Date Posted : April 7, 2026

Position Title : Child, Youth and Family Staff

Location: Robert Lee YMCA (955 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6E 0B1)

Term :Full time Temporary

Hours : 35 hours per week

Shift : Monday - Friday, 8am - 3:30pm

Salary : 0-500 hours $18.39 per hour

501-1000 hours $18.94 per hour

1001 - 1500 hours $19.51 per hour

1500 + hours $20.10 per hour

Start Date : June 22, 2026

End Date : August 14, 2026

Reports To :Supervisor, Child, Youth and Family

Benefits :

- Training and Professional Development Opportunities
- Extended Health and Dental Benefits
- Extensive Employee assistance program
- Reduced childcare rates and priority placement for YMCA Staff
- Be part of a charitable organization that positively impacts the community
- Some benefits may vary based on region and employment terms

This position may be funded by the Canada Summer Jobs Grant.

Nature & Scope

YMCA BC cares about raising healthy and resilient children, ensuring youth feel confident and supported and helping people feel healthy and connected to others in the community. We believe that everyone deserves to be healthy in spirit, mind and body. Our state-of-the-art centres of community offer a range of health, fitness, and aquatics programs for individuals and families.

This position will report to the Supervisor, Child, Youth and work collaboratively with other members of the YMCA team to provide a safe and fun environment for our child, youth, and family programming and to provide a safe and welcoming experience in branch.

Major Responsibilities - in this position, you will :

- Lead programs for children aged 0 to 12 years old in a positive and professional manner
- Facilitate games and activities for various children’s programs to promote active and creative play




- Build meaningful relationships with children, parents, YMCA members, visitors, and colleagues
- Navigate challenging conflict situations using YMCA standards and procedures
- Ensure program design, lay-out, and offerings meet the needs of all participants at various levels
- Lead program delivery, while ensuring contents meet the appropriate criteria and outline
- Strong work ethic and able to remain flexible
- Perform general administrative duties and record keeping responsibilities
- Ensure the safety of all members, participants, staff, and property by following YMCA policies and ensuring they are maintained among all members and staff
- Assist with training new staff/volunteers in procedures and practices
- Provide exemplary customer service to all members, guests and participants in all program areas by providing facility tours and education on current program offerings relevant to the member/family

Qualification - you bring :

- Current Standard First Aid certificate with CPR level C & AED (valid within 2 years)
- Experience working with children - preferred
- Demonstrated high level of customer service skills

Canada Summer Jobs Criteria

- Be between 19 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment.
- Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person who has been granted refugee status in Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.




- Be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations. International participants are not eligible. Recent immigrants are eligible if they are Canadian citizens or permanent residents .

About YMCA BC : By igniting belonging and championing health equity, YMCA BC strengthens the foundations of community. With over 3,000 employees and volunteers, YMCA BC serves 150,000 individuals of all ages, backgrounds and abilities across hundreds of service locations, from the Sunshine Coast to Fort St. John.

As a charity, YMCA BC promotes equitable access to healthier outcomes by providing vital programs and services to help address many of our communities' most pressing social issues, including health and wellness, affordable child care and camps, mental health, employment services and community health.

We believe there is potential inside all of us and envision vibrant, healthy and inclusive communities for all.

YMCA BC is firmly committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB). By taking an intersectional approach to our programs and services, the YMCA is committed to creating spaces and experiences where everyone feels safe, welcome, and like they belong. Learn more at bc.ymca.ca.

Application Process -** ready to make a difference?

Application Deadline :April 17, 2026

- If short-listed for a position: We will contact, you to move forward to the next step.

Note : Depending on the role, we may be required to prioritize internal applicants. At YMCA BC, we approach each hiring process individually, recognizing that people bring diverse experiences and strengths. If this opportunity speaks to you, we encourage you to apply—even if you

📌 Child, Youth & Family Staff (Vancouver)
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