Program Assistants (PA's) -

We are looking for Program Assistants! 

The club would like to extend an invitation to our bronze, silver and gold skaters to join our coaching team as Program Assistants (PA’s) for the upcoming skating season!

PAs help our coaches in the delivery of the Pre-Canskate, CanSkate and Fundamentals programs and contribute to the overall success of the EYSC’s CanSkate program.

If you are highly motivated, willing to assist younger skaters and work with our Professional Coaching Staff we want you!  Your participation is crucial to the success of these programs.  Skaters will select the sessions they are available for and are asked to commit to them weekly for the season.  

Duties of a Program Assistant

• Demonstrate & reinforce skills (follow up on coach instruction) 

• Assist coaches with warm-up, group activity and cool-down

• Assist with set-up & clean-up (pylons, group colours on the wall, toys)

• Hand out flyers, stickers

• Lead skaters from station to station 

• Encourage skaters

Benefits of being a Program Assistant 

• PA jacket for the season

• Pizza & Completion Certificate at the end of the training session

• Experience be used on your resume or as a reference for jobs in the future

• Use this towards high school hours OR Earn a $5 credit for every hour worked as a program assistant that can be used towards registration, test days etc. 

The club is looking for members who are: 

• fun and energetic

• passionate about skating

• helpful to others

• patient with children

• reliable, punctual and responsible

• committed to seeing tasks and initiatives through to the end

Candidates Must Be:

• a minimum of 10 years of age as of September 2024

• able to attend the program assistant training seminar on Tuesday, September 10th from 5-7pm 

Even if skaters have participated in the training session before, we highly recommend attending each year.  As there may be changes to our program.  Skaters will try on their jackets & recieve 2 hours/credits. 

• 5:00pm Meet in the Lobby for Presentation and sign Contracts, try jackets

• 6:00pm On-Ice (Please bring your skates)

• 7:00pm Leave Ice for Pizza & Certificate 

We will also take photos of the skaters to post on bulletin boards, social media, and our website.

We need help with the following sessions:

 Sunday: 

• Pre-Can/Canskate 1:40-2:30pm
• Canskate/Fundamentals 2:30-3:20pm
• Pre-Can 3:30-4pm
• Canskate 4:00-4:50pm

Tuesday:

• Pre-Can/Canskate 5:20-6:10pm
• Canskate/Fundamentals 6:10-7pm

Thursday:

• Pre-Can  5:20-5:50pm
• Pre-Can 5:50-6:20pm
• Canskate/Fundamentals 6:30-7:20pm

Sign up today by emailing Eastyorksc@gmail.com 

Please include: 

• Which sessions skaters can PA on

• If they are attending the PA Training on Tuesday, September 10th from 5:00-7:00 pm

• If you would prefer to earn high school volunteer hours or credits for skating on Uplifter.