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This program is helpful to youth
Program Member (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 14 December 2018
The YMCA program is very helpful to youth who are looking for employment or experience in employment. The YMCA workers are very encouraging and supportive as well as understanding to youth.
YMCA was a fun place to work.
ASSISTANT CAMP MANAGER (Former Employee) – Stouffville, ON – 13 December 2018
I enjoyed my time at the YMCA. It was a very fun work place. My colleagues were all very nice people, very enjoyable to work with. The job had flexibility and taught me a number of important skills.
Good Place
EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSISTANT (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 13 December 2018
Good management, good people to work with, good pay though not great compared to those in senior positions who do the exact same amount and quality of work.
Pros
Good environment
Cons
Not enough hours
Great work environment - friendly and caring people who look to develop their staff
Supervisor (Former Employee) – Oakville, ON – 7 December 2018
Great work environment - friendly and caring people who look to develop their staff. Hours are typical. The type of work is community focused and it is a very positive work environment.
Pros
Professional Development
Cons
Pay
Absolutely wonderful workplace! Family-like environment!
Child and Youth Leader & Camp Leader (Current Employee) – Windsor, ON – 6 December 2018
I have been at the YMCA for over a year now and I absolutely LOVE working here. I don't think I will ever leave this job. The managers/supervisors genuinely care about their staff, and it is such a family-like environment. I can trust my bosses and I feel respected by them. I am a full time student and what I love is that my work hours are super flexible when it comes to working around my school schedule. I love the children and families I work with and every shift is a new experience. You build positive and valuable relationships here and it feels like more than just a job. I had the pleasure of working summer camp this year and it was quite an experience. These children and youth can teach us so much! I love that the YMCA is super community based, and I love that we focus so much on our children and families in the community. HIGHLY RECOMMEND WORKING HERE! Come join the team! :)
Pros
Excellent job if you are a student (short shifts either morning or evening, and full time summer positions), amazing managers/supervisors, rewarding and great experiences with the kids, easy shift management, very community based, friendly and comfortable environment, no specific post-secondary requirements needed
Cons
The hours are not that long at all, mostly 3-4 hour shifts on regular days) BUT there 6-8 hour shifts on P.A days or holidays, and full day shifts for Holiday camp, March break camp, and all of summer camp. There are no benefits because you are a part time worker.
Nice workplace with fun and friendly co workers
Completed Student Counsellor (Former Employee) – Haliburton, ON – 4 December 2018
Learned a lot about dealing with the public (ex: kids, adults parents, and older siblings).
Learned to be flexible with hours and to be open to trying new things and challenge myself.
Learned to be flexible with hours and to be open to trying new things and challenge myself.
Pros
Use of Great facilities
Used to be better
Manager of Facilities / Facility Operator (Current Employee) – London, ON – 4 December 2018
Since new CEO took over there has been allot of arbitrary position appointments without looking at skills or education. Way to much bureaucracy. It's now all about who you know vs what you know or what you've earned.
Great place to work
Accounting Director (Former Employee) – British Columbia – 3 December 2018
Its a great place to work. Very community oriented.Positive work environment. There is a lot of opportunity to move up within the organization. Some managers are awesome and some are...
General Overview
YMCA Prep Cook Practicum (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 27 November 2018
People are amazing, a great atmosphere
Definitely room to grow as a person and professionally
The pay is what you would expect for an opening position
Definitely room to grow as a person and professionally
The pay is what you would expect for an opening position
Pros
Room to grow
Cons
Nothing really
productive work place
Serveuse volunteer (Former Employee) – Montréal, QC – 27 November 2018
good days always, very nice people to work with,very cultural many different cultures come and go all the time. honestly a good workplace. keep in mind i was only a volunteer
A fun filled workplace with lots of love for the staff team
Prep Cook (Former Employee) – Torrance, ON – 25 November 2018
LOVED Working at the YMCA. It was a great staff team and everyone was very involved. The supervisory team was amazing and very easy to express you comments and concerns to.
Fun working atmosphere
Program Staff (Former Employee) – Surrey, BC – 20 November 2018
Great team to be apart of. Fantastic group atmosphere and the culture within the organisation is second to none. The most enjoyable part is providing youth with programs to help benefit them in all aspects of life.
Pros
working with youth
Cons
salary
What I have learned
Front Desk Staff Member (Current Employee) – London, ON – 19 November 2018
How much difference can the overall demeanor of someone that is the first point of contact in a company can make.
Whenever I face a challenging interaction I have learned to relay on others and my own strengths
Whenever I face a challenging interaction I have learned to relay on others and my own strengths
Great workplace ethics,everyone is friendly
Resources Centre Assistant (Co-op) (Former Employee) – North York, ON – 8 November 2018
Busy place to work and learn more about how the government is helping people.Customer service is excellent,management is great.Always looking forward to go to work.
Pros
Excellent workplace
Fun workplace, bad management
Swim Instructor & Lifeguard (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 8 November 2018
I had a great time working with the other staff but management here is a mess. There were multiple cases of wrongful termination in which employees made complaints, some of harassment, and instead of dealing with them management terminated their employment and paid them off to not share what happened. If you keep your mouth shut its a relaxed atmosphere, but they really don't care about quality of work. I saw some the most amazing instructors get replaced by ones who allowed children to nearly drown because of politics.
Pros
Nice staff
Cons
Horrible Management
DEP en cuisine
Bénévolat en camp de jour (Former Employee) – Québec City, QC – 6 November 2018
J'ai appris beaucoup tout au long de ma formation en cuisine.
J'aime le travail d'équipe et relever de nouveaux défis. J'ai également fait une spécialisation en cuisine du marché, cette formation était également très intéressante et formatrice.
Merci de l'attention que vous porterez à ma demande.
Giussippe Smith
J'aime le travail d'équipe et relever de nouveaux défis. J'ai également fait une spécialisation en cuisine du marché, cette formation était également très intéressante et formatrice.
Merci de l'attention que vous porterez à ma demande.
Giussippe Smith