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Day Camp Counsellor - Recreation

Employer

Medicine Hat Women's Shelter Society

Date Posted

April 01, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Medicine Hat, AB
  • Earnings $18.50 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Apr 15, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Medicine Hat Women's Shelter Society

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • In/on water
  • Noisy

Work setting

Associations and non profit organizations

Tasks

  • Schedule activities
  • Prepare reports
  • Leading/instructing groups
  • Ensure health and safety regulations are followed

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • CPR Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate

Student status

  • Full time enrollment
  • Part time enrollment

Security and safety

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

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Vehicle supplied by employer
  • Willing to travel

Personal suitability

  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Experience

Will train

Employment terms options

Day

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Team building opportunities
  • Wellness program

Support for persons with disabilities

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
  • Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Day Camp Counsellor - Recreation 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

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