Program Specialist

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 School Program Specialist supports the planning, direction, implementation, and supervision of Tims Camps In School Program which takes place at schools and /or community group spaces in their designated region. Program Specialists are 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 Program Specialist role 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 position requires extensive travel (approximately 80%) throughout Canada and is best suited to candidates who enjoy working in diverse communities and spending significant time on the road.

This opportunity is a great fit for current or former educators, outdoor educators and experiential learning professionals, or other youth development professionals who are looking for a full-time opportunity. 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.

This role may be based anywhere in Canada. The successful candidate must be able to travel extensively (approximately 80%) across Canada. When not travelling nationally, regular travel within their assigned geographic region will be required. Occasional travel will be required to the Home Office, located in St. George, Ontario.

This is a full-time opportunity with an anticipated start date of January 4, 2027. We welcome applications from candidates interested in either a permanent or contract position. The contract position is expected to run until approximately June 25, 2027. The biweekly salary for this role is $2307.00 – $2692.00, less applicable legislated deductions.

Applicants interested in this position will only be paid a biweekly salary during active employment, typically between September through June. This role experiences an annual temporary layoff which typically occurs between the months of July and August. This role will not be paid a bi-weekly salary while on temporary lay-off.

• 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
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