Community Program Specialist; Part-time Nova Scotia

In Community Program Specialist (Part-time)

Location:

Truro or Amherst, Nova Scotia

Tim Hortons Foundation Camps help youth from underserved communities achieve their full potential through multi-year, overnight camp experiences. Whether at camp or back home in their communities between visits—our youth work to build social, emotional, leadership and innovation skills and behaviours like volunteerism and motivation to learn so they become civically and academically engaged, and successfully transition to adulthood.

At Tims Camps, we are catalysts for good – helping our youth participants and teammates be the best they can be, developing personal and career growth. We empower young people with skills to open doors to their future. That is our North Star and, together, we help shape leaders that build stronger communities.

The In-Community Program Specialist supports the planning, direction, implementation, and supervision of Tims Camps Community Programs which take place at schools and/or community group spaces in their designated region. The Specialist is responsible for ensuring participants have a positive, high quality program experience for long‑term impact. This role will ensure a focus on high quality program facilitation and delivery for maximum impact.

The Specialist applies their knowledge of youth development, outdoor and experiential education, program quality systems, and demonstrated excellence in coaching and facilitation to provide direction, coaching and support to their direct reports and the youth we serve.

This opportunity is a great fit for current or former educators, outdoor educators and experiential learning professionals, or other youth development professionals. If you thrive when engaging young people in hands‑on, creative ways, especially in classroom settings and want to help them build leadership and life skills, this role offers meaningful, mission‑driven work with long‑term impact.

Truro and Amherst, Nova Scotia:
Daily travel is required within the assigned geographic area (
Truro and Amherst
). This role will work remotely from either Truro, Amherst or the surrounding area. Travel beyond the primary geographic region will be required. Occasional travel will be required to the Home Office, located in St. George, Ontario.

This is a part‑time position that will be scheduled according to operational needs. The anticipated start date is September 3, 2026. We welcome applications from candidates interested in either a contract or permanent position. During active employment between September and June, the daily rate of pay for this role will range from $230.00 to $269.00, based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate, and less applicable statutory deductions.

For permanent employees, this role is expected to include an annual temporary layoff period, typically occurring between July and August. The position is unpaid during temporary layoff periods and when not scheduled to work.

• Develop, deliver, review, and improve creative and innovative programming to be delivered at schools and community locations for high‑quality program experiences ensuring alignment with outcomes and program quality frameworks.
• Foster a culture of innovation and creativity through building outcome‑specific, engaging, creative, fun and interactive programs.
• Facilitate programs based on Tims Camps program curriculum, standards, and local operating procedures.
• Evaluate programs and the delivery of them via the TIMpact
  365 measurement strategy.
• Provide direction and guidance to participants that celebrates their differences and plans for their success.
• Ensure participants are engaged and recognized for their contributions and achievements.
• Provide support to participants, staff and educators in assisting with participant behaviour management issues.
• Contribute to digital and social media creation efforts to support youth engagement and preparedness.
• Support National Field Team Lead and Facilitation and Instruction Lead with finalizing program schedules, purchasing, inventory updates, and completing…