Senior Inclusion Facilitator (Summer Camps 2026)

Job Description

Senior Inclusion Facilitator (Summer Camps 2026) - (25-281)

Working with the Town of Newmarket’s Recreation and Culture Team offers an opportunity to make a difference and connect with your community. It involves gaining valuable work experience, learning new skills, and delivering high‑quality programs, events and services for individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Guide participants with disabilities through safe and well‑planned activities in a group setting.


• Adapt activities and modify program plans as needed.


• Manage behavioural challenges to ensure the safety of participants with disabilities, other participants and staff; occasional physical contact may be required.


• Provide personal care for children, youth or adults with disabilities, including toileting, changing and feeding.


• Communicate frequently with parents or guardians and collaborate with program staff to resolve concerns.


• Collaborate with other program staff and supervisors to discuss program plans, ideas, concerns and participant information (behaviours, interests, triggers, strategies, etc.).

Qualifications

• Post‑secondary studies in recreation, social work, education, personal support worker, recreation therapy or demonstrated experience (1–2 years) with children, youth and/or adults in recreational settings, including those with special needs.


• Certifications in behaviour management, mental health and addictions are an asset.


• Ability to participate and assist participants in a variety of recreational activities—including adapted activities, swimming, skating and other sports—and to assist with lifts and transfers.


• Ability to deal courteously and effectively with participants, staff, parents or guardians and the public.


• Excellent customer service, communication, leadership, and organizational skills and sensitivity to interact with a diversity of patrons, parents and staff in a courteous and efficient manner.


• Due to the nature of the contacts of this position a Police Vulnerable Sector Check satisfactory to the Town is required.


• Current Standard First Aid & CPR‑C certification required.


• Current High Five (Principles of Healthy Child Development) certification required.


• Behaviour Management Systems, Safe Management or Crisis Prevention and Intervention certification required.

Notes

• Please Note: Certifications are not required at time of application but must be obtained prior to job commencement. The Town of Newmarket may offer opportunities for certification.

The Town of Newmarket is committed to accommodating all applicants in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code for all employment activities, including the recruitment process.

Salary: $18.79 – $19.94 per hour. Application deadline: February 2, 2026, 5:00 PM.