Little Dragon Summer Day Camp

COUNSELLOR

Camp Little Dragon started as an outreach program for the community in the summer of 2001. It is a non profit camp that is dedicated to providing a safe and Christian environment for all children, no matter their faith, or economic circumstances. Day Care is expensive; often times consuming all or most of an individual's pay cheque. By having an inexpensive camp, as well as having one and two week bursaries, we are able to give children a safe and fun place to be without overly burdening or consuming a family's income.

Job Descriptions and Code of Conduct

No sounds are sweeter to the Director's ears than complimentary remarks made about the staff by members of the local community or parents/guardians. We are employed by Camp Little Dragon, St Georges of Forest Hill and the Diocese of Huron and we represent them as well. The actions of the staff indicate the type of camp we represent. Our behavior is representative of the camp telling everyone we meet, or everyone who sees us, the kind of camp we are.

Counsellors

• Be on time
• Responsible for the care and well-being of campers, at all times ensuring their supervision and safety
• Foster and encourage the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual growth of each camper
• Help to create a Christ-like atmosphere
• Be positive and supportive member of the camp leadership team
• Deal with camper problems in a caring Christ-like manner and report to the camp director/assistant camp director any concerns he/she has
• Plan program activities as assigned, submitting planning sheets to the director 7 days before the scheduled activity is to take place even if it is a week you are not working
• Counsellors leading the activity should do so in a safe, age appropriate manner, while all other counsellors are to supervise the campers and fully participate in all activities
• Have an understanding of and adhere to all camp policies and procedures
• Attend all staff training and meetings as scheduled
• Complete all duties assigned by the director/assistant director within a reasonable amount of time. Scheduled daily cleanup duties must be done before leaving for the day
• Arts and crafts session for the next morning to be set up before leaving end of day
• Breaks are 20 minutes long, and will be scheduled by the director/assistant director to take place 2 times per day. These schedules must be adhered to
• Appointments should be made outside of camp hours. If appointment cannot be made after hours, contact camp committee for permission and be responsible to get coverage from another counsellor for the time missed and make up hours missed during the week of the appointment.
• Two counsellors will be assigned per session. 1 will be the leader of the session while the 2nd will be the helper
• Keep confidentiality of campers at all times inside and outside of camp.

EXPECTATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT

• Emergency CPR and First Aid training. will be paid for/provided April 24 - ALL must attend
• Previous experience working with children.
• Ability to work as an effective team member with co-workers.
• Attend ALL training sessions and staff meetings.

EMPLOYMENT PERIOD

• 4-8 weeks - (number of weeks to be determined)
• Training: a maximum of 30 hours (unpaid)
• Work Hours: 40 hours/week with two - 20 min. unpaid breaks per day.
• Hours of work are 8 hour shifts with various starting and finishing times between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. These shifts will change at the beginning of each week.

TRAINING:

There will be (1) unpaid ** First Aid/meet & greet & (3) three unpaid staff training days that ALL camp employees must be able to attend.

• Apr 24 9 am - 4:30 pm,
• May 28 9 am - 4:00 pm,
• June 12 9 am - 4:00 pm,
• June 26 9 am - 4:00 pm

** First Aid Training will be paid for by Camp Little Dragon.

SALARY:

Counsellors are not paid hourly, but are paid a weekly salary once a month with payment being on the 25th of each month by automatic deposit.

• Counsellors 17 yrs. old or younger: $384.00** per week.
• Counsellors 18 yrs. old or older: $410.00** per week.

** Wages are based on minimum wage rates for students as of March 31, 2010