YMCA Summer Camp Leaders

Come join our team of Summer Camp Leaders! We are building a team of leaders for our YMCA Summer Day Camps that operate July 4 - August 22. Spend 3-7 weeks of your summer running a fun program and making a difference in the lives kids aged 6-13! Each week you will be scheduled at one of 2 camps, located either at the Downtown YMCA or at Blackstrap Lake, with busing provided to & from Blackstrap from various areas around Saskatoon.

Position Title: Summer Day Camp Leader

Job Type: Full-time, Contract, Flexible weeks

Start Date: June 21, 2025

End Date: August 22, 2025

Minimum: 3 weeks of work

Starting Wage: $16.00/hr

About YMCA of Saskatoon:

Mission:  To ignite life-enhancing opportunities and to strengthen the foundations of our community by being an organization that nurtures health, wellness and a collective sense of community.

Vision:  To become the leading charitable provider of health and wellness programs, family-centred activities and childcare in our community.

Values:  Respect – Responsibility – Caring – Honesty – Fairness – Acceptance

Position: YMCA Blackstrap & Super Summer Day Camp Leader

The Camp Leaders are an integral part of the camp experience. Camp Leaders will be responsible for their group of campers, going through day-to-day activities, setting up activities, cleaning up, ensuring everyone's safety, and most importantly creating a safe, fun, and community environment. They will work closely with the Camp Team Leads to lead activities for the campers and make sure the activities go smoothly. Camp Leaders must work a minimum of 3 weeks of camp out of the 7 weeks. You must work full days and full weeks.

The Role of the Day Camp Leader is to:

• Deliver programs for Day Camp participants following YMCA objectives
• Appreciate and support YMCA values, mission and vision
• Demonstrate energy, dedication and enthusiasm with commitment to service excellence and quality
• Thrive in an atmosphere of change and ambiguity
• Work as a member of a team

Responsibilities:

• Be punctual and follow through with commitment to work as scheduled
• Participate in staff training (June 21, July 2, July 3) & complete our Y Canada Child Safeguarding Course (online)
• Provide fun, positive, and active leadership to campers
• Be a friend and mentor to campers by creating a caring, supportive, environment where campers feel that they can take risks, make new friends, and try new things
• Follow and enforce bus rules and procedures, including being responsible for children at your bus stop until they are safely with their caregivers
• Communicate effectively with campers, their families, and other staff members
• Maintain communication with the Camp Team Leads and the Camp Manager
• Be responsible for the safety and security of all participants in your care, always following the YMCA Policies and Procedures
• Ensuring cleanliness and upkeep of facilities
• Diligently complete all paperwork each day including sign-in/sign out forms and any behavior or incident reports
• Some overtime work may be required
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Current criminal reference check including vulnerable sector search
• Previous experience and positive references related to working with children/youth
• Ability to communicate effectively with children and adults
• Comfortable swimming and being in the water with children
• Up to Date Standard First Aid and CPR certification is an asset

For more information on YMCA of Saskatoon’s Summer Day Camps, see https://ymcasaskatoon.org/camps/

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