Summer Outdoor Youth Leadership Coordinator St. Mary's Boat Club
Job in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Listing for:
Halifax Regional Municipality
Full Time, Seasonal/Temporary, Per diem
position
Listed on 2026-02-09
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Summer Seasonal
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Sports/Fitness/Wellness
Recreation & Leisure
Job Description & How to Apply Below
11026
Summer Outdoor Youth Leadership Coordinator St. Mary's Boat Club
Job Posting
Halifax Regional Municipality is inviting applications for the casual full-time position of Adventure Earth Programs – Summer Youth Leadership Coordinator.
Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is committed to reflecting the community it serves and recognizing Diversity and Inclusion as one of the Municipality’s core values. We have an Employment Equity Policy and we welcome applications from African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Women in occupations or positions where they are underrepresented in the workforce, Indigenous/Aboriginal People, Persons with Disabilities and 2
SLGBTQ+ Persons. Applicants are encouraged to self-identify on their electronic application.
Adventure Earth Programs at the St. Mary’s Boat Club engage children, youth and families in paddling based experiential programs, youth leadership, and outdoor recreation. As part of the Halifax Municipality’s Parks and Recreation services, The St Mary’s Boat Club programs give children and youth safe access to water activities and the knowledge and experience to practice them safety. All the St Mary’s Boat Club programs are carried out on The Northwest Arm in Halifax.
With our core values of community, learning, safety, sustainability, magic, and excellence as a foundation, we provide opportunities to reconnect with the natural world, to pursue a healthy and active lifestyle, explore on the water and develop paddling skills.
More information on the St. Mary's Boat Club can be found at
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Organizing and leading information nights for youth leaders and parentsCreating and conducting the selection process, setting up a communication system with the youth, and scheduling successful applicants on programs.Planning and facilitating a full-day orientation/training session and overnight team building event at the beginning of the summer and planning and facilitating additional training and social events, conducting the selection process, scheduling participants on camps.Daily tasks such as observing and evaluating the youth leaders’ participation in their volunteer leadership assignments, providing support and feedback and checking in with the youth leaders at the beginning and end of the day.Maintaining the Adventure Earth programs’ core values,Keeping a record of events, attendance, and schedulesMaintaining communications with youth leaders throughout the programPartnering with other Recreation Centres in our area and across HRM and overseeing and assisting youth leaders with planning and execution of a community actionWork with youth to organize and a community action activityWriting a summary report for the Community Outdoor Recreation CoordinatorOrganizing and staffing the three day/two night YES! Camp ProgramSupport the Community Outdoor Recreation Coordinator in handling administrative duties such as registering participants, sending program mailouts, tracking and inputting statistics and maintaining a budget.Work collaboratively and in support of the summer coordinator and inclusion coordinator to run programs and ensure a safe working environment.Assist with paddling programs and help the summer coordinator in facilitating successful day camp programs.QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
Must have a first aid certification, valid through to August 28, 2026Must have experience leading either children or youth in an outdoor and/or environmental education or recreational settingMust have previous paddling experienceMust have canoeing, stand up paddleboard or kayaking instructor certification or willing to obtain (can be provided with training)Considered an Asset:
Class 5 driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicleAdvanced first aid qualificationCanoe, kayak or stand-up paddleboard certificationCurrent Bronze Cross or National Lifeguard Service certificationPrevious experience working day camps and/or overnight camps at the Adventure Earth Programs an assetManagerial/supervisory experienceExperience in designing outdoor environmental program curriculumStudies in Outdoor Recreation, Environmental Education…
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