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Youth Summer Program Assistant
Pioneer Park Library
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Impact Statement
Do you enjoy spending time with children? Join our summer programs as a youth volunteer and earn community service hours for high school. You'll assist staff during children's programs, provide hands-on support and interact with kids ages 3-11.
This opportunity is for teens (13 - 18 years) entering grades 9 - 12 in the fall of 2025.
DATES: July 2 - August 23, 2025
Spaces are limited. Apply early!
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Description
What will you do?
Provide hands-on support to staff
Work collaboratively with others
Oversee activity stations and encourage kids to join the fun
Interact with children in a positive and friendly manner
What you bring?
Willingness to interact and help others (staff, volunteers, kids)
Excited about working with kids and willing to smile, start a conversation, play a game, give instructions or provide assistance - experience an asset
Able to work independently
Reliable and able to attend scheduled shifts; communicates absences in advance
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Position Qualifications
Ideal for: An Individual
Age: 13+
Area(s) of Interest: Children/Youth, Library/Research
Skill(s): Interpersonal Communication, Communicate in Plain Language, Verbal Communication, Playing
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Training / Work Condtions
Training Details: Training will be presented in person at the during June.
Working Conditions: Library space
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible entrance, Wheelchair accessible washroom, Designated accessible parking space, Support volunteers with special needs, Accessible work space, Support Newcomers
Transportation: On a bus route
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Time Commitment
Duration: 3 months or less
Weekday - Daytime, Weekday - Evening, Weekend - Daytime
TIME COMMITMENT:
Must be able to volunteer for at least five shifts; each shift is 2 hours.
Once accepted, volunteers can schedule themselves through our volunteer portal.
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http://www.kpl.org
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Send an Email Message
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Jaspreet Kaur
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519-743-0271 Ext. 222
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150 Pioneer Drive Kitchener, N2P 2C2
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Kitchener
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