BGC St. Albans Club is looking for enthusiastic, energetic and dedicated individuals to work in our summer day camp programs at our Palmerston location at 843 Palmerston Avenue.

Your role as a Camp Counselor will be to provide a safe and supportive environment for the program participants. This program is designed for children 4-12 years of age. Program components include education, recreation, social activities, sports, health and nutrition, mentoring and the arts.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize and lead a group of children in a group setting
• Ensure that you are creating a safe and enjoyable environment for participants
• Create and facilitate fun, creative and inclusive activities for all participants
• Ensure that all equipment and supplies are in safe working condition
• Complete appropriate administrative tasks in a timely manner (ie attendances, head counts, incident reports, program plans, etc)

• Developing and planning programs that meet the interests of children and/or youth between the ages of 4 and 21 years.
• Ensuring programs are safe, age/developmentally-appropriate, non-competitive, inclusive, innovative and skilled-based in nature.

• Help to ensure the safety and security of the members and assist in responding to critical incidents as outlined in the Clubs policies and procedures
• Participate in staff training, orientation sessions, professional development sessions.

• Ensuring the safety and supervision of participants at all times by strictly following guidelines and procedures. ( ie headcounts , ratios)

• Dealing with conflicts and behavior management immediately using corrective techniques as discussed in training
• Report to and takes direction from Program Manager and Supervisors
• Do other related tasks as assigned
• Maintain professional relationships with peers, members, volunteers, parents and other Club members
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings

• Arrive no later than 10 minutes prior to scheduled shift.
• Maintaining all covid safety/disinfecting procedures & policies

Qualifications:

• Educational background applicable to the position
• Experience working with children 4 to 12 years old
• Strong skills in one or more of the following areas: sports, arts, swimming, recreation, education, health and nutrition
• Strong supervision and program planning skills
• Good decision making and problem solving skills
• Current First Aid and CPR Level C training
• Police Reference Check (to be completed upon hiring)
• High Five- Principles of Healthy Child Development training

Skills in this area are considered an asset:

Soccer

Science

Basketball

Photography

Lego Robotics

Art

Musical Theatre

Fashion (Hand Sewing, or able to use a sewing Machine)

Gaming

Contract Period: June 23rd, 2025 August 29th, 2025

Hours: 40 to 45 per week Monday to Friday looking for individuals available 5 days a week

Wages: starting at $16.20 -$17.20/ hour

Contact:

Sade Drummond-Hunter

Childrens Program Manager

[email protected]

416.534.8461 ext. 223

Kassandra Crooks

Children's Program Manager

[email protected]

416.534.8461 ext. 223