YMCA Camp Kitchikewana - Overnight Camping Assistant Director

YMCA Camp Kitchikewana 

Opportunity: Assistant Camp Director (seasonal) 

Reports to: Camp Director 

General Function: Together with the Camp Director and the full-time Assistant Camp Director of Camping and Outdoor Education, the seasonal Assistant Camp Director is a member of the Management Team at Camp Kitchikewana. They will be required to live on-site during the camping season. Together with the Camp Director and the full-time Assistant Camp Director, the responsibilities of the seasonal Assistant Camp Director include: providing supervision, support, coaching and feedback to area managers; addressing unique, challenging, and/or persistent situations that arise involving campers and/or staff; facilitating excellent communication and smooth program delivery across various areas of camp; and most importantly, creating a positive, fun, enthusiastic, safe, and camper-focused attitude among the staff team. In addition to providing support to Camp Kitchikewana’s summer camp program (July-August), the seasonal Assistant Camp Director will also assist with providing leadership to spring and fall Outdoor Education programs and rental groups. This includes: the development of safe, values-based programs that build assets in children, youth and families; the training and development of program staff; and delivery of all aspects of the outdoor education program. The Assistant Camp Directors will also act as the on-site designate for the Camp Director in their absence. 

Salary: $875/week 

Contract Length: The length of the contract is flexible to suit the candidate. Options could include a 4-month contract starting in the spring and going until the end of summer, a 10-month contract from January to October, or somewhere in between. 

Responsibilities: 

• See those listed above 

• Support: provide support to the Camp Director, in accordance with the full-time Assistant Camp Director, during the summer camp program 

• Staff & Camper Wellness: provide support for the physical and emotional well-being of all camp participants and staff; provide on-going informal feedback to staff and a formal written evaluation to some Senior Staff members 

• Supplies & Inventory: maintain inventory, organization, and orders for camp clothing, lost & found, office supplies, camper/staff files, bunk notes, camper mail 

• Camp Information: maintain, organize, and distribute camper lists (e.g. dietary, medical, bus, etc.) to all required departments 

• Payroll: assist the Camp Director with ensuring that new-hire human resources and payroll packages are complete and organized 

• Changeovers: manage the office during camp changeovers and address any cabin placement concerns 

• Volunteers: assist with the scheduling and coordination of volunteers 

• Other duties as required 

Job Knowledge/Qualifications: 

• Demonstrated conflict resolution and problem-solving skills 

• Demonstrated time management and organizational skills 

• Clear Police Reference Check and Vulnerable Sector Screening 

• Mandated training (including AODA, Workplace Violence & Harassment, Health & 

• Safety Awareness, Child Protection, etc.) is required before or shortly after commencement of work

• Required Qualifications/Certifications: 

• Standard First Aid 

• CPR-C 

• National Lifeguard (NL) 

• Pleasure Craft Operators Certification 

• Valid G driver’s license 

• Recommended Qualifications/ Certifications: 

• Prior Supervisory Experience 

• OCA Camp Marine Module (provided by the employer) 

• Small Drinking Water Systems Operator 

Applications will remain open until the position is filled.

Effective immediately, applications for this position will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position has been filled. The YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka supports diversity, equity and a workplace free from harassment and discrimination and is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process and workplace. While we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you are contacted to participate in the recruitment or selection process, please notify us in advance if you require any accommodations. 

In keeping with our commitment to child and youth safeguarding,  job offers are contingent on the successful completion of a Police Records Check and employment reference checks. Police Records Checks are reviewed on an individual basis and the offense(s) - if any - is considered in the decision-making process in relation to the requirement of working with children, therefore not eliminating all candidates with a record from being offered a position. Police Records Checks must be renewed every three years.