Join our Recreation and Culture Team!
Children and Youth Programming, Aquatics, Fitness and Sport & Community Development all hire part-time and seasonally contracted jobs throughout the year. Apply today!
Below you will find a little bit of information on some of the positions we hire for, as well as who best to reach out to with any questions!
Children and Youth Program Jobs
We are looking for enthusiastic, child-centred staff with a wide variety of interests to come work in our Children and Youth programs.
Through the school year we hire part-time staff to work in Children's programs at the Canada Games Complex and in our Neighbourhood Recreation Program. For the summer months we start hiring around Christmas time for our summer programs, these positions are mostly Monday-Friday 35-40 hours a week. Programs include:
- Adventurers Camp
- Chippewa Summer Camps
- Kidventures
- Playgrounds
Junior Inclusion Services staff work with kids who have disabilities and need support to participant in Recreation and Culture Programming. They participate in the school-year hiring, as well as summer time.
Youth Move is our youth programming and they hire all year round (though hours do change with the school year).
| Children and Youth Leader |
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Responsible for running activities, building relationships with participants, conducting behaviour management, planning activities, talking with parents and having fun in our programs!
Assets when applying:
- Standard First Aid, Level C CPR
- HIGH FIVE, Principles of Early Childhood Development
- Experience working/volunteering with children
- Recreation experience (soccer, dance, hockey, running, music, drama etc)
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| Children and Youth Specialist |
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Responsible for planning activities, overseeing site structure and expectations, communication with parents, building relationships with participants and behaviour management. Assisting in our social media presence, Health and Safety, Volunteer Management and other areas. Having fun!
Assets when applying:
- Standard First Aid, Level C CPR
- HIGH FIVE, Principles of Early Childhood Development
- Experience working/volunteering with children
- Recreation experience (soccer, dance, hockey, running, music, drama etc)
- Leadership experience (NOWASA, coaching etc)
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| Children and Youth Coordinator |
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Responsible for planning the overall structure and working of the program, in coordination with the Program Supervisor, assisting onsite, directing head staff team, administration duties etc. Having fun!
Assets when applying:
- Standard First Aid, Level C CPR
- HIGH FIVE, Principles of Early Childhood Development
- Experience working/volunteering with children
- Recreation experience (soccer, dance, hockey, running, music, drama etc)
- Leadership experience (NOWASA, coaching etc) or supervisory experience
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| Youth Move Specialist |
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Responsible for the planning and execution of youth activities and youth mentorship during drop-in programming and special events.
Assets when applying:
- Standard First Aid, Level C CPR
- HIGH FIVE, Principles of Early Childhood Development
- Experience working with youth
- Recreation experience (soccer, dance, hockey, running, music, drama etc)
- Leadership experience (NOWASA, coaching etc)
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| Youth Move Coordinator |
Responsible for supervising Youth Move Specialist staff and volunteers and overseeing all Youth Move program implementation in the City of Thunder Bay.
Assets when applying:
- Standard First Aid, Level C CPR
- HIGH FIVE, Principles of Early Childhood Development
- Experience working with youth
- Recreation experience (soccer, dance, hockey, running, music, drama etc)
- Leadership experience (NOWASA, coaching etc)
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| Junior Inclusion Services Coordinator |
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Coordinating supports for participants who require a JIS Facilitator, communication with parents/guardians, working in collaboration with partnered programs, supporting Facilitators with participants that have higher needs, building relationships and having fun! Also helps to administer the PAL Card program.
Assets when applying:
- Standard First Aid, Level C CPR
- HIGH FIVE, Principles of Early Childhood Development
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Program
- Experience working with children or youth with disabilities
- Recreation experience (soccer, dance, hockey, running, music, drama etc)
- Leadership experience (NOWASA, coaching etc) or supervisory experience
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| Junior Inclusion Services Facilitator |
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Working one-on-one with kids and youth that have disabilities and require support to participate in our programs. Providing assistance with personal care, social inclusion, behaviour management and adaptions. Responsible for daily communication with parents/guardians. Building relationships and having fun!
