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The Nook Engagement Opportunities
SUMMER POSITIONS AVAILABLE!
Applications currently being accepted- please apply ASAP!
JOB CALL for The Nook Children’s Program (Bloor & Chrisite) Children’s Community Day Camp Workers (9 positions available) 9:00 – 4:30 pm Monday to Friday, June 27 – August 6 2011$10.25/hr
Job Description: Facilitate and assist in facilitating daily arts, literacy and recreation activities (including daily swim and field trips!), with a focus on awareness-raising, co-operation, collaboration and community-building for children ages 6-12 in a non-profit, outdoor environment. Work with a team of staff and volunteers to deliver safe, innovative and anti-oppressive programming.
Skills and Qualifications:
MUST BE A STUDENT
• Minimum 2 years experience working with children.
• Good understanding of challenges faced by low-income, immigrant and other marginalized families and their children.
• Experience in a non-profit environment.
• Highly energetic, positive, resourceful and enthusiastic about creative collaboration.
• Patience, reliability and excellent communication skills.
• Great physical endurance.
• Positive outlook and great ideas for alternative programs.
• Want to create fun and interesting activities for children Ability to speak languages other than English, especially Mandarin and Spanish, a definite asset!
Please apply ASAP or by June 15, 2011 to: Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre 854 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M6G 1M2 or email (Julie Read)
VOLUNTEERS WANTED for The Nook After School Program!
We provide arts, literacy and recreation programming for children 6-12 Monday through Friday from 3-6 pm. We are looking for volunteers to provide more one-on-one attention to high needs children, and well as to expose children to a wider variety of skills, interests and experiences.
If you have some time to spare this year, consider spending it with The Nook children- you’ll have a great time and make meaningful connections with the next generation!
We are looking for individuals who can do ANY of the following…
• share a skill • run a workshop • participate in arts and sports activities • read with a child • help with homework • provide individual support to high needs children (for example, children with challenging behaviors, difficulty concentrating, difficulty participating) • be a positive role adult model • assist with translations (flexible hours)
The Nook is a program for children 6-12 years old from local low-income families who are often also new to Canada, learning English, supported by a single parent, experiencing social/behavioral/academic difficulties or members of a marginalized group. Volunteers who can speak languages other than English, or who have recently arrived in Canada are strongly encouraged to apply
GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE and make a difference in the lives of our local children!
Located at The Alex Duff Building in Christie Pits Park (beside the skating rink) Volunteers hours are approximately 3-6 pm (excluding written translators)
Please contact Julie Read at (416) 534-8941 ex.36,
If you enjoy working directly with youth, come show us your skills. This position assists the youth workers in delivery of the Activity Centre programs.
The Nook Children’s Program
2011 Film Production
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!!
Each spring The Nook Children’s Program creates a Community Theatre project and this year we will be producing our first ever NOOK FEATURE FILM! The Nook Film will have a gala screening at the Bloor Cinema in early June 2011. Our past productions have included the musical “O Brother Where Art Thou: A Remix” which was performed at the Tranzac last year and a multimedia arts production at the Gladstone Hotel called “A Collection of Connections” in 2009.
The Nook Children's Program is a free After School, Suspension Help and Summer Camp program for kids ages 6-12 years who live in the Christie Ossington community. We provide daily arts, sports and literacy programming, along with homework help and a daily snack. We also host frequent guest workshops and special events. Our suspension help program offers a specialized, supportive learning environment for kids who have been suspended. As well, we offer support and advocacy for caregivers in the community. In the summer, we run a free Summer Camp out of Christie Pits park.
We are seeking volunteers who are interested in working collaboratively with kids, youth and adults to create a community-based film production during the month of May. People with experience in social justice, community arts, theatre, film, and working with children would be greatly appreciated, but what we look for most in volunteers is a passion to get involved.
Volunteers can assist in a multitude of ways, including: concept, scriptwriting, filming, editing, costumes, sets/props, marketing and publicity, fundraising, organizing the Gala Screening, documentation, and more.
If you are interested in becoming volunteer for the Nook Film Production 2011, please contact Julie Read, The Nook Program Coordinator at or call 416-534-8941 x36.