Summer Camp Facilitator and Weekly Camp Leaders- Ebb and Flow Forest School
Full time day shift- End of June until August 2025.
Opportunities to continue work in the fall may become available.
Duties
Ebb and Flow Forest School is looking for a Summer Camp Lead Facilitator and Weekly Camp Leaders
Responsibilities:
- Plan and facilitate weekly summer camps for kids from 5-10 years old.
- Ensure the safety and well-being of all children while they participate in forest exploration, planned activities including some tool us, open fire cooking and hiking.
- Actively engage with the children, demonstrating a genuine interest in them as individuals.
- Collaborate with a team to plan, prepare and implement activities.
- Clearly communicate with team members, school directors and parents about important aspects of children's experiences (moments of growth, injuries, behaviour concerns, etc)
- Use positive reinforcement and encouraging language to create a safe and inclusive environment for all
- Incorporate mindfulness and character education in for forest school camps.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Education, Early Childhood Education diploma or comparable experience.
- Experience working outdoors and working with children.
- Physically able to work in outdoor conditions with variable weather conditions and uneven terrain.
- Able to model a positive, resilient attitude in all weather conditions
- Understands the forest school model of safe risky play, emergent play-based learning.
- Ability to reliably complete daily checklists and tasks and communicate clearly with the team.
Eligibility
- Current first aid with CPR level C or ability to have by June 2025
- Current clear criminal record check with vulnerable sector check
Benefits
What is Forest School?
Forest School provides learners with opportunities to connect to themselves, to others, to our land and to their source. It requires regular and repeated experiences in natural spaces combined with learning through inquiry, emergent and land based knowledge. The facilitator is not the holder of knowledge, rather a guide. The participants and the land work together to direct the learning in an authentic and natural manner that reflects the interests and needs of all involved. Learners find balance and resilience which allows them to thrive in a complex, busy and challenging world. We gain an awareness of community and a deeper connection with nature and our fellow human beings leaving us better suited to live authentic and rewarding lives rich with meaningful relationships. Our days will be filled with exploring and adventuring through the forest, supported risk taking, creative endeavours and meaningful connections to age appropriate curriculum. Together, we will play, problem solve, celebrate, reflect and discover ourselves and how we fit into the world around us.
How to Apply
Please submit your cover letter, resume and references to employerservices@soarcs.ca
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