Website Camp Kawartha Incorperated
CAMP KAWARTHA SR. TRIPPER
JOB POSTING
Rate of Pay: $4544
Location: 1010 Birchview Road, Douro-Dummer, ON
Contract Duration: 9 weeks
Details: Full-time
Please submit your resume, cover letter and references as soon as possible to: mac@campkawartha.ca
Are you passionate about working with children and exploring the great outdoors? Camp Kawartha is looking for experienced and enthusiastic individuals that have a passion for both the outdoors as well as working with children.
Job Overview:
We are looking for responsible people to help run our camp and out tripping programs. For this position you must be able to live at the camp for the contract duration. As a Sr. Tripper you will take campers and staff on canoeing trips to Algonquin Park and the Kawartha Highlands. While on trip you are responsible for the safety and well-being of everyone in your care while also providing a fun and engaging experience. While at camp you will prepare for future trips as well as engage in camp activities and supervision duties.
Responsibilities:
• Create a comfortable, respectful, and fun trip experience for campers
• Ensure the physical and emotional safety of campers and fellow staff
• Run exposure periods, lessons, and interest choices as needed
• Monitor campers’ health and manage camper hygiene
• Prepare for coming trips and communicate needs to Tripping Directors
Qualifications:
• Wilderness Advanced First Aid or Wilderness First Responder
• National Lifeguard
• Recent Criminal Reference Check
Camp Kawartha is committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. The Camp will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs.
Camp Kawartha is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate the diversity of our camp community including differences in race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity. We welcome candidates representing such diversity.
Located on 185 acres of land, nested in the heart of the Kawartha’s, with straw bale buildings, lakefront and 6.3 kilometers of beautiful hiking trials, Camp Kawartha is a magical place to work. As a not-for-profit charity, Camp Kawartha creates a warm and nurturing community that helps children discover the best in themselves, while they learn to appreciate and value the natural world around them.
Thanks to all those who apply but only those selected for an interview will be contacted
How to apply:
Send resume to mac@campkawartha.ca