Team Leader Teen Night
About the role
Hourly Rate: $22.64 – Check out the YMCA’s total compensation package!
Location: Cooper Koo Family YMCA
Work Hours: 8 hours
Employment Type: Hourly Contract for 6 months
Number of Vacancies: 1
Anticipated Start Date: April 15, 2026
Deadline to Apply: March 30, 2026 At 5PM
**Be the Spark!**Join our passionate team and help us to achieve great things in our community!
The Team Leader Teen Nights Program will be responsible for ensuring service excellence in all YMCA Program spaces and will oversee the supervision and safe operation of these programs and spaces during their duty period, ensuring the YMCA of Greater Toronto regulations, National YMCA standards and SAM expectations are met. The Team Leader will also provide direct program delivery and leadership as required.
In this role, you will:
- Coordinate the program delivery of all Teen Nights staff and volunteers with a focus on building and facilitating participant relationships.
- Responsible for the support and facilitation of Teen Council weekly meetings; this includes attending weekly program planning, organizing, promotion, partnerships development and delivery efforts.
- Ensure that all Teen Nights programming/activities are intentionally designed to achieve identified youth participant outcomes.
- Coach staff and volunteers to ensure compliance with Healthy Adolescent Development standards and expectations as outlined in program theory and audit tool.
- Recruit Teen Council members and other Teen Nights volunteers.
- Deliver training, coaching and mentoring of local staff and volunteers related to Healthy Adolescent Development, Teen Nights Program Theory, and program quality standards as defined by program quality audit tool.
- Complete and submit monthly program activity calendar and curriculum plan on a monthly basis.
- Complete and submit annual program self-assessment and enhancement plans as outlined in Teen Nights Program Plan At-a-Glance tool.
- Facilitate program self-assessment, quality audit and program continuous improvement/enhancement planning processes.
- Ensure the safety of all activities and programs throughout the program and respond immediately to rectify all safety, injury and emergency concerns.
- Responsible for encouraging a positive environment and deal effectively and professionally with YMCA members concern. Remains visible and approachable at all times.
- Continuously build positive relationships with all staff, volunteers and participants.
- Build relationship with participants and pro-actively seek opportunities to challenge participants to seek appropriate and progressively challenging positive youth development opportunities.
- Encourage and provide a wide variety of both formal and informal opportunities for youth leadership, voice and ongoing program feedback.
- Ensure appropriate policies and procedures are implemented and monitored to ensure safe and effective participant and volunteer participation.
- In collaboration with Teen Council members, program staff and volunteers assist and encourage program participants to access additional appropriate YMCA and community development offerings support programs.
- Perform other duties as assigned
You bring:
- Post-secondary education in the field of Recreation and Leisure, youth/social work or related field
- Certification from YMCA Canada in Healthy Adolescent Development
- Minimum 1 – 2 years’ previous experience in youth outreach or youth leadership development programs
- Previous supervisory experience is an asset
- Demonstrated experience in effective coaching and development skills
- Ability to encourage and motivate participants, volunteers and staff and to acknowledge and appreciate achievements and contributions
- Ability to deal effectively with escalated participant concerns and achieve successful outcomes
- Excellent planning and organizational skills; detail-oriented
- Evidence of continuing professional development in working with youth an asset
- Current Standard First Aid/CPR is an asset
- Flexibility regarding assigned hours of work including early mornings, evenings and weekends
- Well-developed interpersonal, and relationship building skills; ability to establish rapport and excellent communication with members, staff and volunteers
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and building a sense of belonging
What you need to succeed:
- Commitment to the YMCA’s Mission, Vision and Values
- Focus on the health, safety and wellbeing of all children, youth, and vulnerable people in YMCA programs including understanding legal and moral obligations related to reporting suspected child abuse to Child Protection Services
- YMCA Competencies: Accountable, Relationship-Builder, Improvement-Orientated, Team Player & Leader, Equity and Wellbeing Promoter
Why work for the YMCA?
The YMCA of Greater Toronto is a charity that ignites the potential in people, helping them grow, lead, and give back to their communities. We are committed to helping our employees reach their full potential and are recognized as a great place to work. We offer meaningful jobs and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of individuals and the health of our communities. See what you can expect from the YMCA here.
Joining the Y means contributing to over 170 years of providing opportunities for people to shine through programs and services, such as health and fitness, licensed child care, camps, employment and immigrant services, education and training, and services for youth, families, and seniors. Learn more in our 2025–2030 strategic plan,Greater Together*,*which outlines how we are focused on building communities where people feel healthier and more connected to their neighbours.
