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All the volunteer positions with Girls In Sport Canada, require individuals to be onsite at camps.
The Girls In Sport Canada, Camp Leader is a summer camp role. The leader’s main role is to be responsible for a group of 8-10 girls throughout the day camp. The girls at these camps ranges from the ages of 5-12 years old. The days camps will be happening at the following dates:
● King’s University on July 8-12, 2024 from 8:30 am to 3:30pm each day.
● Kings University July 15-19, 2024 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm each day.
● Orchards Residents Association August 6-9 from 8:45-12:30pm each day.
● Orchards Residents Association August 19-23 from 8:45-12:30pm each day
● Aspen Gardens 2-day camp ~9:00am – 3:30pm, week of July 29-August 2 (exact dates and times to be confirmed)
● Aspen Gardens 2-day camp week of August 26-30 (exact dates and times to be confirmed)
For each full day camp, the camp leader will receive an honorarium of $450 and for the half-day camps the honorarium will be $225. Hours must be completed in full to received the full honorarium.
***If you are not able to make every date above, we encourage you to still apply as you can still be a camp councillor with us. Please indicate your availability in your cover letter and we can work with you to accommodate.
Key Responsibilities:
– Be the main contact for the assigned group of girls for the duration of the camp.
– Be responsible for the location of every girl within their group
– Actively engage and ask questions to the girls during the Power Up! Chat
– Make sure the girls in the group are participating in the activity
– Dealing with an instances of misbehaviour and escalating it to the Director if its required
– Participate in the sports with the girls to the best of their ability
– Make sure the girls are checked in and attendance is taken for their group
– Assist with overall check and check out a the camp
The Ideal candidate demonstrates:
· Strong verbal and written communication in English.
· Comfortable with teaching and interacting with kids ages 5-12 years old
· Enthusiastic personality with a passion for interpersonal communication and engagement.
· Passionate about working with kids
Qualifications:
· Prior camp counsellor or leader experience
· Experience leading a group of kids and experience with encouraging them to participate in activities
· Any sport experience is an asset
· Experience with teaching/coaching kids ages 5-17 years old is consider an asset
· NCCP Coaching Certification in any sport would be considered an asset
Additional Requirements:
· Access to a personal computer with reliable internet connection to receive training materials.
· Access to a reliable means of transportation to get to each camp
· Police Check
All our positions are grant and registration dependent. To apply please email your resume and cover letter to Ray Waine at [email protected].
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Girls In Sport Canada‘s programs gives girls an inspiring and confidence-building multi-sport experience that not only introduces them to a range of sports, fostering the development of diverse sport-specific skills, but also instils confidence, competence and motivation. We introduce girls to many different sports such as ultimate frisbee, soccer, basketball, flag rugby, volleyball, flag football and much more. Each of these sports are taught by experienced coaches that strive to create a safe girl-friendly environment. We integrate confidence building activities during the day, crafts and group games to make sure they leave enjoying every moment.
