Job opportunities
Join Our Camp Team
Looking for a rewarding and meaningful opportunity? Join our team and help us create magic for children and adults with disabilities.
Easter Seals camp staff are a group of dedicated individuals that come together with one common goal – giving campers the best week of their summer! Staff gain a vast amount of experience as we provide a 3:1 camper to staff ratio, which is significantly larger than the 8:1 or 10:1 that you’d find at other sleep-over summer camps.
You’ll also find the impact of working with Easter Seals goes beyond one summer.
“If you’re looking to create lifelong friendships with likeminded people, who share a love of the outdoors, recreation, and supporting others, then this is the job for you. Most of my closest friends I have met at camp, and many of us travel across the world to visit one another!”
“Meals and lodging are included, making it fantastic for students looking to make money over the summer!”
“You’ll gain a vast amount of experience in programming, personal support, and many other areas to help you succeed in your career.”
“Camp is great for stepping outside your comfort zone, building confidence, and challenging your ideas of what you can do! I always feel the most myself when I am at camp.”
Camp Staff Positions
Head Coordinators – Hiring Now
Each of our three camp locations have their own Head Coordinator who is responsible for the oversight of all camp activities, and embody our goal to provide our community with the self-esteem, self-confidence and sense of independence that is needed to help them live their best life
The role includes, but is not limited to:
- Coordinating the hiring of summer camp staff.
- Organizing and implementing senior staff training retreat, pre-camp training, Open House and other special events as directed throughout the camping season.
- Providing on-going training, assistance and evaluation for Assistant Coordinators in order that they are able to successfully carry out their duties and responsibilities.
- Working with the team to define yearly camp theme.
- Assisting in preparing camper/counsellor assignments.
- Overseeing and monitoring program budgets.
- Facilitating staff meetings and evaluations.
Click here for a complete job description.
Start date is between mid-December to mid-January.
The positions begin part-time and remote through to May 15th. The position then moves to full-time at a camp location and runs through to late August.
Assistant Coordinators – Hiring Now
Each of our three camp locations have two Assistant Coordinators to assist with programming and counselling.
Counselling Coordinator
The Counselling Coordinators are responsible for training, supervising and evaluating the Counselling Team and ensuring that campers are safe, having fun and that their needs are met.
The role includes, but is not limited to:
- Working closely with the team to define yearly camp theme.
- Assisting with staff selection as necessary.
- Ensuring that all counsellor files are complete and up-to-date prior to the camping season.
- Taking the lead on planning and scheduling All-Staff orientation.
- Helping define specific summer goals and objectives for the counselling team and each individual towards the formation of healthy support networks and lines of communication.
- Working along with Camp Coordinator to implement the Risk Management Plan for the camp.
Start date will be January/February 2023.
The positions begin part-time and are remote through to May 15th. The positions then move to full-time at a camp location and run through to late August.
Click here for a complete job description.
Programming Coordinator
The Programming Coordinators are responsible for training, supervising and evaluating the Programming Team and ensuring that the camp programs are safe, fun and meet camper needs.
The role includes, but is not limited to:
- Working closely with the team to define yearly camp theme.
- Assisting with staff selection as necessary.
- Training programming team, which will include the development of clear systems for communication, trust and inclusivity.
- Creating goals and objectives for and with the programming team, and each individual for the summer.
- Ensuring all program areas are properly set-up for campers.
Click here for a complete job description.
Start date will be January/February 2023.
The positions begin part-time and are remote through to May 15th. The positions then move to full-time at a camp location and run through to late August.
Registered Nurses – Hiring Now
Each of our three camp locations have at least 1 nurse on site and available 24 hours a day while camp is in session. The role of the nurses includes, but is not limited to:
- staff training
- medication administration
- injuries and accidents
- general health and safety
Counsellors and Programmers – Hiring Begins in 2023!
All positions are in person and onsite at camp from June to August.
Choose your location:
- Camp Shawnigan – 2180 Shawnigan Lake Road, Shawnigan Lake (Vancouver Island)
- Camp Squamish – 41015 Government Road, Squamish (1 Hour north of Vancouver)
- Camp Winfield – 1790 Davidson Road, Lake Country (Okanagan)
Applications are reviewed and interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis until June. We encourage you to apply early in the season, as it is a very competitive process. Only qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview that will be set up through Zoom. Be prepared to show a bit of your creative side!
All staff must have proof of a Standard First Aid and CPR-C prior to the start date. A criminal record check completed within 6 months of the start of camp with a vulnerable sector search is also mandatory. We also recommend a Hep A and B vaccination prior to employment.
Camp Counsellors
Camp Counsellors provide direct care for campers. Counsellors will form a buddy group with 6 campers and 1 or 2 volunteer counsellors each week and operate as a family unit through the week. Camp counsellors are experienced camp people who are hired for the length of the summer. (click here for job description)
Aquatics Programmer
The Aquatics Programmer provides fun, safe, camp activities that further develop campers’ appreciation, enjoyment and skills surrounding water activities. Working with the other programmers, the Aquatics Programmers create a theme each week and run a magical storyline that wraps up at weeks end. (click here for job description)
Recreation, Games and Ropes Programmer
The Recreation, Games & Ropes (RGR) Programmer’s primary role is to work on the programming team to provide a wide variety of fun, safe camp activities that uphold the Camping Program Objectives. (click here for job description)
Outdoor Pursuits Programmer
The Outdoor Pursuits Programmer’s primary role is to work on the programming team to provide a wide variety of fun, safe camp activities that uphold the Camping Program Objectives, while further developing camp’s appreciation and skills surrounding the outdoors. (click here for job description)
Arts and Crafts Programmer
The Arts and Crafts (A&C) Programmer provides a wide variety of engaging camp activities that further develop camper’s appreciation, enjoyment and skills for art and drama. Working with the other programmers, the A&C Programmer creates a theme each week and runs a magical storyline that wraps up at weeks end. One A&C Programmer will be hired for the length of the summer. (click here for job description)
Volunteers
Camp volunteers provide assistance to staff and campers where needed. We’re looking for enthusiastic people who are looking to give back to their communities, gain experience and provide staff and campers the help they need to make it their best week! Click here for more details.
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“Working at camp has been, without a doubt, the best job I’ve ever had! I couldn’t believe I was actually getting paid to spend my summer on a lake, hanging out with amazing campers, having shaving-cream fights and dance parties, laughing and singing, roasting s’mores around a campfire, and making lifelong friends. One of the great parts of camp is that the accepting and supportive community that we build for campers extends to staff, so you are totally free to just be yourself and have more fun than you could ever imagine!”
– a camp staff alumni
