Rate of Pay: $21.60/hour

Location: Multiple

Work Hours: 15 (January to April) 24 (April to June) 37.5 (June to August)/15 (janvier à avril) 24 (avril à juin) 37,5 (juin à août)

Employment Type: Hourly Contract for 7 months (January to August)/

Contrat horaire de 7 mois (janvier à août)

Number of Vacancies: 22

Anticipated Start Date: January 11, 2027/ 11 janvier 2027

Deadline to Apply: November 1, 2026 / 1er novembre 2026

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The YMCA Summer Work Student Exchange (SWSE) is a national exchange program coordinated by the YMCA and funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage. Each summer, 16- and 17-year-old Canadian youth spend six weeks in another province, living with a local host, gaining paid work experience, practicing their second official language, and participating in weekly program activities.

Support Coordinators serve as team leads for the program in their region. Before the exchange begins, they assist in the hiring process for Local Coordinators, promote the program to youth, support the interview and selection process for participants, and connect with community partners to secure job placements. During the exchange, Support Coordinators guide their local team, supporting youth as they navigate their recent environments and delivering a full program of activities.

In this role, you will:

- Support the hiring and training process for Local Coordinators and provide ongoing leadership to the local team.
- Promote the program in communities and support the selection of youth participants, host families, and employment partners.
- Support Local Coordinators to safely plan and deliver program activities in line with program objectives,



including managing activity budgets.
- Act as a bridge between the Regional Coordinator and the Local Coordinators, including monitoring compliance with program policies and objectives.
- Build positive relationships with youth exchange participants, host families, employers, and other local community partners; visit program sites during the exchange period and respond to conflict and emergencies as they arise.
- Support participant travel between provinces, including traveling with participants to their host community or providing logistical support at departure points.
- Write a comprehensive report at the end of the summer summarizing the program’s results.
- Fulfill administrative duties in a timely manner, including promotional tracking, case noting, incident reporting, expense claim tracking, and file documentation.
- Assume the role of Local Coordinator in certain situations as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

Responsabilités

- Appuyer le processus d’embauche et de formation des coordonnateurs locaux et assurer la direction permanente de l’équipe locale.
- Promouvoir le programme dans les communautés et appuyer la sélection des jeunes participants, des familles d’accueil et des partenaires d’emploi.
- Aider les coordonnateurs locaux à planifier et à animer des activités en toute sécurité,



conformes aux objectifs du programme, y compris la gestion de leur budget.
- Assurer la liaison entre le coordonnateur régional ou la coordonnatrice régionale et les coordonnateurs locaux, y compris en surveillant la conformité aux politiques et aux objectifs du programme.
- Nouer des relations positives avec les jeunes du programme d’échanges, les familles d’accueil, les employeurs et les autres partenaires communautaires locaux; visiter les lieux du programme et intervenir en cas de conflit et de situation d’urgence.
- Faciliter le voyage des participants entre les provinces, y compris en les accompagnant à leur communauté d’accueil ou en assurant le soutien logistique aux points de départ.
- Rédiger un rapport complet à la fin de l’été résumant les résultats du programme.
- Accomplir les tâches administratives en temps opportun, dont le suivi des activités de promotion, les notes de cas, le signalement des incidents, le suivi des demandes de remboursement et la documentation des dossiers.
- Assumer le rôle de coordonnateur local lorsque certaines situations le justifient.
- Effectuer d’autres tâches qui sont confiées.

Mandatory Training and scheduled work days

- Three mandatory training sessions will take place. The first will occur in mid-January. The second session will take place over a weekend in early March and the third in late April/early May. Exact dates will be confirmed at the time of interviewing.
- Trainings are held in-person and may require travel within Canada for two to four days; all costs related to travel and training are paid for by the YMCA.
- All Support Coordinators a

📌 Support Coordinator SWSE/Coordonnateur/coordonnatrice de soutien du programme Emplois d’été Échanges étudiants (Canada)
🏢 YMCA of Greater Toronto
📍 Canada