Description
1 | ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Rock Camp Montreal is an organization that holds a week-long summer camp where campers discover and express their talents, and become leaders in creating their own cultural production through music. Musicians and community members support campers through instrument instruction, tech tutorials, band practice and skill-building workshops. At the week’s end, campers get the chance to show off their talents to friends, family, and community members at the Showcase Concert.
Rock Camp fosters the promotion of self-esteem, skill-building and critical thinking skills for girls, trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming youth through collaborative music composition and performance. Rock Camp supplements the music component with workshops based on feminist and anti-oppression frameworks that provide campers with a space for critical examination and personal empowerment.
The goal is for girls, trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming youth to rock in all aspects of life!
2 | ABOUT THE JOB POSITION
Mandatory requirements
- Aged between 15 and 30 years old
- Fluent in French or English (one or the other), bilingualism and other languages an asset
- Being a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*
- Legally allowed to work in compliance with relevant provincial and territorial laws and rules
- Coordination Positions: 35 hours per week on average between June 19 - August 21 (280-hour contract). Hours may fluctuate as needed.
*Foreign students are unfortunately ineligible. New immigrants are eligible if they are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
The Camp Coordination position will consist of:
Prior to Camp week
- Create call-outs and perform community outreach in order to find volunteers for camp
- Liaise with volunteer applications via email and phone
- Organize the list of volunteer positions necessary during camp week
- Follow up and interview potential volunteers (confirm the volunteer team for camp)
- Update the volunteer handbook, to be given to all confirmed volunteers
- Plan and execute volunteer trainings
- Organize regular coordination meetings with the other coordinators
- Plan orientation and training sessions
- Participate actively in camp week programming (workshops and trainings)
- Follow up on Camper Applications via email and phone
- Compile youth information in a coordination file
- Organize regular coordination meetings with the other coordinators
During camp
- Make sure all volunteers are aware of their daily responsibilities
- Stay available during camp hours and coordinate the volunteers as necessary
- Facilitate end-of-day meetings for volunteers to ask questions about their responsibilities
- Host meetings with the workshop facilitators and get them familiarized with camp
- Facilitate a debrief with each facilitator after their workshop
- Act as a liaison between volunteers and facilitate communication amongst volunteers
After camp
- Create a feedback survey for youth
- Gather the feedback information and create a comprehensive document
- Create a feedback survey for volunteers
- Gather the feedback information and create a comprehensive document
- Write an exit report about the job position with recommendations for the next year
3 | SKILLS, ASSETS & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Administrative responsibilities (email correspondence, budgeting)
- Computer literacy (cloud computing, data management, social media etc.)
- Community liaison (coordinating with other organizations, networking)
- Organization, attention to detail, effective communication, and teamwork skills
- Anti-oppressive, feminist & inclusive values
- No experience working with youth required for any of the positions! Overall commitment to youth empowerment is all that’s needed. Experience working with youth will still be considered an asset.
- Experience working with musical instruments and audio related technologies is an asset
- We strongly encourage candidates for whom it would be a first work experience to apply.
4 | JOB DETAILS
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- Salary: $20/hour
- Schedule: 35 hours/week on average (contract of 280 hours)
- Location: online and in person respecting social distancing and the government’s COVID-19 recommendations in Montreal
- Start Date : June 19, 2023
- End Date: August 21, 2023
- Camp week: July 31-August 6, 2023
Deadline to apply: June 10, 2023
Please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected] and mention which position you are applying for (you can apply for more than one position at the same time, but please let us know which one to prioritize). All candidates will be sent a confirmation that their application was received and updates about the hiring process.
We encourage and promote the participation and employment of people who are marginalized by race, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental health, disability, class, income, cultural background, and other identities.