Job Summary
The In-Community Program Specialist supports the planning, direction, implementation, and supervision of Tims Camps Community Programs which take place at schools and /or community group spaces in their designated region. The In-Community Program Specialist is 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 In-Community 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.
Is this role right for you?
If you’re energized by travel and love discovering new communities, this opportunity could be a great match. Our ideal candidate brings experience as an educator, outdoor educator, experiential learning facilitator, or youth development professional. 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.
Work Location
This role will work remotely from Victoria, BC and will require up to 50% travel across Canada. When not travelling nationally, daily travel is required within the assigned geographic area Victoria. Occasional travel will be required to the Home Office, located in St. George, Ontario.
Employment type
This is a permanent position requiring the candidate to travel to locations across Canada up to 50% of the time. The anticipated start date for this role is September 3, 2026. The biweekly salary for this role during active employment between September and June will be between: $2307.00 – $2692.00, less applicable legislated deductions. It is anticipated that this role will experience an annual temporary layoff which will typically occur between the months of July – August. This role will not be paid a bi-weekly salary while on temporary lay-off.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- 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 TIMpact365 measurement strategy.
- Provide direction and guidance to participants that celebrates their differences and plans for their success.
- Ensure participants are engaged and recognized for their contributions and achievements.
- Provide support to participants, staff and educators in assisting with participant behaviour management issues.
- Contribute to digital and social media creation efforts to support youth engagement and preparedness.
- Support National Field Team Lead and Facilitation and Instruction Lead, with finalizing program schedules, purchasing, inventory updates, and completing assigned documentation.
- Complete progress reports and all necessary documentation in Salesforce. Ensure all Tims Camps Salesforce practices are maintained.
- Support with communication to parents, guardians and schools as directed/needed.
Customer Service
- Contribute to the planning and delivery of the program and work collaboratively with functional teams when required.
- For a variety of different user groups, display excellence in facilitation, group management and oversee the instructional program.
- As an agent for Tims Camps in the community, ensure a consistent front-line hospitable and customer service-oriented presence.
- Participate in and support restaurant owner engagement initiatives including the planning and delivery of camp events. Work collaboratively with the THFC communications team.
- Ensure program areas, activity spaces and program equipment are ready and available for safe participant use. This includes inventory, maintenance schedules, etc.
- Complete assigned administrative duties.
- Support cross functional tasks as required.
- Build and foster positive relationships with teachers, administrators, and other education stakeholders.
- Be accountable for risk assessment and implementation of Tims Camps safety standards/protocols/procedures which includes teaching and monitoring safe implementation of activity-based learning.
- Ensure staff and participants are following proper safety standards and/or guidelines that apply to work in a school or community