After School Program Staff- St. Peter's, Port Hawkesbury, Inverness

Title: After School Program Staff

Reports to : After School Program Coordinator

Position Status : Part-time positions (up to 17.5 hours a week Monday-Friday) and Casual positions

Salary : $22.00 per/hour

Start Date : September 3, 2026

Site Locations : St. Peter’s, Port Hawkesbury, Inverness

We are currently hiring PT and Casual staff in our After School Programs at Tamarac Education Centre, Inverness Education Centre and East Richmond Education Centre. The YMCA of Cape Breton is looking for energetic, fun, and responsible individuals. You will be responsible for contributing to a teamwork dynamic and delivering safe, inclusive, responsive, and engaging programming in our after-school program.

Position Summary

The After-School Program staff will work in the YMCA of Cape Breton’s Childcare Division, reporting to the After-School Program Coordinator. The After-School Program Staff will be responsible for delivering quality program at our off-site childcare program.

Responsibilities

• Deliver play-based learning curriculum to children.
• Help plan, organize, and lead inclusive and diverse games, crafts, activities, field trips, and more for school-aged children
• Adhere to offsite childcare guidelines and NS BAP standards of delivery
• Engage in planned and spontaneous program activities with the children
• Support other program staff
• Monitor and record individual children’s progress through development evaluations, daily observations, and attendance maintenance.
• Ensure we create an equitable and inclusive environment for all participants
• Responsible for the physical, social, emotional, affective, and cognitive development of the children in the program
• Maintain contact with all the children to meet their needs – security, protection, affection, discipline, stimulation, warmth and comfort and belonging; respect each child’s abilities, culture, and diversity by demonstrating unconditional acceptance and encouragement of children.
• Maintain a relationship with families and meet their needs of comfort, security, warmth, and acceptance as part of the program
• Be a member of a strong team of staff by attending staff meetings and participating in professional collaboration.
• Communicate concerns and suggestions to the After School Program Coordinator
• Keep up to date with children’s information and the Childcare Department’s Policies including but not limited Behaviour Guidance, Child Abuse Protocol and Confidentiality.
• Commit to professional development opportunities as they arise
• Other duties as assigned by the After School Program Coordinator.Qualifications:

Qualifications

• Experience working with children
• Good interpersonal skills to build and maintain positive working relationships with diverse groups of children and their families.
• Experience in an educational setting or day camps/childcare/leadership is an asset.
• Experience developing and delivering childcare programs is an asset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Post-secondary education/training related to working with children and/or youth (an asset)
• Maintain a current first aid and CPR certification and First Aid.
• Current Criminal Record Check/ Vulnerable Sector
• Current Child Abuse Registry Check

Note: Successful candidates will be required to provide a current and satisfactory Criminal Record Check/Vulnerable Sector Check, and a Child Abuse Registry Check. Employees will be required to complete YMCA Child Safeguarding Training.

Skills

Skills and Competencies

• Child and Youth Focused
• Creativity and Innovation
• Excellent Interpersonal and Judgement Skills
• Relationship Building and Collaboration
• Sense of Community

We Offer

• Employee YMCA membership
• EFAP Program