Camp Leader

**Superior Farms Camp Leaders**

**About the Role**

Our popular Spring & Summer outdoor farm camps focus on nature connection, animal adventures, and education through play-and place-based learning, following child-led learning principles. Reporting to the Children’s Program Director, Camp Leaders assist in planning, leading, and adapting our programs for groups of children. They provide the day-to-day operation and leadership involved in delivering a fun, exciting, playful, and adventurous camp experience. Camp Leader positions require some physical work and working outside with exposure to all types of weather conditions. Leaders will be expected to deliver programming that is place-based, hands-on, ecological, arts-infused, and active.

**Key Roles & Responsibilities**
- Deliver and create fun and engaging nature-and farm-based camp programs for children aged 5-12, building a safe and inclusive space for participants.
- Create a safe and welcoming program environment, and ensure health and safety of participants.
- Cultivate communication, leadership, and skill-building among program participants.
- Maintain regular communication with the Children’s Program Director to ensure all participants have a positive experience.
- Provide a warm and welcoming experience for parents during pick-up & drop-off times, encouraging positive interactions between parents and participants.

**Qualifications**
- Experience or interest in working with children ages 5-12; ability to safely and effectively supervise children and youth.
- 1-3 years education **or** experience in children’s environmental education and/or recreational programming, community engagement, community programming, child and youth engagement, or any combination of these.
- Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills, along with great attention to detail.
- Flexibility/adaptability. Flexible, versatile, and easygoing in a changing work environment while maintaining effectiveness and efficiency. Adjust quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Cope effectively with complexity and change.
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team.
- Current standard First Aid & CPR Training.
- Provide a successful vulnerable sector police reference check.

**Assets**
- Knowledge of or experience providing positive behaviour support, social guidance, co-regulation and personal care for children with diverse abilities.
- Certification in High Five, NCCP, Canucks Autism Network, Physical Literacy 101, training in nature interpretation and education, and outdoor skill development.
- Experience with, comfortable around, and knowledge of farm animals.
- Knowledge and skills in food safety, healthy cooking and nutrition.
- Knowledge of and experience with local Vancouver Island flora and fauna.
- Knowledge of and experience with organic gardening.
- Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment.
- Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment.
- Have a valid Social Insurance Number and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

**Terms of employment**:
**How to apply**:
Note: In-person, video, or phone interviews will be scheduled during business hours.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Seasonal

**Salary**: $18.25-$22.25 per hour

Expected hours: 20 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- On-site parking

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Lantzville, BC V0R 2H0 (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Lantzville, BC V0R 2H0: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person