Camp Counsellor THOF

Cambridge - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 11 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Tim Hortons Foundation Camps help youth from underserved communities achieve their full potential through multi-year overnight camp experiences. Whether at camp or back home in their communities between visitsour youth work to build social emotional leadership and innovation skills and behaviours like volunteerism and motivation to learn so they become civically and academically engaged and successfully transition to adulthood.

At Tims Camps we are catalysts for goodhelping our youth participants and teammates be the best they can be developing personal and career growth. We empower young people with skills to open doors to their future. That is our North Star and together we help shape leaders that build stronger communities.

Were looking for a

Camp Counsellor

Job Summary

Camp Counsellors are responsible for creating an inclusive and supportive environment where campers can discover use and develop their skill sets. This is done through establishing positive relationships with campers based on respect trust and empathy. They provide continuous care of our campers and treat all aspects of camp (both in-camp and in the wilderness setting if applicable) as facilitated moments.

Work Location

This role will be based onsite at Tim Horton Onondaga Farms in St. George ON.

Contract Length

June 24 2026 August 28 2026

What would you be doing

Establish relationships with youth aged 11-17 that reflect respect trust and empathy
Exhibit a constant duty of care for our campers and appropriately assess and respond to risks
Be challenged physically and mentally as you live in an overnight camp for8-day sessions with 3 days of break in between
Support the successful execution and delivery of intentional camp programs connecting them to the program outcomes
Encourage camper development at their own pace recognizing their achievements
Respond appropriately when addressing challenging camperbehaviours as they arise
Model healthy choices and emotional maturity
Supervise andparticipate in all assigned aspects of the campers day including morning activities cabin clean-up mealtimes rest hour evening activities getting ready for bed and after hours duties as assigned.
Ensure camper wellness. This includes the physical mental and emotional health and safety of all participants.
Use respectful positivebehaviour management techniques
Contribute positively to the camp team and culture

Does this sound like you

At least 18 years old
Experienced at working with youth aged 11 17
Pursuing post-secondary education (might be at some locations)
Certified in Emergency First Aid CPR (adult child infant) with AED or willing to obtain
Able to provide an acceptable criminal background check
Ability to live on-site for an extendedperiod of time and work flexible hours

Benefits of working with us

Accommodation and meals are included for the duration of the contract
Bonus when you refer employees
Contract completion bonus
Bonus for staff working on our French-speaking site
Have a positive impact on the lives of young people
Opportunity to build lasting friendships with other staff

To learn more about the impact of the experience you will take part in watch this shortvideo

Commitment to Equity Diversity & Inclusion

Tim Hortons Foundation Camps (THFC) is committed to a fair and inclusive work environment and seek talent with diversity of life experiences and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer that hires talent regardless of age race creed color religion national origin ancestry marital status affectional or sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability nationality sex status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected grounds and will not discriminate on these bases.

If you have special accessibility requirements that need to be considered during the recruitment process please let us know by emailing us at and a member of our HR team will get back to you. Information received relating to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.

Land Acknowledgement

Onondaga Farms operates on land set aside for the Haldimand Tract which includes six miles on each side of the Grand River; land promised to the Haudenosaunee (Hoe-dee-noshow-nee) people of The Six Nations The Attawandaron (At-ah-won-der-on) and Anishnaabe (An-ish-in-aabe). We recognize this is the traditional territory of the Mohawk Cayuga (Kye-yoo-ga) Seneca (Seh-neh-kah) Oneida (Oh-nigh-da) Tuscarora (Tusk-ahroar-ah) Wyandot (Wy-an-dot) Mississauga Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and Onondaga peoples.