Lead Counsellor

Ontario Camps Association; Parham; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Ontario Camps Association is seeking a Lead Counsellor in Parham, ON. This role reports to Section Heads and involves supporting the counselling team and assisting with cabin assignments.

Pay starts at CAD 525 per week, with an extra CAD 40 per week for NL and additional compensation for relevant certifications and experience. Prior overnight camp counselling and lifeguard CPR-C are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years prior experience as an overnight camp counsellor.
• Intermediate First Aid with CPR-C and National Lifeguard certifications are required.
• Preferred: Mental Health First Aid and Remote Wilderness First Aid.

Responsibilities

• Support the counselling team and help place counsellors in cabins where their skills are most beneficial.
• Assume the Camp Counsellor role in assigned cabin and adapt to temporary or full-session deployment as needed.

Skills

Overnight camp

Education

First Aid CPR-C

National Lifeguard

Mental Health First Aid

Remote Wilderness First Aid

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Job Posting

Lead Counsellor

Location: Parham, ON (north of Kingston)

Reports to : Section Heads

Pay Rate: starting at $525 per week (+$40 per week for NL) with additional compensation for relevant certifications and experience

Lead Counsellors are experienced camp counsellors who may not be initially or permanently placed with a cabin group and who will provide general support to the counselling team until it is determined which cabin groups would most benefit from their skills and experience. Once determined, lead counsellors will be placed in a cabin and fulfil the role of a Camp Counsellor. This placement may be temporary or for the full duration of a camp session.

Required : Minimum two years prior experience as an overnight camp counsellor, Intermediate First Aid with CPR-C, National Lifeguard.

Preferred : Mental Health First Aid, Remote Wilderness First Aid.