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Resource Team/Head Lifeguard
posted by Canterbury Hllls Camp on 01/15/2010
Description:
Canterbury Hills Camp is currently in the process of hiring individuals for our 2010 Resource Team
(Senior Staff). From May – June, the Resource Team is responsible for planning staff training events and opening the camp for the summer. Once the summer program has begun, the Resource Team will be responsible for training and managing staff, supervising program areas such as high ropes, climbing wall and the pool, as well as supervising the day to day aspects of the summer camp program. Resource Team positions run from May 3 – August 22, 2010 (9-5 Monday to Friday from May – June, residential on site from late June – August 22). Availability for various dates between January and May for staff hiring
may be required as well. For more information about Canterbury Hills, please visit our website:
www.canterburyhills.ca/chcamp.htm .
Successful applicants should:
- Have experience working in summer camps (day or residential)
- Be comfortable working in a team leadership environment
- Be available and have their own accommodations from May 3 – late June
- Be willing to live residentially at the camp from late June – August 22
- Current NLS certification required
Please forward a resume and a brief cover letter that may provide some answers to the following
questions: Why do you want to join the staff team at Canterbury Hills Camp? In your past experiences, what have you learned about working in a team? What type of staff team do you believe is needed at Canterbury Hills, and how will you help create it? If you were hiring the 2010 summer staff team, what qualities would you look for in potential applicants? Please describe an experience in which you were in a leadership role. What did you learn in this role?