Stem Camp Counselor

**Who Should Apply?**
STEM Montessori Academy of Canada is seeking Enthusiastic, engaging University students, previous Camp Counselors, Club facilitators, Instructors, or Teachers with an expertise in summer programming. STEM Canada is seeking program counselors and mentors for our summer programming.

**Shifts**:Beginning July 7 - August 22, 2025.

**Planned Start Date**: July 7 - daytime

**Weeks of Work**: 7 weeks

**We have several locations and shifts available**:
**Locations**:
**STEM PROGRAM CAMP COUNSELOR positions are available at the following locations**:

- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
- McMaster University
- Simon Fraser University, Surrey BC
- University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

**Summer DAY CAMP LOCATIONS**:

- **HAMILTON**:

- **BURLINGTON**:

- **MILTON**:

- **GEORGETOWN**:

- **OAKVILLE**:

- **AJAX**:

- **RICHMOND HILL**:

- **MUSKOKA**:

- **TORONTO**:

- **LONDON**

**DAY CAMP SHIFTS**:
**Job Length: July and August - Full time - 3 shifts available for day camp**
**8 am - 4:30 pm** - full time days - Monday to Friday**:

- must be available for core hours**

**Other shifts**:
**7 am - 3:30 pm** - full time days - Monday to Friday (based on early drop off)
**9 am - 5:30 pm** - full time days - Monday to Friday (based on late pick up)

**UNIVERSITY LOCATION Shifts**:
**8 am - 4:30 pm** - full time days - Monday to Friday
**4:00 pm - 9:00 pm**:

- evening shift Monday to Thursday
**8:30 pm - 8 am -** 11.5 hour shift 4 days per week Monday to Thursday **overnight shift**

**Tentative shifts: (weekend supervision between programming)**
**8 am - 4:30 pm** - full time days - Saturday and Sunday
**4:00 pm - 9:00 pm**:

- evening shift Saturday and Sunday
**8:30 pm - 8 am -** overnight 11.5 hour shift 2 days - Friday, Saturday, Sunday

**ROLE DESCRIPTION**:
**DUTIES**:

- Be self-motivating and enthusiastic in carrying out the duties, fostering
- self-esteem, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
- Ensure the atmosphere is inclusive, welcoming, and safe for all children.
- Provide positive role-modelling for child participants and volunteers.
- Be accepting of all children without regard to race, creed, religion.
- Designing and implementing fun challenges to motivate and reward students who make the extra effort to master a specific concept or skill.
- Planning and delivering engaging and interactive art and STEM-based lessons and activities.
- Assessing student progress and providing constructive feedback to support their learning journey.
- Must be comfortable creating meaningful content related to STEM, literacy and art.
- Collaborating with other instructors and department heads to develop and improve the summer program offerings.
- Supporting and mentoring students as they work on project and assignments.
- Provide weekly reports on your students, complete appropriate attendance records, daily log, and program plans as required.

**Requirements**:

- Vulnerable Sector police clearance check - A MUST within the last 12-months from date of issue.
- Must be available at least 5 consecutive days a week for 5 weeks from July 7 to August 22, 2025.
- MUST be dependable and organized
- Exhibit personal suitability and flexibility
- Have exceptional interpersonal skills
- Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Previous online teaching experience would be an asset.
- Post-secondary students and grad students welcome to apply.

**Equity Statement**:
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity; however, only those selected for an
interview will be contacted.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 7 weeks

Pay: $20.17 per hour

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Have you created custom lesson plans or planned programs?

(please respond: Yes, I live in Canada or US, and I am legally able to work in Canada.)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

**Experience**:

- running camp programs: 2 years (preferred)
- teaching, or mentoring, camp counselor: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Vulnerable Sector Check (Criminal Record Clearance) (preferred)

Work Location: In person