SOGO Job Postings
We offer career opportunities to energetic, athletic, motivated, talented, dependable, trustworthy, well rounded, self-reliant individuals who have passion for the outdoors, love working with kids, and believe in the importance of physical literacy and long term athlete development. We offer tremendous opportunity for personal growth, with responsibilities including program development, strategic planning, coaching, finance, marketing, and fundraising. You will build experience and expertise while helping to shape a rapidly expanding program that contributes to the well being of Canadian youth.
SOGO relies upon highly self-motivated, goal oriented staff who are able to communicate well to large groups representing a broad range of ages, including kids, parents, volunteers, club members, sponsors, government agencies, and the general public. SOGO is run by a talented group of people working closely together in a positive and creative environment. The team consists of a volunteer steering committee, three permanent staff, a number of paid hourly coaches, and over a hundred volunteers.
The SOGO Principles form the basis of everything we do at SOGO: Going for it - Keeping it fun - Playing fair - Staying Healthy - Respecting others - Respecting nature - Being inclusive - Giving back - Getting muddy.
Key objectives of the SOGO program include:
SOGO relies upon highly self-motivated, goal oriented staff who are able to communicate well to large groups representing a broad range of ages, including kids, parents, volunteers, club members, sponsors, government agencies, and the general public. SOGO is run by a talented group of people working closely together in a positive and creative environment. The team consists of a volunteer steering committee, three permanent staff, a number of paid hourly coaches, and over a hundred volunteers.
The SOGO Principles form the basis of everything we do at SOGO: Going for it - Keeping it fun - Playing fair - Staying Healthy - Respecting others - Respecting nature - Being inclusive - Giving back - Getting muddy.
Key objectives of the SOGO program include:
- Getting kids outside, having fun, being active and adventurous
- Growing youth participation in the sport of orienteering
- High quality physical and technical training for youth, based on physical literacy principles and Orienteering Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model
- We are hiring coaches for Spring 2023 for both our weekly community programs and our School programming. Details are here.
If you think you would be a good fit with SOGO, send us an email. We'd love to hear from you.Please send applications, including cover letter and resume to [email protected].
Please note that we require all SOGO employees to have their COVID vaccinations.
Please note that we require all SOGO employees to have their COVID vaccinations.
