Drawing & Painting Club Leader

Fitzii; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee meals

Free parking

Job summary

The Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club is seeking a part-time Drawing & Painting Club Leader to run our weekly program for 8-12 year olds on Mondays from 4:00-7:15pm from Sept 14 to Dec 14.

You will organize activities, set up the room, manage supplies, and monitor attendance, ensuring a safe, engaging, and fun environment. Additional hours may be available for other Juniors events and programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year working with children (ages 8-12).
• Genuine interest in art and familiarity with various art mediums (drawing, acrylic painting).
• Basic color theory knowledge.
• Minimum 1 year observational illustration experience (figures, faces, lighting, 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.

Responsibilities

• Organize and set up room.
• Lead 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.

Skills

Art interest

Color theory

Observation illustration

First Aid

CPR Certification

English proficiency

Childcare experience

Art instruction

Job description

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Drawing & Painting Club Leader

Type: Part-time

Description: 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.