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WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
The following positions are available for Wahanowin only
or in conjunction with a 4 month position.
 IN GENERAL
- Fun, Creative, Flexible and Skilled
- Enthusiastic, Team Playing, Dedicated
- Preference to people with previous camp experience
- Preference to people with First Aid, CPR, specific skills and qualifications
AVAILABLE POSITIONS
COUNSELLING
Counsellors are assigned to a particular cabin of eight to twelve campers, in a chosen age group. They accompany these campers to program areas where they take an active role by participating with campers and assist the activity instructors. Counsellors are also responsible for maintaining the daily routine of the cabin; wake-up, clean up, meals, bedtime, evening programming, etc.
- Counsellors: Child care experience
- Spanish speaking: Child experience, fully bilingual (campers from Mexico)
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SPECIALTY AREAS - ACTIVITY INSTRUCTORS
Activity Instructors teach campers the various programs offered at camp . All instructors live in a cabin group, assist counsellors with daily routine and participate in evening and special programs. Instructors are responsible for the creation and implementation of their program, adapting it for all the age and skill levels of our campers.
 Animal Farm: Care and feeding of animal experience (preferably farm animals)
- Archery: Archery skilled
- Arts and Crafts: Craft experience
- Boogie
Boarding : Boogie Boarding
Skills, Bronze Medallion minimum
- Café: Cooking and nutrition knowledge
- Canoe Tripper: Tripping experience, Bronze Cross minimum, post secondary
- Canoe/Kayak: Knowledge of strokes and boats, minimum Bronze Medallion
- Dance: Modern and Jazz dance experience
- Fishing: Fishing knowledge, Bronze Cross minimum, boat driving experience
- Fitness: Aerobics experience, fitness and nutrition knowledge
- Golf: Golf knowledge, grounds keeping skills
- Mountain Biking: Knowledge of biking and bike maintenance
- Pottery: Knowledge of clay and kiln
- Radio Station: Broadcasting experience
- Riflery: Riflery skilled
- Ropes Course: Ropes and Rock climbing experience, belay experience
- Sail Staff: Sail experience, Bronze Medallion minimum (Laser/Laser IIs)
- Sports: Diverse knowledge & skills, coaching experience (Basketball, Hockey, Soccer, Softball)
- Swimming: Current Red Cross Instructors, plus NLS
- Tennis: Tennis skills, knowledge of the game
- Tuck Shop: Retail experience
- Water Skiing: Ski skills, teaching experience, boat driving certification, Bronze Medallion
- Wood Shop: Carpentry skills
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SUPPORT
Support Staff are responsible for all of the "behind the scenes" areas of camp life. Wahanowin's support staff do not live with campers, but are welcome to join a cabin group and participate with them when not on duty. Our support staff areas consist of our Dining Hall, Maintenance and Housekeeping. Camp Wahanowin concludes on August 17, at which time our staff numbers return to about sixty for our final program of the summer, National Music Camp of Canada which concludes on
September 2.
- Baker: Dessert cooking and baking experience (April 29 to September 2 only)
- Dining Hall: Restaurant serving experience (June 25 to September 2 only)
- Kitchen: Restaurant, food prep experience
- Housekeeping: Cleaning experience (June 25 to September 2 only)
- Maintenance: Electrical, Carpentry or Plumbing experience, driver's license, drive standard transmission
- Office: Friendly, outgoing, pleasant telephone manner, computer literate
- Potwasher: Related experience (June 25 to September 2 only)
- Tuck
Shop: Retail experience
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HEALTH CARE STAFF
- Nurse: Graduating
or current RN (3 positions available
start April 29 or June 25)
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SUMMER CHRONOLOGY
Camp Wahanowin's regular summer season is a little over four months long. Applicants may apply for all or part of this season. The following chronology outlines what programs occur throughout the season, what duties staff may be responsible for and when specific positions are needed. Use this as a guide when selecting the length of your employment.
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CORE
STAFF - SPRING ONLY APRIL 29 TO JUNE 24
(LIMITED POSITIONS AVAILABLE)
Camp Wahanowin employs about fifty
staff for our spring programs. Staff are recruited at colleges and
universities from across Canada. The first two weeks of "Core Staff" involve
extensive pre-camp clean-up, maintenance, building, repairing, painting,
raking leaves and cleaning cabins, as well as program planning and
staff training. Beginning in early May, our five week long Outdoor
Education Centre opens and school groups from across Ontario come
to camp for four or five day field trips. Wahanowin is proud to be
able to provide a complete program itinerary for these groups; our
staff run the entire program day from flagpole before breakfast until
the end of evening program. Staff do not have a specific job title
at this time: every staff member is responsible for and trained in
all aspects of camp life. At this time you would be an activity instructor
or leader in one or more areas offered. Some of these include; canoeing,
kayaking, arts and crafts, environmental studies, ropes course, land
sports, etc. As well, your responsibilities would include helping
out in our Dining Hall and planning and implementing evening and special
programs. In the middle of our school group season we host an eight
day music camp sponsored by the Toronto District School Board; Music By The Lake. During this time, staff move into cabins to take on counselling
duties and continue to be activity leaders and program planners. Our
staff provide the "recreational" portion
of this program and music faculty
and aides come to camp to provide
the musical instruction. Our Core Staff spring position finishes on
June 24.
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CAMP
WAHANOWIN - JUNE 25 TO AUGUST 17
Camp Wahanowin is the highlight of our summer season. For over 50 years we have been providing an exciting summer camp experience for children aged 6 to 15. Most of our campers are from the Toronto area, but many come from across Canada and the United States. We also welcome groups of international children from Mexico and Colombia. Our campers are predominately Jewish, but the camp itself is not religious. On Friday night we celebrate Shabbat and our meals are served Kosher style (no pork or seafood, meat and dairy are not served at the same meal). There are three days of pre-camp training before the start of the eight weeks of Wahanowin. Our staff numbers increase to approximately 200 in total, comprised of counsellors, instructors and support staff. At this time all staff take on specific roles within the camp.
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CORE
STAFF - 4 MONTHS APRIL 29 TO SEPTEMBER 2
Our four month "Core Staff" work during the entire Wahanowin season. They arrive at camp when there may still be snow on the ground and finish when the fall season is about to begin. Duties are as outlined in "Core Staff - Spring Only" and "Camp Wahanowin". In addition, Core Staff work the final program, National Music Camp. The responsibilities and roles are similar to those of Music By The Lake. Staff live in as counsellors, lead activities, plan and run evening and special programs and assist with support areas as needed.
To apply, please download our Staff Application form.
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