Summer Camp Counselor Youth Programs

5 days ago

Toronto, Canada BGC St. Alban's Club Full time

BGC St. Alban's Club is looking for enthusiastic, energetic and dedicated individuals to work in our _Y_outh Summer Camp Programs. Your role as a Camp Counselor will be to provide a fun, safe and supportive environment for program participants aged 13 to 17 years. Youth programs being offered this year include sports, games, leadership and girls/female-identifying programs. Experience all of these is not required but you would mainly be responsible for providing leadership during these different activities. **Twice each summer, the group participates in a week-long camping trip (Monday to Friday) to Ontario Parks, therefore staff will be required to travel and help lead the group in an outdoor setting.**

Key Responsibilities:

- Plan, organize and lead a group of youth in a group setting
- Ensure that you are creating a safe and enjoyable environment for all participants
- Create and facilitate fun, creative, and inclusive activities for all participants
- Ensure that all equipment and supplies are in safe working condition
- Complete appropriate administrative tasks in a timely manner (attendances, incident reports, program plans, etc)
- Developing and planning programs for youth between the ages of 13 to 17 years of age
- Be comfortable working with some youth with exceptionalities and special needs
- Ensuring programs are safe, age appropriate, non-competitive, inclusive, innovative and skilled based in nature
- Participate and support group on two separate one-week camping trips to Ontario Parks
- Help to ensure the safety and security of the members and assist in responding to critical incidents as outlined in the Club's policies and procedures
- Participate in staff training and orientation sessions
- Ensure the safety and supervision of participants, always, by strictly following guidelines and procedures
- Dealing with conflicts and behaviour-management immediately using corrective techniques as discussed in training
- Report to and takes direction from Program Managers and Supervisor
- Assist in other Club wide events as needed
- Maintain professional relationships with peers, members, volunteers, parents and other Club members
- Attend regularly scheduled meeting

Qualifications:

- Minimum high-school diploma required. University or college students are encouraged to apply
- Experience working with youth ages 13+
- Strong skills in one or more of the following areas: sports, arts, swimming, outdoor/indoor recreation, education, health and nutrition
- Strong supervision and program planning skills
- Good decision making and problem-solving skills
- Current First Aid/CPR-C Certification (or acquire before your start date)
- Police Reference Check (to be completed upon hiring)
- HIGH FIVE - Principles of Health Child Development training is an asset
- Valid Driver's License is a strong asset
- Experience with outdoor camping is an asset
- Experience with individual with exceptionalities and special needs is an asset

Contract Period:
Hours: 40 hours a week - Monday to Friday: looking for individuals available 5 days a week and able to attend one-week long (Monday to Friday) camping trips twice during the summer (July 21 to 25 and August 18 to 22).

Wages: starting at $17.20 to $18.00/hour

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