Upper Canada College Looking for After School Program Supervisor (ASP) – Prep School at Toronto, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Employment Terms: Part-Time, 3 Month Contract

Start Date: March 2024

Upper Canada College (UCC) is focused on making the world a more just and inclusive place through dialogue and teamwork. With a commitment to equity and fairness, students learn that what makes us different as individuals makes us stronger as a community. A rigorous academic program is supported by accomplished faculty, exceptional co-curricular programming, and state-of-the-art facilities. The UCC experience is underpinned by five core values: learning, pluralism, service, community, and well-being. Among its strategic goals is UCC’s ambition to become more diverse and inclusive. This is supported by a recognition that no learning community is whole without the inclusion and amplification of multiple voices; UCC is committed to fostering belonging, striving for jus­­tice and peace among all people, and addressing systemic and structural forms of oppression.

Position Overview

We are currently seeking an After School Program Supervisor to provide after-school care for preparatory school boys to service our parents outside of regular school hours.

Responsibilities

Student Supervision:

Ensure that boys are under staff supervision at all times;

Supervise and monitor attendance; sign students in and out of the program;

Supervise and assist with homework completion; daily agenda checks;

Supervise students using various resources at different locations (Prep fields, Arena, Sport Court etc);

Supervise after-school snack;

Program Supervision

Supervise recreational club activities;

Supervise and facilitate contractor responsibilities.

Supervise ASP staff and staff schedules.

Complete monthly attendance reports.

Parent Communication

Ensure parent communication; incident reports, student challenges;

Liaise with ASP Coordinator about student and parental issues.

Student Wellbeing

Encourage and model positive student interaction;

Promote a positive, engaging, happy environment for boys;

Encourage students in their pursuit of learning;

Care for young student needs and provide guidance.

Reception

Welcome and offer assistance to all visitors who enter the reception area;

Direct telephone calls to the appropriate recipient.

Experience, Knowledge And Competencies

Work experience from other after school programs, camps, or daycares. Work experience in camp like setting providing supervision and instruction for student clubs, and/or activities;

Interested in working with children in a fast-paced, energized environment;

Enrolled in or have completed a diploma or degree program such as Teaching or ECE would be an asset;

Lifeguarding or coaching qualifications/experience would be an asset;

School/college policies and standards for students;

Knowledge of recreational sports, varying club activities;

Knowledge of how to engage the students in activities;

Knowledge of, and commitment to, students education;

Ability to anticipate and resolve conflicts, scheduling issues, facility challenges, etc;

Ability to work with students and keep them organized

Ability to organize and operate a club or activity for 8 weeks of programming;

Ability to identify potential areas of risk, and develop programs to mitigate the risk and redirect activity in more healthy directions;

Ability to identify and assess grounds related problems caused by weather, pests or other factors, and communicate them to the supervisor;

Ability to work independently and as a team member;

Ability to plan and organize special event days and other activities;

Ability to establish good working relationships across the school / college and with fellow colleagues;

Ability to keep management apprised of issues and present proposed action recommendations.

What We Offer

Opportunities for professional development to support life-long learning of skills and knowledge;

Floating holidays that recognizes our employees diverse religious and cultural practices; offers three paid floating holidays per year instead of three statutory public holidays of their choosing.

Excellent mental health, medical and dental benefit plans (including Health Care and Lifestyle Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance programme and onsite wellbeing programming;

Paid volunteer time off to become involved in you’re communities, lending voluntary support to programs;

Ongoing community events and employee social events throughout the academic year;

Fabulous collaborative team members and colleagues;

Generous pension / retirement plan and paid time off plans: vacation / holidays, personal emergency leave, personal leave, parental leave top-up and flexible self-funded leaves;

Free on campus parking;

Opportunity for casual dress days.

UCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity, encouraging applications from all

qualified individuals including women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ persons. UCC embraces pluralism – celebrating differences, cherishing similarities, and giving voice to multiple perspectives. If you are contacted regarding a UCC opportunity, please advise if you require any accommodations.

Please apply online by creating a “Support” profile account by March 18, 2024, 3:00pm EST. We thank all candidates in advance; however, we will contact only those selected for an interview.

To learn more about us please visit our site at www.ucc.on.ca