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Job Details

Camp Counsellor

Employer

Camp L. G. Barnes Society

Date Posted

April 19, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Bentley, AB
  • Earnings $20.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 35 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 8  Vacancies
  • Closing Date May 19, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Camp L. G. Barnes Society

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work setting

  • Hotel, motel, resort
  • Rural area
  • Camp
  • Associations and non profit organizations

Tasks

  • Lead groups and individuals in recreational or leisure programs
  • Plan and carry out recreational, fitness and sports activities
  • Understand principles of group dynamics
  • Assist clients/guests with special needs
  • Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
  • Monitor recreational, sports or fitness activities to ensure safety and provide emergency or first aid assistance when required

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Lifesaving Bronze Medallion
  • Lifesaving Bronze Cross
  • National Lifeguard Service (NLS) Certificate
  • CPR Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Vulnerable sector check
  • Reference required

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

Experience an asset

Other benefits

Parking available


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Camp Counsellor is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Program Leaders and Instructors in Recreation, Sport and Fitness
METHODICAL

Interest in manipulating and assembling supplies and sports and game equipment; and in monitoring recreational and sports activities to ensure safety and provide emergency and first aid assistance when required

SOCIAL

Interest in instructing groups and individuals in arts, crafts and similar activities; in leading groups and individuals in recreational and leisure programs, and in attending clients with special needs by conducting therapeutic recreational and athletic activities

innovative

Interest in co-ordinating information to plan recreational, athletic, fitness and sports programs

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

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