The YMCA of Greater Toronto is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We strive to remove barriers to employment and recognize that diverse staff who reflect the communities we work in enrich the experiences of our participants and our team. As an equal opportunity employer, we invite applications from all qualified candidates including racialized people/people of colour, Indigenous Peoples, disabled people/people with disabilities and members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
If we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity so we can work with you to accommodate your needs.
In keeping with our commitment to safety and child protection, job offers are contingent on the successful completion of a Police Records Check. Within the first four months and every three years thereafter, a Vulnerable Police Records Check is required. Learn more about these checks here.
The YMCA only considers applicants who are legally entitled to work in Canada. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, due to the volume of applications we receive, we can only contact candidates who are selected for an interview.
Check out the next steps in our recruitment process and see what others are saying about working at the YMCA.
About YMCA of Greater Toronto
Everyone deserves a chance to shine.
That’s why the YMCA of Greater Toronto is committed to promoting equity and boosting well-being across the GTA — but as a charity, we don’t do it alone. When many think of the Y, a charity may not be the first thing that comes to mind — but our ability to ignite the potential in people and spark change for the better is only made possible by the loyalty of our participants, the generosity of our donors, and the dedication of our volunteers and staff.
Thanks to the breadth, quality, and inclusive nature of the services and programs we offer across our network of 500+ locations in the GTA, we attract a diverse and dynamic mix of participants and will never turn anyone away due to their financial circumstances. Many participate for life and many more choose to give back when they have the means, so that others can benefit from experiences like their own — experiences that can only be found at the Y.
Our focus on well-being means we help people thrive not only physically, but mentally and socially as well. We offer volunteering opportunities; safe spaces for teens; child care; camps; career guidance; employment services; support for immigrants; and a range of other services essential for individuals and communities to shine their brightest. No matter your needs or stage of life, when you join the Y community, you get to be part of something special.
Over our 170-year history, we’ve adapted to meet our communities’ most urgent needs. Today, these needs include mental health supports, affordable housing, accessible child care, help navigating our precarious labour market, and community for isolated older adults. By offering a safe destination where anyone can grow, lead, and give back, the Y has become both a beacon of inspiration and a trusted anchor of support driven by our knowledgeable, friendly, and caring volunteers and staff.
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Team Leader Teen Night
About the role
Hourly Rate: $22.64 – Check out the YMCA’s total compensation package!
Location: Cooper Koo Family YMCA
Work Hours: 8 hours
Employment Type: Hourly Contract for 6 months
Number of Vacancies: 1
Anticipated Start Date: April 15, 2026
Deadline to Apply: March 30, 2026 At 5PM
**Be the Spark!**Join our passionate team and help us to achieve great things in our community!
The Team Leader Teen Nights Program will be responsible for ensuring service excellence in all YMCA Program spaces and will oversee the supervision and safe operation of these programs and spaces during their duty period, ensuring the YMCA of Greater Toronto regulations, National YMCA standards and SAM expectations are met. The Team Leader will also provide direct program delivery and leadership as required.
In this role, you will:
- Coordinate the program delivery of all Teen Nights staff and volunteers with a focus on building and facilitating participant relationships.
- Responsible for the support and facilitation of Teen Council weekly meetings; this includes attending weekly program planning, organizing, promotion, partnerships development and delivery efforts.
- Ensure that all Teen Nights programming/activities are intentionally designed to achieve identified youth participant outcomes.
- Coach staff and volunteers to ensure compliance with Healthy Adolescent Development standards and expectations as outlined in program theory and audit tool.
- Recruit Teen Council members and other Teen Nights volunteers.
- Deliver training, coaching and mentoring of local staff and volunteers related to Healthy Adolescent Development, Teen Nights Program Theory, and program quality standards as defined by program quality audit tool.
- Complete and submit monthly program activity calendar and curriculum plan on a monthly basis.
- Complete and submit annual program self-assessment and enhancement plans as outlined in Teen Nights Program Plan At-a-Glance tool.
- Facilitate program self-assessment, quality audit and program continuous improvement/enhancement planning processes.
- Ensure the safety of all activities and programs throughout the program and respond immediately to rectify all safety, injury and emergency concerns.
- Responsible for encouraging a positive environment and deal effectively and professionally with YMCA members concern. Remains visible and approachable at all times.
- Continuously build positive relationships with all staff, volunteers and participants.
- Build relationship with participants and pro-actively seek opportunities to challenge participants to seek appropriate and progressively challenging positive youth development opportunities.
