Date Posted: March 22, 2023
Application Deadline: June 01, 2023
Job Type: Seasonal / Contract
Job Category:

• Community and Social Services

Job Start Date: June 14, 2023
Job End Date: August 11, 2023
Job Location: Various Locations, British Columbia, Canada
Salary: $125.20/Day
Hours Per Week: 40

Job Description

Are you looking for a rewarding and meaningful opportunity? Join the team at Easter Seals Summer Camps and help give children and adults with disabilities the best week of their summer. You will experience pure friendship, and work with the most kind-hearted people. Your days will be filled with countless laughs, you will witness genuine happiness, and you will change a camper's life forever. This opportunity is great for students looking for experience with careers in teaching, psychology, counselling & medicine.

Easter Seals Camps

A summer camp tradition in British Columbia for over 50 years, Easter Seals offers one of the best nature-based, fully accessible, overnight summer camps for children, youth, and adults to age 49 with disabilities such as autism, down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and ADHD. We are dedicated to maintaining a place where everyone is welcome, and where unique programming caters to all abilities and cultivates personal growth. Three Locations Across BC

Choose to work at one of three locations: Okanagan, Squamish, or Vancouver Island.

• Camp Shawnigan: 2180 Shawnigan Lake Road, Shawnigan Lake (Vancouver Island)
• Camp Squamish: 41015 Government Road, Squamish (1 Hour north of Vancouver)
• Camp Winfield: 1790 Davidson Road, Lake Country (Okanagan)

Activities and facilities vary at each location, and include swimming pools, lake dock with slide, water slide, climbing walls, rope courses, sailing, canoeing, arts & crafts, outdoor basketball courts, in-ground trampolines, arts & crafts room, talent shows, water sports & more! Note: You can apply for more than one location. Hiring is based on first come, first served.

Dates:

• Camp Shawnigan (Vancouver Island): June 14th - August 10th
• Camp Squamish (north of Vancouver): June 21st - August 16th
• Camp Winfield (Okanagan): June 14th - August 10th

Camp schedules run on a rotation of 5-6 days working, followed by 2-4 days off. Exact camp dates can be found on the overnight camps section of our website. Wages $125.20 per day Accommodation and meals are included.

Counsellor Duties:

Camp Counsellors are responsible for providing general leadership to the camp team, including staff and volunteers. You will form a buddy group with 6 campers per session and provide direct care, support, supervision, and assistance of those campers in accordance with camp policies, procedures and objectives. All staff are required to follow Covid-19 policies at the time of camp, including but not limited to, social distancing, mask usage, sanitation, and others. Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Camper Care - Attend to the camper's emotional wellbeing, ensuring they feel secure, comfortable, and welcome in the camp environment.
• Attend to the camper's personal and hygienic needs (washing, feeding, toileting etc.) and coordinate such activity appropriately within the camp schedule.
• Be familiar with the assigned camper's special medical conditions and/or behavioural issues
  
  

Qualifications:

• Criminal Record Check
• Standard First Aid with CPR-C. (This course may be available at any of the camp locations prior to staff orientation, should there be adequate demand).

How to Apply

Submit your application online at: https://eastersealsbcy.campbrainstaff.com

Company Information

Company Name: Easter Seals BC and Yukon

Address: 1790 Davidson Road

City/Town: Lake Country

Postal/Zip Code: V4V 1J8

Province/State: British Columbia

Country: Canada

Website: https://www.eastersealsbcy.ca

Company Contact

Contact Person: Dale Kilgour

Contact Person Job Title: Assistant Director

Telephone: 604-825-0838

Email: dkilgour@eastersealsbcy.ca