Job Description

LIT Counsellor - Camp YMCA Kanawana

Camp YMCA Kanawana is Québec’s oldest residential summer camp offering leading-edge programming and traditional YMCA values-based camping. Staff members live on site for the duration of the summer, which starts in June and ends in August. Salaries include food, lodging and transportation to and from camp.

LIT Counsellors work directly with our Leaders in Training programs and spend all of their time with their campers, Leaders in Training. LIT Counsellors sleep in the same cabin/tent as their campers and are responsible for them at all times. The LIT Counsellors are responsible for planning, organizing, and delivering the PAM/DAFA curriculum for their campers, with a central focus on training the next generation of summer camp staff.

Responsabilities

• Ensures the safety, security, health and well-being of campers, staff and program participants at all times;
• Follows policies regarding program delivery, care of campers and staff conduct at all times;
• Participates in compulsory staff training;
• Sleeps with assigned cabin/tent group in designated tent or cabin;
• Plans group activities for LIT group for four sessions (each session is twelve days long);
• Plans, organizes, and delivers the PAM/DAFA Leadership Certification;
• Makes sure that program areas and activities are safe, fun, engaging, and well-run;
• Ensures equipment is safe and in excellent condition;
• Attends regular LIT section meetings;
• Attends all-staff meetings as required;
• Completes an LIT evaluation at the end of each session for all campers in the LIT Program;
• Reports any safety hazards or maintenance deficiencies to the Section Director;
• Reports to the LIT Section Director;
• Provides a general camp evaluation to the Director at the end of the summer;
• Adhere to the YMCA’s Child Protection Policies and Procedures.

Qualifications

• Has a valid First Aid/CPR certificate
• Has strong English language skills and is able to communicate in French
• Is passionate about working with children and the environment
• Willing to complete the PAM/DAFA certification
• Must be 19 years or older
• Has a minimum 3 years experience working with children
• Have no criminal record in connection with employment.

Conditions

Location: Camp YMCA Kanawana in Saint-Sauveur