Job Overview

The playroom and special event assistant will assist a staff team who are responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating a parent/caregiver and child ‘play and learn’ drop-in program, for children from birth to five, in a busy multicultural family resource program. This staff will be instrumental in planning two multicultural summer events for families in the community.

Responsibilities

• Assist staff to plan and implement a full range of developmental and age appropriate playroom activities
• Assist in maintaining Family Place’s emotionally safe, respectful and inclusive environment
• Work flexibly with children and parents/caregivers as part of Family Place’s team
• Assist in maintaining the playroom, ensuring that equipment, toys, books and program supplies are well maintained
• Assist in maintaining appropriate health and safety standards
• Participate fully in all Family Place functions as required
• Assist in planning and delivering two multi-cultural summer celebrations for member families

• Must have been a full time student during 2007 -2008, be returning to school full time in September and be aged between 15& 30
• Previous experience working with children, birth to five years an asset
• Good organization and time management skills
• Ability to work comfortably in a cross-cultural, multi-lingual setting
• Second language an asset
  
  

• 32 hours per week, 14 week term
• Monday to Friday, some flexibility required
• $9 per hour
• May 26, 2008 start date

Application Deadline: May 15, 2008