Share Email Opening Title Artist (Puppetry) - Spiral Garden  Category Recreation and Arts   Req Number REC-24-00008   Open Date 4/30/2024   Number of Openings 1   Department Centre for the Arts  Work type Temporary Full-Time  Grade Grade 3 ($25.82/hr to $30.86/hr)  FTE 1.0  Posting Close Date 05/17/2024  Description Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital. We are a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and we serve over 8,500 families annually. Our vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. Providing both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada. Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth. The Spiral Garden is an integrated art/garden/play program for children and youth with physical disabilities and developmental delays. Participants will interact and play through music, visual art, movement, drama, gardening and other arts activities. Key Responsibilities To lead the activity area Puppetry for the duration of the Spiral Garden summer program 2024 To develop and deliver activities around puppetry to accommodate diverse needs of participants Demonstrated ability with a variety of puppetry techniques, materials and tools Demonstrated ability to enable creativity of others To maintain materials, tools and other related equipment in good repair To supervise and train volunteers in puppetry (making, playing with etc.) To contribute to planning meetings and daily staff meetings during program To assist the safe participation of children and youth in program To supervise lunch/break times of participants To collaborate with program staff, volunteers and families To work as a team member with the Program Coordinator, Artists, volunteers and other staff, in order to ensure programming goals are met, including participation in group activities Participates in quality improvement initiatives, supports the maintenance of a safe and healthy work environment and advances a culture of client/patient safety through work and daily practices Other duties as assigned Qualifications BFA or college diploma/certificate in the arts, drama, play or equivalent Preferred education & experience in puppetry building/making techniques and training/skills related to children and youth with developmental and acquired disabilities Minimum of one-year experience in the practice of puppetry; 1:1 and group facilitation Demonstrated ability to encourage full participation in activity area Must be flexible, have the ability to assess the needs of individuals and quickly respond to those needs Talent/skills in other areas such as music, art an asset Demonstrated ability to work in collaboration with staff/clients/families Sound judgment and ability to work independently at times Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to efficiently manage working hours Excellent communication skills   About the Organization Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth with disabilities, medical complexity, illness and injury. All of our work is guided by our strategic plan, Transformative Care, Inclusive World: Holland Bloorview 2030. The plan: https://strategicplan.hollandbloorview.ca/ To get a glimpse as to who Holland Bloorview is, we invite you to watch the Dear Everybody, This is Holland Bloorview video. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbp-WhflXXo&feature=youtu.be Holland Bloorview is committed to fostering a climate of inclusion, diversity, equity accessibility, and anti-racism (IDEAA). This commitment is central to, and mutually supportive of, our research excellence mandate. We welcome and respect the diversity of all members of our community and we seek to create an inclusive culture for our clients, families, research scientists, staff, participants, trainees, volunteers, trustees, and partners. To help in our journey towards fully reflecting the communities we partner with, we welcome and encourage applications from Black individuals and other racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI2SA+ persons, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas within our community. Holland Bloorview is committed to fair assessment of a candidate's abilities, and consideration for diversity of thought, method, and experience, including non-traditional career paths. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Please notify us of any accommodations that you require by contacting humanresources@hollandbloorview.ca or 416-425-6220.   This position is currently not accepting applications. 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