Coordinator, Youth Programs and Community Outreach (Term)

Date Posted: 01/08/2025

Req ID: 41252

Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga

Department: UTM: Dept of Recreation, Athl & Wellness

Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Position Number: 00056429

Description:

About us:

U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of human potential.

Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning anddiscovery. We love to open opportunities available no where else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.

This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside theMissinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome those whowant to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.

Your opportunity:

The Coordinator, Youth Programs & Community Outreach is responsible for the growth, planning, delivery, and risk assessment of safe,sustainable, supportive, and innovative youth programming and community outreach initiatives including child and youth camps offered by the Department of Recreation, Athletics and Wellness. The role will research trends and opportunities for the development and implementation of youth programming, and also lead current and new community outreach initiatives by supporting internal and external relationships, and instituting programs that increase awareness, engagement, and support for DRAW programs.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Determining logistical details and activities for events and/or programming
• Implementing plans and process improvements for program and service activities
• Liaising with internal and external contacts to coordinate execution of seminars and workshops
• Fostering cooperative working relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts
• Advising student groups on the development ofclubs and societies
• Responding to enquiries within the defined scope of the role and redirecting as appropriate
• Training and coaching casual staff

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education or Sport Administration preferred or acceptable combination of equivalent experience. Standard First Aid, Basic CPR
• Minimum two years experience planning, developing and implementing children’s sport and recreation programs for a diverse range of clients
• Familiarity with the theories and legislation related to child safety and supervision
• Minimum two years experience scheduling athletic programs
• Experience providing oversight and guidance to casual employees
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated conflict resolution and problem solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Detail Oriented
• Ability and desire to take initiative
• Ability to remain professional in high pressure situations
• Ability to exercise sound judgment
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

Assets (Nonessential):

• Strong computer skills including experience with Fusion or a similar recreation management software

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Approachable
• Assertive
• Diplomatic
• Multi-tasker
• Tactful
• Team player

Closing Date: 01/16/2025, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group: USW 

Appointment Type: Budget – Term 

Schedule: Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: 

USW Pay Band 09 — $66,715. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $85,319. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 

Job Category: Student Services

Recruiter: Jessica Halteh

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

This is a term position ending October 15, 2025.

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