CMP Day Camp Director

Pay within range based on years of transferrable experience

Daily Rate : $126.00 - $130.00 Weekly Rate : $756.00 - $780.00

Location : YMCA Camp Pine Crest, Torrance, Ontario (Transportation to camp is available at the beginning and end of the summer)

Work Hours : Must be available to work 6 days a week between Monday Sunday, with days off predetermined by supervisor

Employment Type : Seasonal Contract

Number of Vacancies : 1

Anticipated Start Date : June 2, 2024

Deadline to Apply : Open Until Filled

Be the Spark! Join our dynamic team a YMCA Camp Pine Crest, where every day is different, and you will always be engaged with meaningful work!

YMCA Camping and Outdoor Education offers outdoor experiences that foster personal growth and build community. After taking part in our programs, children and youth return home more confident, independent, and with new friendships.

YMCA Camp Pine Crest is an overnight camp serving children, families, and organizations through naturally focussed programs that embody the mission, vision, and outcomes of the YMCA.

Camp Pine Crest is made up of 650 acres of Muskoka wilderness surrounded by 3 interconnected lakes with 8km of shoreline;

has over 26km of hiking trails and 7,500 sq. ft. of dock and has 60 buildings.

The Little Critters Director is responsible for overseeing the Little Critters Day Camp Program and supervising the Day Camp Counsellors implementing it.

Their primary responsibilities will be coordinating programming specific to campers aged 4 8, communicating with families, and ensuring consistency in delivering programming from week to week.

The Day Camp Director works with their groups and other departments at camp to create schedules for Little Critters that ensure equipment and program spaces are available and maintained.

The Day Camp Director will take the lead on welcoming and building relationships with families, taking daily attendance, and running the value-beads program at the end of each day.

This person will balance their time between working with children, families and staff to ensure that everyone involved in the Little Critters Day Camps has a fun and rewarding experience.

In this role, you will :

• Coordinate with the program director to plan all little critter programs.
• Supervise and help provide leadership to camp staff team by training, coaching, motivating, monitoring performance and providing mid and end of summer performance appraisals
• Support campers and their families for any asistsance
• Participate in their staffs programming to help ensure dynamic, fun and safe programs.
• Continuously builds relationships with members, staff, volunteers and community partners.
• Be responsible for overseeing the Little Critters Day Camp program, coordinating programming specific to campers aged 4 8, communicating with families, and consistency in delivering programming from week to week.
• Work with their groups and other departments at camp to create schedules for Little Critters that ensure equipment and program spaces are available.
• Be Responsible for the value-beads program at the end of each day.
• Performs duties as assigned.

You bring :

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a child-oriented programs
• Current NLS, by first day of employment and valid until at least the last day of your contract
• Minimum 1 year’s previous experience as a supervisor (i.e. Counselling Supervisor) in a directly transferable setting
• Demonstrated ability to lead and empower an inclusive staff team
• Demonstrated ability to lead and empower an inclusive staff team
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada and be authorized to work full time hours (40 hours per week)5 hours per week
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and building a sense of belonging
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to provide mentorship and guidance to both inexperienced and seasoned staff
• Ability to deliver feedback in a timely, professional, and constructive manner
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and building a sense of belonging
• Flexibility regarding assigned working hours, including days, evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays required

What you need to succeed :

• Commitment to the YMCA’s Mission, Vision and Values
• Focus on the health, safety and wellbeing of all children, youth, and vulnerable people in YMCA programs including understanding legal and moral obligations related to reporting suspected child abuse to Child Protection Services
• YMCA Competencies : Accountable, Relationship-Builder, Improvement-Orientated, Team Player & Leader, Equity and Wellbeing Promoter

Why work for the YMCA?

The YMCA of Greater Toronto is a charity that ignites the potential in people, helping them grow, lead, and give back to their communities.

We are committed to helping our employees reach their full potential and are recognized as a great place to work. We offer meaningful jobs and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of individuals and the health of our communities.

See what you can expect from the YMCA .

Joining the Y means contributing to over 165 years of providing opportunities for people to shine through programs and services like health and fitness, licensed child care, camps, employment and immigrant services, education and training, and services for youth, families, and seniors.

Learn more in our 2020 2025 strategic plan, which outlines how we are focused on boosting well-being and promoting equity across the Greater Toronto Area.

The YMCA of Greater Toronto is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We strive to remove barriers to employment and recognize that diverse staff who reflect the communities we work in enrich the experiences of our participants and our team.

As an equal opportunity employer, we invite applications from all qualified candidates including racialized people / people of colour, Indigenous Peoples, disabled people / people with disabilities and members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.

If we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity so we can work with you to accommodate your needs.

In keeping with our commitment to safety and child protection, job offers are contingent on the successful completion of a Police Records Check.

Within the first four months and every three years thereafter, a Vulnerable Police Records Check is required. Learn more about these checks .

The YMCA only considers applicants who are legally entitled to work in Canada. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, due to the volume of applications we receive, we can only contact candidates who are selected for an interview.

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