Coordinator, Youth Programs and Community Engagement

Queen's University; Eastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in Kingston seeks a Coordinator for Youth Program & Community Engagement. This role is pivotal in managing unsafe, innovative programming for children and youth, including summer camps and community initiatives. The position requires strong planning skills, flexibility in scheduling, and the ability to build relationships within the community. Ideal candidates will have a passion for youth engagement and proven organizational abilities. This role offers a unique opportunity to impact the community positively while working with diverse groups.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Experience in community program planning and implementation.
• Exceptional communication skills for collaboration and outreach.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary resource for community program information.
• Plan and investigate new community programs.
• Prepare weekly reports on outreach metrics.
• Coordinate marketing and communications material.

Job description

A Brief Overview

The Coordinator, Youth Program & Community Engagement is responsible for the growth, planning, delivery, financial management and risk assessment of safe, sustainable, supportive, and innovative children and youth programming (i.e., summer camps, school sports days/field trips, PA Day and holiday programs, community engagement initiatives) offered by Athletics and Recreation (A&R) to the campus and greater Kingston community. The role will research tends and opportunities for the development and implementation of child and youth programming, and also lead current and new community engagement initiatives by building internal and external relationships, developing and instituting programs that increase awareness, engagement, and support for A&R programs (i.e., School day games, student-athlete school visit programs, community minor sport programs, such as Junior Gaels programming, and new innovative revenue generating initiatives). The role will plan for and prepare the program delivery staff teams to lead and delivery the breadth and scope of programs, events and initiatives, including staff orientation, training, supervision, and assessment. Shared goals of contributing to campus and community wellbeing, physical literacy, and revenue-generation are integral to the role. This position acts as the primary resource person for questions and information regarding the community program, and provides information and support to researchers and research assistants involved in programs. This position coordinates community program events, participates in service delivery planning, and investigates opportunities for new/revised community programs. The schedule for this position requires the incumbent to work variable hours on a regular basis, including evenings and weekends. This position is subject to the Averaging provisions of the USW Local 2010 Collective Agreement. The schedule for this position requires the incumbent to work frequent early mornings, evenings and weekends, according to program or area needs.

What you will do

• Acts as the primary resource person for initial questions and information regarding the community program, and provides information and support to researchers and research assistants involved in programs.
• Participates in planning activities, by investigating opportunities for new/revised community programs including conducting surveys, identifying trends, prepares reports, and liaising program users to understand program needs.
• Participates in service delivery planning including orientation, education and facilitation.
• Uses information gathered during planning to revise current programming.
• Prepares weekly tracking reports on outreach opportunities and results, relative to goals, targets or performance metrics.
• Coordinates marketing and communications material for the community program.
• Coordinates, monitors and updates information on social media platforms.
• Maintains information aids related to legislation, bylaws and local trends relevant to the program.
• Maintains and updates databases of study participant information.
• Support volunteer recruitment efforts by coordinating events and other activities.
• Coordinates community program events including venue booking, invitations, agenda, speakers, speaking notes, travel, and event budgets.
• Prepares camp/activity lesson plans and trains staff on the delivery of programs and outcomes.
• Participates in aspects of the camps and day programs, including annual planning, promotion, scheduling, administration, staffing, equipment planning and purchasing, quality control, safety plans, and communication protocols with parents/guardians.
• Prepares and delivers inclusive outreach workshops and/or information sessions.
• Other duties as required in support of the department and/or unit.