Summer Camp Senior Counsellor
Summer Camp Senior Counsellor
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Position Date: June August 2025
Application Method: Submit your application in below link.
Deadline: Friday May 30 2025
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YWCA Toronto strives to uphold antidiscrimination practices and antioppression principles to ensure that the rights of all individuals are respected and protected. We work to promote a climate that is welcoming of all women and individuals who identify as Trans intersex nonbinary agender and/or encourage applications from women and gender diverse people from all races ethnic origins religions abilities and sexual orientations
ABOUT YWCA TORONTO CAMP TAPAWINGO
Tap into a 93year tradition of learning adventure and fun. For girls and gender diverse children and youth 615 years of age YWCAs Camp Tapawingo can turn a summer experience into a summer of unique memories. The relaxed atmosphere of a child and youthfocused setting creates the perfect environment for embarking on a campers journey to selfdiscovery confidence and achievement.
We are excited to share that over the next five years we plan to increase diversity equity and inclusion within our services at Camp Tapawingo. We aspire to be a camp that is representative of Torontos diverse community and to provide a welcoming space where camp participants families counsellorsintraining and staff feel safe and valued.
Through active diversity outreach partnerships and camperships for families on lower incomes we work to ensure that all experiences are positive and valuable ones. We strive to be a community where individuals can relax and be their best selves.
All staff lives at the camp on Georgian Bay near Parry Sound and work directly with children and youth in the following areas: swimming canoeing arts and crafts climbing dance & drama fitness sailing nature activities land sports tripping kayaking guitar and mountain biking. All specialty positions will start on June 13th and all counsellor positions start on June 20th. All positions end on August 27th. Compensation depends on the position and experience of the applicant.Room and board and transportation will be provided.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- To be mature in thinking and actions have a sense of responsibility and genuine interest in the camper and the camp.
- To act as a mentor for the Junior Counsellor.
- Work effectively with a junior counsellor as a member of a cabin team and with the staff team as a whole.
- Attend staff training meetings prior to camp all staff meetings throughout the summer and become involved in ongoing skill development during the summer.
- Participate in the planning and delivery of programs as assigned.
- Provide daily feedback with the Senior Counsellor on each of your campers to the Section Head.
- Teach in an activity area and provide feedback to your Activity Head.
- Hand in lesson plans for approval to your activity head for all classes as assigned
- Participate in the physical setup of the activity area and cleanup of your cabin and your activity area at the end of the season.
- Must be 17 years of age or older in the year of employment
- Currently in high school or attending postsecondary education with an interest in gaining further experience in child development recreation or social services field.
- Experience working with children in teaching afterschool programming volunteer work church or other related childrens activities. .
- Must have a teachable skill area of the areas taught at camp.
- Appropriate certificates must be held where waterfront activities are designated as skill areas (minimum Bronze Cross).
- Ability to respect and maintain participant confidentiality.
- Strong communication skills and relationshipbuilding skills.
- Commitment to working with diverse people in a respectful and inclusive matter.
Please click or copy and paste the link in your browser to apply:
note: A vulnerable sector police reference check is required by the successful candidate who are 18 years old or above prior to hiring. YWCA Toronto is a unionized workplace. Staff are represented by CUPE Local 2189. This position is not within the Bargaining Unit.
YWCA Toronto transforms lives. As the citys largest multiservice womens organization we help women and gender diverse people escape violence move out of poverty and access safe affordable housing.
We work tenaciously to break down barriers that hold women and gender diverse people back from achieving equality.
Vaccination Policy: In accordance with YWCA Torontos COVID19 Vaccination Policy all YWCA Toronto employees students and volunteers are strongly encouraged to obtain all COVID19 vaccinations and booster doses as recommended by Toronto Public Health
Please note: A vulnerable sector police reference check is required by the successful candidate prior to hiring.
YWCA Toronto promotes the principles of antioppression and adheres to the tenets of the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from women and gender diverse people of all races ethnic origins religions abilities and sexual orientations.
YWCA Toronto provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process upon request to applicants with disabilities. If contacted please advise us if you require any accommodation. While we thank all candidates for their interest only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
YWCA Toronto is a ScentSensitive Workplace.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Temp
