March Break Day Camp Program Staff - Ottawa, Canada - Campfire Circle

Campfire Circle

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Ottawa, Canada

2 weeks ago

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March Break Day Camp Program Staff

Toronto and Ottawa

ABOUT US
Campfire Circle has offered healing through happiness for thousands of kids and families affected by childhood cancer since 1983.

It's where kids can be kids, and families can be families—engaging in camp-inspired community, in-hospital, and overnight camp programs, at no cost to them.

As a privately funded organization, Campfire Circle donors make thousands of life-changing experiences possible for Campers throughout the year, all across Ontario.

At Campfire Circle we are committed to ensuring employment is accessible within our organization by reducing financial barriers for summer staff members.

Based on identified need, we may be able to assist with costs related to the job such as:
camping equipment/gear, outdoor clothing, training/certifications, and transportation.

If you require financial assistance related to the program, you are invited to make this known during the recruitment process.

THE OPPORTUNITY
Do you have experience as a staff or volunteer working with children in a recreational setting? Do our values of care, community, inclusion, sustainability, and integrity resonate with you? And do you have a passion for working with children and youth, and a desire to join a collaborative, supportive staff team where you'll make lifelong connections and develop skills that will support your success in your future chosen career path? If so, we'd love to hear more about you below

Whether it's at Rainbow Lake, a quiet 143 acres site in Waterford, at Muskoka, which features 400 wooded acres in the town of Rosseau, or at one of our urban locations in the GTA, London, Ottawa or Hamilton, you are connecting kids and families with fun indoor and outdoor activities that help improve their overall wellbeing.

We are searching for March Break Day Camp Program Staff to join our Community Programs Team in 2024.

Reporting to the Coordinator, Community Programs, this position will support March Break Day Camp.

March Break Day Camps are being offered in Toronto, and Ottawa for campers between ages This position will help lead activities and cabin groups for campers and support all campers and volunteers.

Start Date:
Sunday, March 10th, 2024

End Date:
Friday, March 15th, 2024

Rate:
$700.00 (for the full contract)
*Paid training/virtual training dates may occur prior to this date*
ABOUT YOU

In accordance with our mandate of creating a caring and safe environment for ill children and their families, we require attestation of childhood vaccinations, updated Police Record with Vulnerable Sector Screening, and proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 for all of our staff.

We also require TB testing for all our program facing staff. Additionally, all of our staff are required to be currently eligible to work in Canada and for Campfire Circle.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Criteria:_
Experience as a staff or volunteer working with children in a recreational setting
Experience facilitating group programs
Current police reference check and vulnerable sector screening
In consideration of the population we serve, the incumbent is a nonsmoker
Advantageous Criteria:_
Experience working with children with special needs
Demonstrated ability to work with families and an understanding of how illness impacts the entire family
Bilingual in English/French
Particular Working Conditions:_

This position will be based out of either
Toronto or Ottawa.

Physical Requirements: _

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions and supporting camp life and facilitating camp programming require the following physical demands: lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity.

The minimum physical requirements for this position include:

Able to lift 20kg

TO APPLY

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Campfire Circle acknowledges that the overall health and wellness of you and your family are important; for this reason, we have partnered with Homewood Health to create an employee and family assistance program which is accessible to all of our seasonal and year round staff members and their families.

ACCESSIBILITY & DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

We are committed to providing equitable opportunities in employment and to providing a workplace which is free from discrimination and harassment.

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Campfire Circle is grateful for Indigenous communities' stewardship of the land that we occupy
- the traditional territory of many nations such as the Mississauga's of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We aspire to be deserving stewards of the land, in partnership with them.

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