Camp Counsellor

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: College/CEGEP
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Non-smoking
- Air conditioned
**Work setting**:

- Nursery school
- Kindergarten
- Day care centre or nursery school
- Child care centre
**Tasks**:

- Demonstrate and instruct athletic, fitness or sports activities and techniques
- Instruct groups and individuals in arts and crafts
- Assist with special events
- Plan and carry out recreational, fitness and sports activities
- Understand principles of group dynamics
- Leading/instructing groups
- Patrolling/supervising activities
- Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
- Monitor recreational, sports or fitness activities to ensure safety and provide emergency or first aid assistance when required
- Order supplies and equipment
- Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
- Knowledge of Day Nurseries Act
- Knowledge of licensing regulations
- Establish guidelines for behaviour
- Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
- Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest
- provide opportunities to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity
- Guide and assist children in the development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
- Observe children for signs of potential learning or behavioural problems and prepare reports for parents, guardians or supervisor
- Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well-being of children
- Assess the abilities, interests and needs of children and discuss progress or problems with parents and other staff members
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children
- Support early childhood educators in carrying out programs that promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children
- Engage children in activities by telling stories, teaching songs and preparing crafts
- Prepare snacks and arrange rooms or furniture for lunch and rest periods
- Submit written observations on children to early childhood educators or supervisors
- Maintain daycare equipment and assist in housekeeping and cooking duties
- Assist early childhood educators or supervisors in keeping records
- Attend staff meetings to discuss progress and problems of children
- Plan and organize activities for school-age children in child-care programs before and after regular school hours
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of other early childhood educators and early childhood educator assistants
- Storytelling
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate
- Member of the College of Early Childhood Educators (CECE)
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR
- Food allergy and anaphylaxis training
**Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Medical exam
- Immunization records
- Vulnerable sector check
- Reference required
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- Public transportation is available
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Personal suitability**:

- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Punctuality
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Other benefits