2025 March Break Camp - Job Opportunity


We are seeking two energetic, experienced theatre enthusiasts to serve as camp counsellors for our 2025 March Break theatre camp. Camp staff will serve as positive role models for camp participants. The ideal candidates will have both theatre experience and experience working with children. Camp experience is desired but not mandatory. Both are paid positions.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
  • Acts as a positive role model for children, youth, and fellow staff.
  • Provides direct supervision to a group of children.
  • Delivers fun, age-appropriate programs as approved by the Board of Directors
  • Builds rapport and manages relationships with camp participants to ensure an emotionally and physically safe environment for children and youth.
  • Fully and enthusiastically takes part in all camp activities, including all programs and special events.​​
  • Recognizes the uniqueness and interests of all children and youth and helps them to successfully achieve their goals at camp.
  • Models proper behaviour in all interactions with camp participants, other camp staff and the public, ensuring behaviour always aligns with SVTC core values.
  • Accesses program resources and seeks support from the Camp Director to ensure the delivery of a wide range of age-appropriate programs for camp participants.
  • Ensures all communication with co-workers, families, other SVTC staff and the public is always professional and courteous.
  • Ensures family inquiries and concerns are shared with the Camp Director.
  • Demonstrates the ability to support and deal with sensitive and confidential situations with professionalism.
  • Responsible for keeping attendance.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Skills/Competencies: An ideal candidate will have experience working with youth in an arts education environment as well as camp experience. They will have the skills to supervise and mentor camp participants. They will be able to provide detailed and meaningful performing arts-based programming.

Along with your resume, please include in a paragraph or two your ideas of a March Break Camp and what you suggest could be the program for the week to engage all participants.

Please send your resumé no later than Friday, January 10th, 2025 to Cathy Durham, SVTC secretary, at [email protected]. ​