Overnight Camp Leader

**Department**: Programming & Experience - Education

**Position Type**: Seasonal

**Hourly Rate**:**$16.50

**Contract Start Date**:**June 23, 2025

**Contracts End Date**:August 29, 2025

**Hours**: Various EVENING AND OVERNIGHT shifts from Monday to Friday

**What we offer**:

- Flexible work arrangements where no one day is similar
- Working in a beautiful park setting
- Free entrance to the Park, including to our many public special events
- Employee discounts on food and retail items and free parking

**Who We Are**:
Heritage Park is Canada's largest living history museum and offers visitors a chance to experience life in Western Canada from the 1860s to the early 1950s. The Park features historical buildings, costumed interpreters, working antiques, and various exhibits that provide insight into the region's past.

**Job Overview**:
Under the direction of the Education Program Specialist, the Overnight Camp Leader assists with the preparation and delivery of the Home on the Range overnight camp for ages 12-15.

**Responsibilities**:
Camp Program
- Supervise camp participants within an overnight camp setting, ensuring their safety and well-being at all times
- Deliver engaging programs, adapting activities as needed to ensure the successful participation of all campers
- Assist in the preparation and care of program materials and artifacts, maintaining their organization and functionality
- Support the setup and cleanup of crafts and activities, creating a welcoming and orderly environment for campers to enjoy
- Provide an exceptional visitor experience through friendly and courteous interactions with guests, staff, and volunteers, using polite greetings, actively acknowledging guests, and handling situations positively
- Create a welcoming atmosphere for visitors with a customer-focused approach, providing courteous and friendly answers to inquiries and valuable information to enhance the overall visitor experience
- Perform other duties as required

Organizational Excellence and Wellbeing
- Contribute to inspiring and immersive experiences at the Park through your roles and responsibilities by engaging in Heritage Park initiatives that align with the overall mission and vision of the Park
- Demonstrate commitment to workplace health and safety by complying with Heritage Park's Health, Safety and Environment Management System (HSEMS), following safe work practices, reporting work-related incidents, injuries and hazards, participating in employer training, and adhering policies including the Code of Conduct and the Workplace Violence and Harassment Policy
- Actively support a positive work environment by creating an atmosphere of inclusion, engagement and fulfillment in line with Heritage Park values
- Demonstrate responsible stewardship of our people, collections and financial assets by ensuring that they are handled with integrity, sustainability, and a focus on long-term benefits for the organization and its stakeholders

**Required Qualifications**:

- Experience working in a camp or teaching environment is preferred
- Prior experience working with children including children with disabilities or special needs is considered an asset
- Interest in and knowledge of the history of Western Canada is considered an asset
- Standard First Aid and CPR certification is required; preference is given to those already certified, but training is provided by the Park
- Must be enthusiastic and enjoy working with in a camp setting
- Demonstrate responsible leadership skills as well as organizational skills
- Adaptability and flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills in a client-faced setting

**Special Clothing and Equipment**:

- Appropriate costuming and safety equipment will be provided by Heritage Park;
- Footwear, as designated by the Heritage Park Costume Department, will be provided by the employee.

**Special Working Conditions**:

- The position will be exposed to weather extremes and will work both indoors and outdoors;
- This position is physically demanding, and the incumbent must be able to lift heavy items, stand for long periods, and walk throughout the Park for extended periods.

**Hours of Work**:

- Hours will vary depending on camp schedules;
- The schedule will generally be five consecutive days per week (Monday to Friday)
- Evenings and overnights will be required