OLDF Job Board
Summer Camp Counsellor - Brampton
Brampton, Ontario, Canada .
contract . May 15, 2025
Description
Ontario Learning Development Foundation (OLDF) seeks summer camp counsellors to join our educational summer camp program.
Ontario Learning Development Foundation (OLDF) is a registered charity in Canada that provides training and educational services for youth, children, new immigrants, and seniors. Our mission is to transform our communities through integrated educational and community-response empowerment initiatives for children, youth, new immigrants, and their families.
Responsibilities:
- Foster healthy child development in children attending camp
- Complete weekly camper sheets and calls.
- Provide feedback to parents daily.
- Counsellors are responsible for a group of 10 to 15 children
- They ensure children's safety, manage children's behaviour and act as a role model and mentor
- Model constructive participation in all daily activities
- Abide by policies and guidelines defined in the Staff Handbook and OLDF's Camp Policies and Procedures.
- Assist supervisors in developing and implementing daily and weekly activities and program specials.
- Implement and promote the HIGH FIVE Principles of healthy child development in the instructional approach.
Qualifications:
· Currently enrolled or recently graduated high school or in a relevant post-secondary program (education, teaching, ECE, child care, etc.)
· Highly proficient with Microsoft Office products (including MS Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint) and the Internet
· Must have strong interpersonal, communication, time management and organizational skills
· You must have Emergency First Aid and CPR C or higher
· Police Vulnerable Sector Check required.
· Must provide the High Five Principles of Healthy Child Development Certification or be willing to obtain it before the start of camp.
Must provide First Aid Training Certificate.
· High level of energy is required to keep staff and children motivated
· Be a quick learner and self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
· Maturity and professionalism
· Experience with tutoring/teaching or previous camp counsellor experience preferred
Requirements:
- This required 30-35 hours per week
- Number of positions - 15
- Rate: $17.20/hour
- Must be available Monday - Friday | 8.45 am - 3:30 PM | July 2 - August 8
- Must be available for training a week before the camp and feedback after the camp
Location
- Rate: $17.50/hour
- Must be available Monday - Friday | 8.45 am - 3:30 PM | June 9 - August 15, 2025
Location:
Brampton | · St. Lucy Catholic Elementary School | 25 Kanata Rd, Brampton, ON L7A 3R2
Since this position is funded by Canada Summer Job grants, all applicants must be youth (citizen, PR, or conventional refugee) between 15 and 30 years of age to qualify.
The application deadline is May 30, 2025
We want to thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We request no emails, faxes, phone calls, social media posts, or requests to meet.