About the role
Program Aide
Job S****tatus: Continuous Part-Time
Pay & Grade: $24.28 to $30.09 Hourly Grade**:** 2
Hours of Work**:**Up to 24 Hours per week
Initial location: Downton Community Centre
**Posting period:**June 16, 2025 to June 23, 2025 (at 6:00pm)
Overview
Join Our Team as a Program Aide!
Are you passionate about helping older adults stay independent and active? We're looking for a caring and patient individual to join our team. You'll work with our Supervisor and Program Coordinator to create fun and engaging activities for our Senior Day Program and neighborhood programs.
Why You'll Love This Role:
- Make a Difference: Support older adults in your community.
- Build Relationships: Connect with participants through client-centered programs.
- Team Environment: Thrive in a fast-paced, supportive team.
- Be Creative: Design innovative and inclusive activities.
- Great Communicator: Use your listening skills and patience to engage with others.
Work Hours:
- Up to 24 hours per week
- Weekdays from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Responsibilities
- Assists in implementing various types of programming such as facilitating games and activities, gentle exercises, cognitive programming, and social groups.
- Assists with preparing and serving meals and refreshments considering any dietary needs of the participants.
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of the kitchen and dining areas before, during, and after meal service.
- Identifies unsafe conditions or practices and takes appropriate action to address them including reporting and removing hazards.
- Modifies programs as needed to ensure inclusion of all participants.
- Assists with the preparation of the program's physical environment including room setups and takedowns
- Responds to unplanned events (e.g., personal care accidents, personality conflicts, health concerns) and completes incident reports, as appropriate.
- Maintains confidentiality of all issues related to the program participants.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Grade 12 diploma plus up to 1 year of additional job related post-secondary courses.
- 6 months experience delivering recreational programs for older adults experiencing physical frailty and/or adults with disabilities.
- Ability to support and project values compatible with the organization and participate as an effective team member.
- Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Valid CPR Level “C” and Standard First Aid Certificate or willing to obtain within 2 months of hire.
- Provide a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Checkat your own expense as a condition of employment.
- Able to perform physical functions such as cleaning, lifting up to 30 lbs. unassisted, tidying, room set ups, pushing wheelchairs, assisting participants in and out of chairs, assisting participants in and out of the van, walking with participants, offering other forms of assistance to participants and provide personal care assistance in the washroom.
- Effective time management and organizational skills.
- General knowledge of programming for older adults, with the ability to facilitate small group conversations, chair exercises and leisure programming components while ensuring participant safety is preferred.
- Certification in safe food handling will be considered an asset.
- Reliable with a good attitude and employment record.
**Department/Division:**Community Services, Neighbourhood Programs and Services
**Group:**Non-Union/Management
Competition Number: 2025-205
Job Code: 0431
Number of positions: 1
Why work at the City of Kitchener
About City of Kitchener, ON
Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is the regional seat. Kitchener is located about 100 km (62 mi) west of Toronto. Kitchener was previously known as Berlin until a 1916 referendum changing the name. The city covers an area of 136.86 km2, had a population of 233,222 at the time of the 2016 Census.
About the role
Program Aide
Job S****tatus: Continuous Part-Time
Pay & Grade: $24.28 to $30.09 Hourly Grade**:** 2
Hours of Work**:**Up to 24 Hours per week
Initial location: Downton Community Centre
**Posting period:**June 16, 2025 to June 23, 2025 (at 6:00pm)
Overview
Join Our Team as a Program Aide!
Are you passionate about helping older adults stay independent and active? We're looking for a caring and patient individual to join our team. You'll work with our Supervisor and Program Coordinator to create fun and engaging activities for our Senior Day Program and neighborhood programs.
Why You'll Love This Role:
- Make a Difference: Support older adults in your community.
- Build Relationships: Connect with participants through client-centered programs.
- Team Environment: Thrive in a fast-paced, supportive team.
- Be Creative: Design innovative and inclusive activities.
- Great Communicator: Use your listening skills and patience to engage with others.
Work Hours:
- Up to 24 hours per week
- Weekdays from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Responsibilities
- Assists in implementing various types of programming such as facilitating games and activities, gentle exercises, cognitive programming, and social groups.
- Assists with preparing and serving meals and refreshments considering any dietary needs of the participants.
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of the kitchen and dining areas before, during, and after meal service.
- Identifies unsafe conditions or practices and takes appropriate action to address them including reporting and removing hazards.
- Modifies programs as needed to ensure inclusion of all participants.
- Assists with the preparation of the program's physical environment including room setups and takedowns
- Responds to unplanned events (e.g., personal care accidents, personality conflicts, health concerns) and completes incident reports, as appropriate.
- Maintains confidentiality of all issues related to the program participants.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Grade 12 diploma plus up to 1 year of additional job related post-secondary courses.
- 6 months experience delivering recreational programs for older adults experiencing physical frailty and/or adults with disabilities.
- Ability to support and project values compatible with the organization and participate as an effective team member.
- Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Valid CPR Level “C” and Standard First Aid Certificate or willing to obtain within 2 months of hire.
- Provide a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Checkat your own expense as a condition of employment.
- Able to perform physical functions such as cleaning, lifting up to 30 lbs. unassisted, tidying, room set ups, pushing wheelchairs, assisting participants in and out of chairs, assisting participants in and out of the van, walking with participants, offering other forms of assistance to participants and provide personal care assistance in the washroom.
- Effective time management and organizational skills.
- General knowledge of programming for older adults, with the ability to facilitate small group conversations, chair exercises and leisure programming components while ensuring participant safety is preferred.
- Certification in safe food handling will be considered an asset.
- Reliable with a good attitude and employment record.
**Department/Division:**Community Services, Neighbourhood Programs and Services
**Group:**Non-Union/Management
Competition Number: 2025-205
Job Code: 0431
Number of positions: 1
Why work at the City of Kitchener
About City of Kitchener, ON
Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is the regional seat. Kitchener is located about 100 km (62 mi) west of Toronto. Kitchener was previously known as Berlin until a 1916 referendum changing the name. The city covers an area of 136.86 km2, had a population of 233,222 at the time of the 2016 Census.