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Skate Program, Lead Instructor

Employer
City of Mississauga
Location
Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
Salary
Hourly Rate/Salary: $28.34 - $37.78 
Closing date
Dec 5, 2024
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Role
Other
Industry
Other
Hours
Part-time
Job Summary

Organize and deliver a comprehensive Skating program to meet the needs of all participants registered in the program and provide supervision and leadership to Skating Instructors and volunteers.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Teach basic to advanced skills through group lessons as outlined in defined lesson levels. Group sizes vary from 3 to 12 participants.
  • Ensure the continuing safety of all participants during group lessons.
  • Organize, plan and implement the activities at the start and end of each program (warm up and cool downs).
  • Ensure the continuing safety of all participants during these activities
  • Prepare weekly lesson plans including warmup and cool down sessions for group instruction
  • Plan fun day activities for final day of programs for all participants
  • Ensure program plans meet Course Objectives and HIGH FIVE Principles and Design Guidelines
  • Supervise, provide guidance and evaluations for Skating Instructors during lesson blocks.
  • Review lesson plans on weekly basis/as requested to ensure staff are planning and executing appropriate instruction.
  • Review prepared progress reports for suitability
  • Place volunteers in groups and provide feedback
  • Provide quality customer service to parent and participants on an ongoing basis.
  • Post signs providing information to participants about upcoming activities or announcements.
  • Deal with customer complaints regarding instructor classes or pass/fails in classes
  • Deal with participants/parents when inappropriate skates or safety equipment (ie not having a CSA approved helmet thereby restricting their participation)
  • Dealing with parents when moving children classes due to skill level
  • Ensure visual safety check of ice is completed to ensure program can run safely, report any issues to facility staff
  • Ensure that all participants are properly registered.
  • Record attendance daily for each class.
  • Submit payroll variations and volunteer hours
  • Complete staff evaluations
  • Order and distribute the appropriate number of progress cards, labels and seals to Instructors for the various testable programs.
  • Complete a progress card and comment for each student in a testable program. Distribute and explain the progress card to the student on the last day of the program.
  • Send unclaimed progress cards to office for mailing
  • Ensure that equipment is safe and in good repair, where new equipment is required inform supervisor
  • Responsible for locking equipment up at the end of each program day


Skills and Qualifications

  • Junior Bronze Skills as recognized by Skate Canada (or equivalent)
  • Emergency First Aid with CPR B
  • Principles of Health Child Development (PHCD) or High 5 Sport
  • Minimum 2 sessions instructing with the City of Mississauga Skating Program
  • Previous supervisory experience is an asset
  • Past evaluations must be exceeding expectations level of performance
  • Exposure to cold working conditions
  • Primarily arena environment


Hourly Rate/Salary:$28.34 - $37.78
Hours of Work:5 hours per week
Work Location:Living Arts Centre
Department/Division/Section:CMS/Community Services Dept,CMS/Recreation & Culture Division,Program Delivery
Non-Union/Union: Non Union

We thank all who apply, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. You can alsocheck your application status in your candidate profile online.

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The City of Mississauga is committed to creating a respectful and supportive workplace that fosters a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion which broadly reflects the communities and residents we serve. Throughout the employee life cycle, the City is working to include an EDI lens to attract, retain and support the growth of diverse talent.

Learn more about the City’s commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion .

Accommodations
The City of Mississauga is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to removing barriers in our selection process for people with visible and invisible disabilities. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the City of Mississauga will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.

If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of anyaccommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

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