City of Kitchener Careers

Building Youth Leadership Development (BYLD) Coordinator (Summer Employment)

(Temporary Full Time for approximately 3 months)

Competition Number

2024-539

Job Code

9313

Posting Date

December 17, 2024

Closing Date

January 31, 2025 (at 6:00pm)

Job Status

Temporary Full-Time

The City of Kitchener is a vibrant and dynamic city of approximately 292,000, in the heart of southwestern Ontario. As the largest municipality in Waterloo Region, Kitchener continues to be poised for development and growth, enhancing its reputation as a leader in city-building and innovation, with nationally recognized strategies to build its neighbourhoods, its digital infrastructure and its diverse economy.

The City of Kitchener is WHERE you want to work! Learn more about the top reasons to join us:

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Position Overview:

If you are an organized and creative planner who wants to inspire and coach youth aged 12-15 on what it means to be a good leader, this role is for you!  

The Building Youth Leadership Development (BYLD) Coordinator leads the City of Kitchener’s BYLD (pronounced build) program, a leader-in-training program.

Prior to camp, the BYLD Coordinator works with the Summer Camp Coordination team to deliver leadership workshops to 100 participants. They organize BYLD placement assignments and prepare all BYLD manuals and program tools. During the summer, the BYLD coordinator supports site staff to ensure that the BYLD participants have opportunities to practice their learning and build their self-esteem and self-confidence as leaders. 

The BYLD Coordinator assists in organizing and supporting special guests and trips for camps.

What you’ll gain: 

• Real experience training, mentoring and coaching
• Leadership skills
• Program planning skills
• A fantastic summer experience 

Employment Dates: May 5 - August 26, 2025

Hours per week: May 5 - May 23 at 10 hours/week; May 26 - August 26 at 35 hours/week

Hours of work: 7 hours/day, 8:15am-5:15pm (shifts may vary)

• Participation in evening and weekend BYLD training June 4, 5 and 7 and Leader training on June 14. Please Note: ALL training in-person and online is required and mandatory to complete prior to start of program/camp. 

Additional Information:

• No work schedule June 30 and on statutory holidays(July 1 and August 4).
• Works in a variety of outdoor conditions. 
• Office work required

Selection is based on a combination of application and interview.  

Responsibilities:

• Provides program information and support to staff, participants, parents/caregivers.
• Reviews training plans to ensure program guidelines are met.
• Provides participant orientation sessions and ensures training material is prepared.
• Works with staff to ensure the delivery of safe, quality, and fun programs in accordance with City guidelines and to provide support and coordination for all BYLD participants.
• Performs regular site visits to observe BYLD participants. 
• Works in collaboration with Neighbourhood Camps Assistant Coordinators to monitor and evaluate BYLD participants.
• Provides written evaluations and letters of program completion to BYLD participants.
• Coordinates the collection and maintenance of forms, logbooks, and volunteer hours of BYLD participants.
• Gathers related information and statistics; writes and submits reports including final reports prior to completion of the program.
• Takes action to deal with incidents, problems, emergencies and parent/caregiver concerns.
• Works with Summer Camp Coordination team to support the programming of special guests, outings and Adventure Playday.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Minimum grade 12 diploma preferred. 
• A minimum of two seasons with camp or related children’s programming experience preferred.
• Minimum age requirement - must be at least 18 years of age or older by the first day of employment, unless otherwise specified
• Valid CPR Level "C" and Standard First Aid Certificate 
• Provide a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check at your own expense as a condition of employment issued after March 1, 2025.
• Access to reliable transportation is required
• Completion of Principles in Healthy Child Development training considered an asset.
• Employment is conditional upon; attendance at all training sessions, submission of required documentation/certification, adherence to the minimum age requirements and ability to meet the employment term.
• Reliable with a good attitude and employment record.

The City of Kitchener is committed to an equity-driven, inclusive, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment and selection process, and to ensuring our workforce reflects the full diversity of the community we serve. We welcome applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ persons, as well as other equity deserving groups.

We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at [email protected], or 519-783-8081 to make your needs known, so that we can support your full and equal participation throughout the hiring process.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants. Only candidates whose skills, experience and qualifications meet the requirements of the position will be contacted.

Please note that as per Human Resources Policy HUM-HIR-110, "Employment of Relatives of Staff Members and Elected Officials":

"The immediate relatives of staff of the Human Resources Division, all Directors, General Managers, or the Chief Administrative Officer and Elected Officials shall not be employed by the City in any capacity.

The immediate relatives of all other Management personnel shall not be employed where such employment would be:

1. within the same Department in the case of permanent full-time, temporary full-time and part-time classifications.

2. within the same Division in the case of students."

Department

Community Services

Division

Neighbourhood Programs and Services

Union Affiliation

Non-Union/Management

Number of Positions

1

Hours of Work

35 hours per week

Location

Initial Location

City Hall 

City

Kitchener

Compensation

Salary Range

$21.67- $22.54 Hourly

Grade/Band

4