i.e. attendances and head counts)
• Developing and planning programs that meet the interests of children between the ages of 8 to 16 years
• Encourage and motivate children to achieve their goals through engaging, encouraging, and motivating them.
• Teach choreographed routines and choose music for camp events and end of weekly sessions

• Teach all aspects of the dance curriculum, including techniques, theory, and performance, requiring both leadership and vision
• Ensuring programs are safe, age/developmentally-appropriate, non-competitive, inclusive, innovative and skilled-based in nature.
• Help to ensure the safety and security of the members and assist in responding to critical incidents as outlined in the Club's policies and procedures
• Participate in staff training and orientation sessions
• Ensuring the safety and supervision of participants at all times by strictly following guidelines and procedures (i.e. head counts)

• Dealing with conflicts and behavior management immediately using corrective techniques, as discussed in training
• Report to, and takes direction from Supervisors
• Maintain professional relationships with peers, members, volunteers, parents and other Club members
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings
• Arrive no later than 15 minutes prior to scheduled shift.

Qualifications:

• Degree in fine arts or similar (asset).
• Extensive dancing skill and experience (hip hop, afrobeats and/ or contemporary an asset).
• Passion for dance and working with other creatives.

• Strong interpretive and creative thinking skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, time management skills, and work ethic.
• Superb interpersonal, collaborative, and communication abilities.
• Must meet all "Canada Summer Jobs" requirements including:

• • Be between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment;

• • Be a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the
    Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*; and
  • Be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial / territorial legislation and regulations.
    *International students are not eligible. Recent immigrants are eligible if they are Canadian Citizens or permanent residents.

• Experience working with children/ youth 8 to 16 years old
  
• Strong supervision and program planning skills

• Good decision making and problem solving skills
• Current First Aid and CPR training (mandatory)
• Police Reference Check completed within last 6 months (mandatory to obtain prior to start date)
• HIGH FIVE: Principles of Healthy Child Development training (asset)

Contract Period: June 24 2024 – August 16, 2024

*Must attend mandatory training from June 24 to June 28*

Hours: 35-37.5 per week Monday to Friday looking for individuals available 5 days a week (mandatory)

Deadline to apply is April 8, 2024