Play Leader

The Community

High River provides the warmth and familiarity of a small town, featuring countless outdoor trails and parks that await your next adventure. Our downtown offers a variety of unique stores and businesses who take pride in fostering connection in our community. High River is a people-first community where families put down roots for generations. Nestled within Foothills County with the Rocky Mountains framing the view to your west, our community of 14,000 is rooted in people and promotes an environment to help you build lasting relationships.

The Organization

Through the dedication and passion of our 150 employees, we deliver important services to the community. Our purpose, or why we do what we do, is because we want to make a difference in our community now and for generations to come (our ‘why’). To achieve this, we inspire and respect one another, we can be counted on, we are better together, and we dare to be different (our ‘how’).

We’ve embarked on a workplace culture journey that has enhanced our commitment to people; both our employees and the community we serve. We have identified three pillars to achieve our workplace culture: Accountable, Excellence and Connected (ACE). 

Position Description

The Town of High River is seeking two (2) Temporary Casual Play Leaders to support our summer program.  This position reports directly to the Manager, Recreation, however, daily program direction and oversight will be provided by the Recreation Program Lead.

The positions are responsible to support the set up, take down and implementation of the summer activities. Play Leaders actively participate in activities and daily promote and demonstrate the High Five® and Physical Literacy principals. The position will work in the Bob Snodgrass Recreation center but will participate in a weekly field trip throughout High River and in Calgary, and swimming every Tuesday and Thursday.

The ideal candidate will bring the following qualifications and experience to the position:

• Grade 12 education or equivalent
• High Five® Principals of Healthy Childhood Development Certification (4 hours)
• Physical Literacy Certification is an asset
• Standard First Aid, CPR Level C/AED
• Ability to obtain a Vulnerable Sector check
• One (1) year experience working with children
• Strong organization and leadership skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Hourly rate: $24.59 per hour

Dates of position: June 25, 2025, to August 22, 2025. Shifts will vary from 3 to 8 hours, Monday to Friday starting at 8:00 am up to 5:00 pm. 

Job closing date: March 3, 2025

To explore this career opportunity, or to find additional information, please visit our website at www.highriver.ca, click on Careers.