JOB DESCRIPTION: After 3 in Manor Park Coordinator
Reports to: Manager of Recreation
Position Designation: Part-time, permanent
Pay rate: $19-$22/hr
Position Begins: August 24, 2026
Hours: Monday-Friday- 1pm-6pm
Professional Development Days and Summer Camp- 8:30am-5pm
Overview:
We are seeking a dedicated and organized After School Program Coordinator to oversee and facilitate engaging after-school activities for children. This role is vital in creating a safe, supportive, and enriching environment that promotes learning, social development, and fun. The ideal candidate will have a passion for working with children, excellent leadership skills, and experience in educational or recreational settings. This position offers an opportunity to make a positive impact on childrens' lives while fostering a collaborative team environment.
After 3 in Manor Park (A3) provides children in grades SK to 4 with quality recreational programming through the school year. The program operates at the Manor Park Community Center, located at 100 Thornwood Road from 3:00pm-6:00pm. Children are encouraged to develop friendships and skills through games, sports and other planned recreational activities while taking advantage of the large green space, baseball diamonds and soccer fields. The program follows the OCDSB school calendar. Full day programming is provided on OCDSB professional development days.
Summer Day Camps in Manor Park offers weekly themed, full day programming to children ages 4-10 years old. Summer day camps employ roughly 3 counselors and accepts Focus on Youth students and volunteers. This program runs for 9 weeks.
Essential Job Functions:
The responsibilities of the A3 Coordinator include, but are not limited to:
A3 and Summer Day Camps
- Create staff schedules, cover staff absences by reaching out to temp agencies, and participate in hiring and staff performance reviews.
- Supervise and mentor staff, offer guidance and support.
- Identify programming opportunities, plan and implement programming, post program plans, and recommend program specialists to Supervisor.
- Ensure programming supports the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of children.
- Communicate regularly with parents, staff, and other stakeholders to ensure the smooth running of the program.
- Support the ongoing professional development of staff and encourage a culture of continuous improvement.
- Support volunteers and Focus on Youth students.
- Ensure that all administrative tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
- Lead staff meetings and orientation.
- Answer phone calls, emails and log absences prior to staff arrival.
- Ensure children arrive at the program from the school/bus safely.
- Ensure a safe and healthy environment for children and staff.
- Act as a positive role model for children, demonstrating kindness, patience, and respect in all interactions.
- Prepare registration packages, ensure attendances are up to date, review online registrations, post medical concerns, create and maintain staff/parent contact lists and parent handbooks.
- Monitor and reconcile monthly payments, prepare and distribute child care receipts, prepare injury reports, conduct monthly fire drills, update parent handbook, as necessary.
- Purchase supplies and stay within monthly budget.
Other
- Maintain community center bulletin boards and signs, report building deficiencies to the City of Ottawa.
- Follow policies and procedures.
- Attend staff meetings, as required.
Requirements:
- Supervising team members: 1 year
- Working with children: 3 years
- Up to date First Aid and CPR level C certification.
- Clear vulnerable sector check.
- Ability to speak and write in English.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with parents, staff, community members and stakeholders
- Skill in the use of common computer programs and office machines, including Microsoft Office, Excel, and Amilia.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate and establish rapport, understanding and confidence with participants and the general public.
- Ability to lead a team and remain calm, patient, and organized in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to understand, follow and complete oral and written directions.
- HIGH FIVE Principles of Healthy Child Development (PHCD) certificate (an asset)
Pay: $19.00-$22.00 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
