Science Camp Supervisor Barrie/Midland/North Bay/Pembroke/Sault Ste. Marie/Sudbury

Science Camp Supervisor

Barrie/Midland/North Bay/Pembroke/Sault Ste. Marie/Sudbury
$ $21.50/hr

Are you looking for a fun and interesting job this summer?  Do you enjoy working with children and want to gain valuable skills while working for a world-renowned science centre?  If so, join the Science North team, Northern Ontario's science centre and most popular tourist attraction. Science North Summer Camps put smiles on kids' faces, excite them about science, build friendships and create lasting memories. Be a part of a team that makes all that happen

The Science Camp Supervisor will lead a staff team in the delivery quality, hands-on, fun and entertaining science experiences for children (aged 4-14) across Northeastern Ontario from mid-June to late August (possibility of earlier start in Sudbury).  The supervisor will coordinate all program requirements, ensure the physical and emotional safety of all camp participants, work with a diverse group of children, communicate with parents, supervise and support a staff team and resolve program challenges.

Interested candidates must have excellent supervisory skills, outstanding communication abilities, demonstrated experience working with children and a passion for learning. Being a resident of the respective city of program delivery is an asset.  Candidates should understand and commit to promoting equal opportunity and support for all campers regardless of ability.

Why work for Science North Science Camps?

• We will provide you with an opportunity to develop your communication and presentation skills
• Great opportunities to grow skills in teamwork, interpersonal skills and accountability
• Future leadership opportunities within our program
• We are proud of and continue to support a welcoming and diverse workplace
• We value our people and maintain a friendly and supportive work environment

Some positions may require fluency in both English and French.  Travel may be required (accommodations, weekly travel bonus and a meal per diem covered by Science North). Successful candidates must be prepared to submit a current (less than 3 months old at date of submission) Vulnerable Sector Police Records Check, a valid driver's license reflecting a 3 year safe driving record and current First Aid certification. Candidates should be willing to work full-time over the period of mid-June to end of August, nothing that hours availability would be dependent on final enrollment. 

The position(s) will primarily be based in the following communities Barrie, Midland, North Bay, Pembroke, Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury with travel and delivery in various other communities around Northern Ontario.

Don't meet every single requirement or not from one of the locations above? At Science North, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

An early application is your best opportunity for consideration. Interested candidates are asked to apply online. Science North is committed to an inclusive workplace and invites applications from all qualified individuals to join our diverse team. Accommodations are available upon request in all aspects of Science North's selection process. We thank all interested candidates; only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Science North is grateful to work with First Nations across Northern Ontario and we give thanks to the Indigenous Peoples who have cared for this land since time immemorial. We pay respect to their traditions, ways of knowing, and acknowledge their many contributions to innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, past and present. We also recognize the Métis Nation of Ontario for their historic and ongoing contributions. Science North commits to deepening engagement, relationships and partnerships in order to advance truth and reconciliation, honour and reflect Indigenous ways of knowing, grow economic opportunities, and collaborate with Indigenous peoples as partners in order to inspire all people to be engaged with science in the world around them.

 Science North is a registered charity.

Science North is an agency of the Government of Ontario.