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Summer 2023 Employment Opportunities

  • U14 Canoe-Kayak Coaches OPEN

    Starting Pay: $17.00/Hour
    Number of Weeks: 9
    Number of Hours per Week: 40.00
    Deadline to Apply: May 31, 2023

    Requirements:
    • Safe Sport trained as per Canoe Kayak Canada requirements
    • Valid CPR/First Aid – Find a course near you
    • Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) See Transport Canada for more info
    • Minimum of Community Coaching Certification Coach Education – Community Coach (Canoe Kids) Workshop. This course will be held virtually on June 7, 9&10.
    • Police Records Check through Canoe Kayak Canada’s Safe Sport program
    • Assets
      • Experience as an athlete, especially in team sports
      • Current or former paddler is an asset
      • Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross, or National Lifeguard Certification an asset
      • English/French bilingual an asset
    Responsibilities:
    • Learn and apply all safety protocols
    • Operate a safety boat
    • Follow High-Five principles
    • Give instruction in both French and English
    • Teach youth, ages 8 to 14 years old safety, canoe-kayak skills, and equipment care.
    • Plan and lead activities and practices.
    • Prepare athletes for races. Plan, prepare, and coach regattas.
    • Coach canoe-kayak for children with disabilities, coach dragon boat to seniors.
    • Coach Open House Nights when requested.
    • Communicate with supervisor, coaches, administrator, paddlers, and parents.
    • Lead stewardship projects and facilitate ecological education

    To Apply: please send a cover letter and resume to petrieicc.manager@gmail.com, specifying the position you are applying for in the subject line. Canada Summer Jobs is sponsoring this position. PICC has committed to prioritizing CSJ positions for:

    • Black and other racialized youth
    • Indigenous Youth
    • Youth with disabilities
  • Administrative Assistant OPEN

    Starting Pay: $17.00/Hour
    Number of Weeks: 12
    Number of Hours per Week: 35.00 Deadline to Apply: May 31, 2023

    Requirements:
    Responsibilities:
    • Demonstrate excellent proficiency in both written and spoken French and English, addressing each in his/her preferred language
    • Communicate with participants, coaches, parents, board members, and supervisor to optimize the organization of club activities
    • General clerical duties including, but not limited to: answering phone calls and e-mails, mail distribution, filing, coordinating and maintaining records, and coordinating club activities
    • Take photos
    • Post daily on social media
    • Act as general administrative support for camp activities
    • Operate a safety boat
    • Coordinate planning and execution of PICC‘s home regatta
    • Other miscellaneous tasks, as necessary

    To Apply: please send a cover letter and resume to petrieicc.manager@gmail.com, specifying the position you are applying for in the subject line. Canada Summer Jobs is sponsoring this position. PICC has committed to prioritizing CSJ positions for:

    • Black and other racialized youth
    • Indigenous Youth
    • Youth with disabilities
  • Dock Duty Staff OPEN

    Starting Pay: $16.50/Hour
    Number of Weeks: 9
    Number of Hours per Week: 35.00 Deadline to Apply: May 31, 2023

    The Petrie Island Canoe Club is looking to fill out the position of Dock Duty Staff. As the club continues to grow this position is necessary with the primary responsibility of maintaining the safety of the facility for all members, visitors & participants, including ensuring that COVID-19 safety protocols are being followed. This is an outdoor job that requires working in all weather conditions.

    Requirements:
    • Safe Sport trained as per Canoe Kayak Canada requirements
    • Valid CPR/First Aid – Find a course near you
    • Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) See Transport Canada for more info
    • Police Records Check through Canoe Kayak Canada’s Safe Sport program
    • Must be comfortable lifting 20 lbs, being outdoors and engaging with people
    • Assets
      • Experience maintaining & repairing boats an asset
      • Familiar with sprint, recreation & SUP boats & equipment is an asset
      • Current or former paddler is an asset
      • Lifeguard certification is an asset
      • Bilingual in English & French is an asset
    Responsibilities:
    • Greeting the public/members and providing information about our club and programs
    • Provide boat selection & equipment assistance as needed – sprint, recreation & SUP
    • Ensure unsupervised paddlers leaving the dock are in compliance with club policies
    • Provide safety supervision for the beach area
    • Be familiar with PICC water safety protocol and comfortable calling people/teams off the water for safety reasons when necessary
    • Assist in responding to emergencies as needed and completing necessary reports
    • Closing up and securing seacans at the end of the day
    • Assisting club members, recreation members & camps participants with equipment as needed
    • Assist with the maintenance & repair of boats & equipment
    • Ensure that club boats have foot rests, seats & necessary screws after and before each session
    • Put away equipment in seacans – PFDs, paddles, etc.
    • Help keep the seacans and area around them clean
    • Bring motor boats to storage and secure them at the end of each day
    • Ensure that each motor boat is tidy, has gas, safety paddles, and a bailer, and is generally ready for the following day

    To Apply: please send a cover letter and resume to petrieicc.manager@gmail.com, specifying the position you are applying for in the subject line. Canada Summer Jobs is sponsoring this position. PICC has committed to prioritizing CSJ positions for:

    • Black and other racialized youth
    • Indigenous Youth
    • Youth with disabilities

Volunteering

Volunteers keep the wheels turning at every canoe club. Volunteering builds lasting friendships, shows you care, and builds community within the club. There are many ways that you can make a difference! Consider joining the board, becoming an official, making regatta food, or helping to plan one of our events. Youth Racing families are expected to contribute a minimum of 10 hours of volunteer work each summer. It takes over 60 volunteers to run a two-day regatta, and our club is responsible to fill between 8 and 12 shifts at each. If you sign up early, there are always lots of different options available. Visit Canoe/Kayak Canada Eastern Ontario Division to learn more. If you’re interested in volunteering directly with our club, please send an e-mail to petriecanoe@gmail.com.