Assets when applying:
- Standard First Aid, Level C CPR
- HIGH FIVE, Principles of Early Childhood Development
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Program
- Experience working with children or youth with disabilities
- Recreation experience (soccer, dance, hockey, running, music, drama etc)
- Leadership experience (NOWASA, coaching etc)
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If you are 18 or over you will need a Police Record Check with Vulnerable Sector.
Email Alexa Fares at alexa.fares@thunderbay.ca, Sarah Smart at sarah.smart@thuderbay.ca or Nina Arcon at nina@arcon@thunderbay.ca with any questions!
Aquatics Jobs
Working and training as a lifeguard is a great way to develop leadership skills, boost confidence and make an impact in the community!
Being a lifeguard and teaching swimming lessons will give you fantastic hands-on experience developing and teaching lessons for people of all ages.
We have pools that operate all year at the Canada Games Complex, Churchill Pool, and Volunteer Pool plus beaches and outdoor pools in the summer. The best part is we offer all the courses you need to begin your experience (Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross, Assistant Instructor, Swim Instructor/Lifesaving Instructor)! Register today!
| Pool Control/ Slide Attendant |
Qualifications: MUST have a current LSS Bronze Cross and Standard First Aid with CPR-C.
- Supervises the top of the Waterslide
- Uphold the rules and regulations of the waterslide (ie. height requirement & swim test)
- Enforces pool rules and regulations
- Assists with duties around the pool deck
- Assists with first aid and safeguarding the pool
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| Lifeguard |
Qualifications: MUST have a current LSS National Lifeguard and Standard First Aid with CPR-C. LSS Instructors is an asset
- Supervision/ Safeguarding of the pool
- Prevention and rule/ regulation enforcement
- Water Chemistry tests
- Off-duty tasks (ie. cleaning/ tidying pool deck, paperwork, bather load statistics, etc.)
- Provide first aid when necessary
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| Instructor- Aquatics (Swim Instructor) |
Qualifications: MUST have a current LSS Swim Instructor and Standard First Aid with CPR-C. NL is an asset
- Instructs Lifesaving Society Swim Program
- Plans lessons/ sets up for lessons
- Supervises participants of the swim lesson
- Completion of paperwork (worksheets, attendance, report cards)
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Email Tiffany Vis at tiffany.vis@thunderbay.ca, or Calli Graham atcalli.graham@thunderbay.ca with any questions!
Fitness Instructors
If fitness is a passion of yours and you enjoy working with people, working in our Fitness Programs may be the right thing for you! With a flexible class schedule and multiple rooms, we aim to find something for everybody!
| Fitness Coach |
| Train clients in private, semi-private or group sessions based on their goals, ability and fitness level. |
| Fitness Instructor |
| Teach group fitness and wellness classes such as bootcamps, HIIT, spin, TRX, etc., at the Canada Games Complex or out in the community. See Fitness - City of Thunder Bay for a list of our current fitness and wellness classes. |
| Fitness Attendant |
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Monitor, disinfect and organize fitness areas at the Canada Games Complex. Responsible for filling spray bottles and paper towel dispenser, taking stats and enforcing facility guidelines. They also give facility tours and run dryland for hockey teams.
Shifts: M-Th 4:45-10:15pm, F 4:45-9:15pm, Sat/Sun 12-5pm and 4:45-8:15pm
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| Chronic Disease Management Program Instructor |
| Supervise various chronic disease management classes. Tasks include leading warm up and cool down, resistance training with light weights or bands, and monitoring participants while they are on cardio machines. |
| Inclusion Facilitator |
| Support adults with disabilities one on one or in small groups with access to the City’s Recreation programs, facilities and services. Facilitation can be helping someone change or get into the pool, recommending exercises for strengthening a muscle group, or assisting with grabbing weights or transfers.
Shifts: Make your own schedule, clients often prefer weekday daytime
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For information, contact the Program Supervisor - Adult Fitness, Wellness & Inclusion Services at 684-3338
Sport & Community Development
If you are interested in sporting events and concerts and enjoy working with the public, consider joining us as Ice Patrol or Security.
| Ice Patrol |
- Ensure all rules are being followed during City Public Skates
- Handle admission payments and provide facility information to attendees
- For more detail, please view the Ice Patrol job description
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| Security |
- Monitor crowd controls before, during and after events
- Monitor controlled entry points and all liquor sales areas
- For more detail, please view the Facility Security job description
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