- Encourage and provide a wide variety of both formal and informal opportunities for youth leadership, voice and ongoing program feedback.
- Ensure appropriate policies and procedures are implemented and monitored to ensure safe and effective participant and volunteer participation.
- In collaboration with Teen Council members, program staff and volunteers assist and encourage program participants to access additional appropriate YMCA and community development offerings support programs.
- Perform other duties as assigned
You bring:
- Post-secondary education in the field of Recreation and Leisure, youth/social work or related field
- Certification from YMCA Canada in Healthy Adolescent Development
- Minimum 1 – 2 years’ previous experience in youth outreach or youth leadership development programs
- Previous supervisory experience is an asset
- Demonstrated experience in effective coaching and development skills
- Ability to encourage and motivate participants, volunteers and staff and to acknowledge and appreciate achievements and contributions
- Ability to deal effectively with escalated participant concerns and achieve successful outcomes
- Excellent planning and organizational skills; detail-oriented
- Evidence of continuing professional development in working with youth an asset
- Current Standard First Aid/CPR is an asset
- Flexibility regarding assigned hours of work including early mornings, evenings and weekends
- Well-developed interpersonal, and relationship building skills; ability to establish rapport and excellent communication with members, staff and volunteers
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and building a sense of belonging
What you need to succeed:
- Commitment to the YMCA’s Mission, Vision and Values
- Focus on the health, safety and wellbeing of all children, youth, and vulnerable people in YMCA programs including understanding legal and moral obligations related to reporting suspected child abuse to Child Protection Services
- YMCA Competencies: Accountable, Relationship-Builder, Improvement-Orientated, Team Player & Leader, Equity and Wellbeing Promoter
Why work for the YMCA?
The YMCA of Greater Toronto is a charity that ignites the potential in people, helping them grow, lead, and give back to their communities. We are committed to helping our employees reach their full potential and are recognized as a great place to work. We offer meaningful jobs and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of individuals and the health of our communities. See what you can expect from the YMCA here.
Joining the Y means contributing to over 170 years of providing opportunities for people to shine through programs and services, such as health and fitness, licensed child care, camps, employment and immigrant services, education and training, and services for youth, families, and seniors. Learn more in our 2025–2030 strategic plan,Greater Together*,*which outlines how we are focused on building communities where people feel healthier and more connected to their neighbours.
The YMCA of Greater Toronto is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We strive to remove barriers to employment and recognize that diverse staff who reflect the communities we work in enrich the experiences of our participants and our team. As an equal opportunity employer, we invite applications from all qualified candidates including racialized people/people of colour, Indigenous Peoples, disabled people/people with disabilities and members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
If we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity so we can work with you to accommodate your needs.
In keeping with our commitment to safety and child protection, job offers are contingent on the successful completion of a Police Records Check. Within the first four months and every three years thereafter, a Vulnerable Police Records Check is required. Learn more about these checks here.
The YMCA only considers applicants who are legally entitled to work in Canada. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, due to the volume of applications we receive, we can only contact candidates who are selected for an interview.
Check out the next steps in our recruitment process and see what others are saying about working at the YMCA.
About YMCA of Greater Toronto
Everyone deserves a chance to shine.
That’s why the YMCA of Greater Toronto is committed to promoting equity and boosting well-being across the GTA — but as a charity, we don’t do it alone. When many think of the Y, a charity may not be the first thing that comes to mind — but our ability to ignite the potential in people and spark change for the better is only made possible by the loyalty of our participants, the generosity of our donors, and the dedication of our volunteers and staff.
Thanks to the breadth, quality, and inclusive nature of the services and programs we offer across our network of 500+ locations in the GTA, we attract a diverse and dynamic mix of participants and will never turn anyone away due to their financial circumstances. Many participate for life and many more choose to give back when they have the means, so that others can benefit from experiences like their own — experiences that can only be found at the Y.
Our focus on well-being means we help people thrive not only physically, but mentally and socially as well. We offer volunteering opportunities; safe spaces for teens; child care; camps; career guidance; employment services; support for immigrants; and a range of other services essential for individuals and communities to shine their brightest. No matter your needs or stage of life, when you join the Y community, you get to be part of something special.
Over our 170-year history, we’ve adapted to meet our communities’ most urgent needs. Today, these needs include mental health supports, affordable housing, accessible child care, help navigating our precarious labour market, and community for isolated older adults. By offering a safe destination where anyone can grow, lead, and give back, the Y has become both a beacon of inspiration and a trusted anchor of support driven by our knowledgeable, friendly, and caring volunteers and staff.