Inclusion Program Instructor - Fall​/Winter

Inclusion Program Instructor
- Fall/Winter/Spring

Working with the Town of Newmarket’s Recreation and Culture Team offers the opportunity to make a difference and connect with your community. This seasonal role requires dedication to delivering high‑quality programs, events, and services. You will help create engaging activities that enable skill development and provide an enjoyable experience for all participants.

• Research, develop, and plan activities for assigned adapted program(s) that meet participant needs and promote engagement and skill development.
• Build and submit completed weekly program plans that are engaging and match the course description. Organize program supplies prior to each class.
• Lead and implement specialized programming, adapt activities, and make modifications to program plans as needed throughout the session.
• Act as the main point of contact for parents/guardians. Complete phone calls home prior to the start of each session to discuss participant needs and planned activities.
• Maintain confidential records, including emergency contact information, individual needs and intake forms, behavior protocols, and health concerns of participants, and ensure safe arrival and dismissal of program participants.
• Collaborate with other program staff to discuss program plans, ideas, areas of concern, and participant information (e.g., behaviors, interests, triggers, strategies). Update Inclusion Facilitators on participant requirements.
• Coach staff and guide them through managing behavioral challenges. This may occasionally involve physical contact with participants (i.e., guidance).
• Communicate with supervisors regarding staff hours, staffing changes, and program recommendations.
• Work with facility staff to ensure the room is set up properly, perform hazard checks before participants arrive, and maintain the space clean and tidy, returning items to their original location upon class completion.
• Respond to emergency situations, including performing minor first aid, implementing Non‑Violent Crisis Intervention Strategies, and/or arranging for medical assistance.

• 1+ years experience in recreation program delivery.
• Experience with persons with disabilities or unique needs.
• Education in a related field is an asset (e.g., Behaviour Science).
• Excellent customer service, communication, leadership, and organizational skills; sensitivity to interact with a diversity of patrons, parents, and staff in a courteous and efficient manner.
• Current Standard First Aid and CPR‑C certification required.
• Current High Five Principles of Healthy Child Development certification required.
• Current Non‑Violent Crisis Intervention Certification, Behaviour Management Certification, or equivalent required.
• Availability/flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
• Due to the nature of the contacts of this position, a Police Vulnerable Sector Check satisfactory to the Town is required.

Certifications are not required at the time of application but must be obtained prior to job commencement. The Town of Newmarket may offer opportunities for certification.

Candidates whose Standard First Aid certification expires after June 22, 2026 must renew their certification through an AWSIB‑approved provider and obtain the new Intermediate First Aid with CPR‑C certification at the candidate’s own cost.

The Town of Newmarket is committed to accommodating all applicants in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code for all employment activities, including the recruitment process.