Summer Camp Counselor - Toronto, Canada - BGC St. Alban's Club
Description
BGC- St.Alban's is looking for enthusiastic, energetic and dedicated individuals to work in our summer day camp programs at our Palmerston location.
Your role as a Camp Counselor will be to provide a safe and supportive environment for the program participants. This program is designed for children 4-12 years of age. Program components include education, recreation, social activities, sports, health and nutrition, mentoring and the arts.Responsibilities:
- Plan, organize and lead a group of children in a group setting
- Ensure that you are creating a safe and enjoyable environment for 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 (ie attendances, head counts, incident reports, program plans, etc)
- Developing and planning programs that meet the interests of children and/or youth between the ages of 4 and 21 years.
- Ensuring programs are safe, age/developmentallyappropriate, noncompetitive, inclusive, innovative and skilledbased in nature.
- 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, orientation sessions, professional development sessions.
- Ensuring the safety and supervision of participants at all times by strictly following guidelines and procedures. ( ie headcounts, ratios)
- Dealing with conflicts and behavior management immediately using corrective techniques as discussed in training
- Report to and takes direction from Program Manager and Supervisors
- Do other related tasks as assigned
- Maintain professional relationships with peers, members, volunteers, parents and other Club members
- Attend regularly scheduled meetings
- Arrive no later than 10 minutes prior to scheduled shift.
- Maintaining all covid safety/disinfecting procedures & policies
Qualifications:
- Educational background applicable to the position
- Experience working with children 4 to 12 years old
- Strong skills in one or more of the following areas: sports, arts, swimming, recreation, education, health and nutrition
- Strong supervision and program planning skills
- Good decision making and problem solving skills
- Current First Aid and CPR training
- Police Reference Check (to be completed upon hiring)
- High Five
- Principles of Healthy Child Development training
Contract Period:
June 19th, 2023- September 1st, 2023
Hours: 40 to 45 per week Monday to Friday looking for individuals available 5 days a week
Wages:
starting at $15.50/ hour
Contact:
Kassandra Crooks
Children's Program Manager
ext 223
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