Summer Student, Adult Day Program and Office Assistant

Under the direction of the Program Manager the Program Assistant will be responsible for the following:

• Supporting clients during activities and encouraging participation to decrease isolation.
• Planning and animating daily activities
• Ensure client files are accurate and up to date in database
• Backfilling volunteer roles in the absence of a volunteer
• Kitchen support, including clean up
• Supporting the onsite gardens

Requirements:

• Experience interfacing with seniors, families, and volunteers.
• Experience co-leading group activities.
• Experience working in an Adult Day Program
• Experience (or willingness to learn) about gardening and Plant Therapy
• Experience in maintaining confidential client files and statistical information. Must possess good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Well-developed customer service and organizational skills
• Computer Skills, including Zoom.
• Flexible and able to multi-task

Hourly Rate: $17.91

35 hours per week.

Applicants must have been a fulltime student in the 2025-2026 academic year, be under age 30, and have the intention of returning to full-time studies in the fall of 2026, as per the guidelines of the Government of Canada's Canada Summer Jobs Program.

Please email your resume to info@owcs.ca

We thank all applicants; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

If contacted for an employment opportunity, please let us know if you require any accommodation to ensure you can participate fully and equally during the recruitment and selection process.