We are currently seeking interested individuals to join out Programming Team! Roles include, but not limited to: Lifeguard, Challenge Course Practitioner, Waterfront Supervisor, Canoe/Kayak Instructor, Arborist Environmental, Wilderness, Leadership, Adventure, Childhood & Youth Development, Customer Service. Soft Skills needed.
Paddle, Teach, Swim, Experience, Belay, Learn, Hike, Grow, Encourage, Lead!
Terms: Seasonal Contract- User based [with opportunities for year round]
Pay Scale: Based on education, experience, certifications and qualifications
Job Shadow: By invitation after reference check
Training: Spring/Summer Staff Training – Mid-May & other opportunities through the year.
- Do you want to empower youth of all ages to work together in an outdoor environment?
- Do you want to help transform them with creative thinking and teamwork?
- Do you consider yourself an emerging adventurer, skilled at leading these outdoor experiences?
- Are you available for all or a portion of the Summer-May through August?
Bark Lake Leadership Centre offers a role in a unique outdoor leadership program which challenges guests from all over the world while working with other qualified and enthusiastic staff.
Minimum qualifications:
• 2+ full seasons of outdoor recreation, education, camp staff or related experience.
• Current Standard First Aid (CPR –C) certificate
• Post Secondary Education (in process)
• Current and acceptable Police Record Check
• Relevant soft skills in customer service and youth/adult interaction…Must like young people!
• Certification and/or proven leadership experience in three or more:
waterfront/aquatics • canoeing • kayaking • wilderness tripping • survival • camp craft/camp-lore • environmental education • leadership • high/low ropes courses • coaching • adventure program facilitation • marketing • high/low ropes courses • games • initiatives • customer service • international relations
Preferred qualifications:
- National Lifeguard Service (NLS) Waterfront qualifications
- Red Cross Lifeguard or Bronze Cross, Instructor status qualifications
- Challenge Course Certifications – ACCT Level 1 or 2
- Wilderness Advanced First Aid, Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness Paramedic
- Ontario Recreational Canoe & Kayak Association (ORCKA) qualifications- Basic Canoe or Kayak Instructor
- WILD Education – Project WILD, Hike Ontario, Focus on Forest, Initiatives, Games, Instructor status qualifications
- Fluency in: Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean, Italian, Japanese, French or Swahili
- Chainsaw Operator, Pleasure Craft Operator (PCO), Conflict Resolution, Smart Serve, Archery, Scuba, Coaching, Arborist
You will have the opportunity to facilitate and implement a range of outdoor teambuilding, leadership and community development programs for children, youth and adult groups from many nations and Canada. You bring to this position a related degree or post secondary training in outdoor education and/or related outdoor experiences. A commitment to innovative programming, a love of the outdoors and young people and the ability to work within a team complete your profile.
Our vision is to offer our guests a challenging outdoor learning environment with support teambuilding, character and environmental understanding. Bark Lake’s superb program is the result of bringing together gifted and caring facilitators with outstanding and motivated students/guests in an amazing environment. If you are a dynamic and innovative individual – and want to contribute to this vision – we invite you to join the Bark Lake Leadership Centre team for this seasonal contract position.
Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment & recruitment purposes only.
Submit your resume, a compelling cover letter, list of qualifications and three reference/contacts to:
Russ Hartman
russ@barklake.com
