Youth Park Ambassador Coordinator

Penticton is a vibrant, innovative, healthy waterfront city focused on sustainability, community, and economic opportunity. At the City of Penticton, our goal is to serve our residents, businesses, and visitors through good governance, partnership and the delivery of effective and community-focused services.

The City of Penticton is looking to fill the part-time temporary position of Youth Park Ambassador Coordinator in our Recreation Department. The Recreation Department promotes and contributes to a healthy community and enhances the quality of life for Penticton residents and visitors through planning, management and delivery of recreation, sport events and active living opportunities. This department partners with volunteers, community members and private sector providers to support recreation opportunities in the City.

The Youth Park Ambassador Coordinator oversees the Youth Park Ambassadors and ensures the smooth operation and supervision of the Penticton Youth Park during the summer months. This role involves mentoring the team, ensuring safety protocols are followed, and fostering a positive environment for the Youth Park Ambassador Team and all visitors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee Youth Park Ambassadors, ensuring they provide general supervision and act as hosts in the Youth Park.
• Plan staff/volunteer training, team building and orientation sessions.
• Ensure Ambassadors create a safe environment free of hazards, bullying, and vandalism.
• Promote appropriate usage of the Youth Park and implement the Helmet Education & Awareness Program.
• Provide minor first aid when required. Complete incident reports and follow up with supervisory staff.
• Act as a host to the general public visiting the Youth Park.
• Build relationships with visitors, creating a sense of trust and respect.
• Provide appropriate authority to visitors, ensuring respect for the Youth Park and others. Implement the expected helmet bylaw for the Youth Park.
• Demonstrated ability to provide appropriate supervision and authority to members of the public.
• Liaise and communicate with the Recreation Program Coordinator, Penticton Recreation Staff, parents and community partners.

Required Knowledge, Abilities & Skills:

• Experience supervising a team.
• Experience and/or education background working with children and youth.
• Demonstrated ability to provide appropriate supervision and authority to members of the public.
• Thorough understanding of the skateboarding & biking culture.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to resolve conflict.

Education, Training & Experience:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a satisfactory Police Information Check (Vulnerable Sector).
• Valid First Aid Level 1 and CPR-C.

This role is crucial in ensuring the Youth Park remains a safe, welcoming, and engaging environment for all visitors. If you have any questions or need further details, please feel free to reach out.

At the City of Penticton, we recognize that great talent and great ideas come from a variety of backgrounds. Tapping into the diversity of our community makes us all stronger and allows us to serve Penticton even better.

That's why we welcome all applicants to consider joining our team. We encourage Indigenous persons, people of colour, all genders and expressions, 2SLGBT2QIA+, persons living with disabilities, and others who reflect our ever-changing world to apply.

So, if your experience is close to what we're looking for, we would love a chance to talk about working with you. We welcome your cover letter and resume by April 30, 2025.

If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact us at, we'd be happy to hear from you!

Schedule:

June 2 - Sept 26, 2025 (Approximately), 20-35 hours per week with varied shifts between 9:00am - 9:00pm.

Wage:

$20.00 - $21.00 per hour.

Benefits:

Additional 15.5% in lieu of benefits, vacation and statutory holidays.

Comp #: 25-50

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.