Seasonal Lifeguard

Kids Cancer Care

The Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta is passionately dedicated to helping young people affected by cancer and their families survive and thrive in body, mind and spirit. With a vision of providing a cure for every child and care for every family, Kids Cancer Care strives to end childhood cancer, while easing the pain and suffering of the disease through three essential program areas: 1. Camp and Outreach; 2. Research and Hospital; and 3. Education Support and Scholarships.

At Kids Cancer Care, we consider it an honour and privilege to do the work we do. We get to help deserving children and families and we get to see our community at its finest — volunteering, donating, hosting fundraisers and helping others.

We love our work and we love the children and families we serve. We take our jobs seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We pride ourselves on having a fun, vibrant and sometimes quirky team that works, laughs, cries, eats, plays and celebrates together.

We value diversity and the different perspectives and innovative thinking it brings. We like to surround ourselves with creative, kind, and passionate people and we welcome all qualified persons regardless of differences in physical ability, gender identity or sexual orientation, cultural or religious beliefs, or ethnic origins. We realize that what makes us unique makes us remarkable. We believe in the power of diversity and are dedicated to creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment at all levels of the organization.

For more information on Kids Cancer Care and our work, please visit us at kidscancercare.ab.ca.

Position Overview

Kids Cancer Care is looking for Seasonal Lifeguard to work at our residential summer camp. This position reports to the Senior Staff and Program Coordinators. The Seasonal Lifeguard is responsible for Camp Kindle’s aquatics program and other program areas where applicable. The Lifeguard supervises and guides campers in the aquatics program, creating fun and educational aquatics programming. The Lifeguard is also expected to help in other areas of camp including implementing camp programs, assisting in food preparation and clean-up, as well as other miscellaneous tasks related to caring for children in a diverse setting.

Key Areas of Responsibility

In accordance with the approved Kids Cancer Care policies, the Seasonal Lifeguard will be responsible for following the operations, protocols and services related to Camp Kindle:

Specific

• Provide campers with pool rules and perform standard lifeguard duties.
• Operate and maintain the pool in accordance with provincial standards.
• Build a relationship with campers and proactively support them through activities.
• Create lesson plans and develop and organize lesson materials.
• Update lesson plans and materials based on experience and feedback.
• Facilitate aquatics programs with enthusiasm using varying teaching techniques to engage campers.
• Work with supervisors to promote weekly themes and organize weekly special events.

 General

• Positively contribute to Camp Kindle by working well with all members of the camp community.
• Complete preliminary training and engage in ongoing training provided by the camp Program Coordinators.
• Accept and integrate constructive feedback.
• Practice Camp Kindle’s three pillars of respect: 1) respect for self, 2) respect for others, and 3) respect for the environment.
• Act in the best interest of participants.
• Attend and contribute to weekly staff meetings.
• Participate in site set-up, cleaning, and organization before and after camp groups arrive.
• Assist with other camp programs as needed.

Education and Certifications

• Post-secondary education in a relevant field is an asset.
• Previous experience working at a summer camp is an asset.
• NLS Certification.
• First Aid and CPR-C Certification including AED.
• Wilderness First Aid is an asset.
• Must provide a current Criminal Record Check including Vulnerable Sector Search (can be obtained through Kids Cancer Care).

Start Date

Spring/Summer, April – August 2025, with possibility of extension into the fall.

Location

Camp Kindle is located in Water Valley, Alberta, about an hour Northwest of Calgary.

Closing Date

Applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

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