Champlain Heights Community Association is looking for an organized and responsible individual to support day camp participants requiring additional support to have a positive camp experience for roughly 50 children ages 6 to 12 years.

Qualifications:

  • Experience working in a day camp or related setting as a leader or volunteer
  • Knowledge of age-appropriate activities (games, sports, outings and arts & crafts) for children ages 6 to 12 years and ability to adapt activities to neurodevelopmental differences
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrated leadership & problem solving skills
  • Ability to work independently and cooperatively within a staff team
  • Ability & willingness to work within a culturally, economically and socially diverse community
  • Current Emergency or Standard First Aid/CPR C certification
  • Demonstrated administrative skills in program planning, word processing and reporting

Job Specifications: 

  • Liaise & work with the Recreation Programmer II, Community Youth Worker and Access Services department to ensure an inclusive environment for all participants for the summer day camp program
  • Collaborate with day camp staff to assist with planning and adapting activities that are accessible for participants
  • Lead in the modification of activities, communication methods and provision of alternate activities for participants that require extra support
  • Participate in the daily activities and out-trips to support both staff and participants
  • Deal effectively with challenging behaviour
  • Liaise and communicate with parents/guardians to discuss best practices for their child; provide caregivers with daily check-ins or email correspondence and provide any success stories at the end of the week via email
  • Participate in the training, mentoring and evaluation of volunteers
  • Submit a final report to discuss successes and challenges with individual campers and general day camp operations; provide recommendations for next year’s day camp team=

Conditions of Employment

  • Successful Police Information Check clearance
  • Current Emergency or Standard First Aid and CPR C certification
  • Completion of Grade 12 and some experience support people with disabilities; currently enrolled or completed diploma in Recreation Therapy, Support Services or related education an asset
  • As conditions of a position covered by the Canada Summer Jobs grant, the successful applicant must be between the ages of 15 and 30 years, be a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident or have conferred refugee protection

Rate of Pay:

  • $24/hour plus 12% in lieu of vacation and benefits

Job Duration:

  • Up to 12 weeks of employment between June 2 to August 29, 2025

Hours of Work:

  • 35 hours per week/ Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays

Deadline for Applications: Friday, March 28, 2025 by 5:00pm

Forward cover letter & resume to : maggie.vasicek@vancouver.ca with subject line “Champlain Behavioural Leader”

We thank all applicants, only those short listed will be contacted.