As part of the Patient and Family Centered Care Program and reporting to the Manager of the Summit Center for Youth Resilience, the Activities Convenor will be responsible for the planning, organizing and carrying out entertainment, diversion, social and emotional wellness group activities for clients in accordance with established Alberta Health Services and Recovery Alberta standards and practices. The Activities Convenor works purposefully within therapeutic relationships to support development, health and well-being. The Activities Convenor will work with children & youth primarily with Summit programs as well as offer site programming that may support other areas of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Programs (RRDTC, ACH). Leadership in the form of training and supervision of site volunteers and students/fellows is required. Appropriate documentation and statistical data collection is required.
As an Activities Convenor, you will be responsible for planning, organizing and carrying out entertainment, diversion, social and emotional wellness group activities for clients.
- Classification: Activities Convenor
- Union: AUPE GSS
- Unit and Program: The Summit Centre for Youth Resilience
- Primary Location: The Summit
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.00
- Posting End Date: 29-JUL-2026
- Employee Class: Casual/Relief
- Date Available: 07-SEP-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
- Shifts per cycle: Varies
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: Other
- Minimum Salary: $25.26
- Maximum Salary: $30.58
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Completion of Grade 12.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Experience working in a multidisciplinary team. Experience working with children/adolescents/siblings who have been impacted by mental illness. Must have Valid Heart & Stroke Foundation BLS-HCP, Emergency First Aid. This position requires moderate to heavy physical activity and the successful candidate must be able to lift 30 -50 lbs. multiple times and walk distances of up to 2 kilometers during their shift.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with individual and group program facilitation. Understanding and knowledge of recovery orientated care and rehabilitation models. Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related field or equivalent. Strong patient and family centered approach with the ability to work within a collaborative team environment, as well as engage in the patient experience, from a site perspective. Completion of Brain Story Certification and Collaborative Problem Solving Training.
