Camp Supervisor

The Muslim Association of Canada•Mississauga, ON

2d•CA$21 - CA$22

About The Position

The summer camp supervisor will be responsible for assisting the summer camp program coordinator with developing and executing a comprehensive plan and program for the summer day camp and related activities. This role involves developing a program to mentor and guide camp counselors, managing day-to-day activities such as curriculum, resources, field trips, and finances, and communicating with counselors and parents. The supervisor will also set goals, work independently and as part of a team, and create plans to address campers' difficulties with activities due to language, physical, or behavioral issues. Through this position, the supervisor will gain fundamental skills in situation assessment and problem-solving, develop creativity and innovation, enhance personal management skills including organizational and leadership abilities, and become adaptable and willing to learn continuously.

Requirements

Client facing at times in a professional and cordial manner.
Work alongside a number of other employees and volunteers on a variety of projects and tasks in a professional and cordial manner.
Assess situations and identify problems.
Seek different points of view and evaluate them based on facts.
Recognize the human, interpersonal, technical, scientific, and mathematical dimensions of a problem.
Identify the root cause of a problem.
Be creative and innovative in exploring possible solutions.
Evaluate solutions to make recommendations or decisions.
Implement solutions.
Check to see if a solution works, and act on opportunities for improvement.
Understand and work within the dynamics of a group.
Ensure that a team’s purpose and objectives are clear.
Be flexible: respect, and be open to and supportive of the thoughts, opinions, and contributions of others in a group.
Recognize and respect people’s diversity, individual differences, and perspectives.
Accept and provide feedback in a constructive and considerate manner.
Contribute to a team by sharing information and expertise.
Lead or support when appropriate, motivating a group for high performance.
Understand the role of conflict in a group to reach solutions.
Manage and resolve conflict when appropriate.
Follow a plan, design, or carry out a project or task from start to finish with well-defined objectives and outcomes.
Seek feedback, test, revise, and implement.
Work to agreed-upon quality standards and specifications.
Select and use appropriate tools and technology for a task or project.
Adapt to changing requirements and information.
Continuously monitor the success of a project or task and identify ways to improve.
Liaise with a variety of stakeholders both internal (other employees, management) and external (vendors, students, parents).
Communicate in a variety of ways (in-person, in writing and digitally from time to time).
Communicate, manage information, use numbers and think-through and solve problems.
Read and understand the information presented in a variety of forms (e.g., words, graphs, charts, diagrams).
Write and speak so others pay attention and understand.
Listen and ask questions to understand and appreciate the points of view of others.
Share information using a range of information and communications technologies (e.g., voice, e-mail, computers).
Use relevant scientific, technological, and mathematical knowledge and skills to explain or clarify ideas.
Locate, gather, and organize information using appropriate technology and information systems.
Access, analyze, and apply knowledge and skills from various disciplines (e.g., the arts, languages, science, technology, mathematics, social sciences, and the humanities).
Decide what needs to be measured or calculated.
Observe and record data using appropriate methods, tools, and technology.
Make estimates and verify calculations.

Responsibilities

Developing and executing a comprehensive plan and program for the summer day camp and related activities.
Developing a program to mentor and guide camp counselors in their delivery of the camp program and their daily interaction with participants.
Manage the day-to-day activities associated with curriculum, resources, field trips, finances, communication with counselor and parents, etc.
Set goals and priorities, and work independently and as a part of a team when planning and executing the program.
Make a plan to deal with campers who have difficulty coping with the activities due to language, physical or behavioural issues.
Interact with clients/customers both internal and external.
Assess situations and identify problems.
Seek different points of view and evaluate them based on facts.
Recognize the human, interpersonal, technical, scientific, and mathematical dimensions of a problem.
Identify the root cause of a problem.
Be creative and innovative in exploring possible solutions.
Evaluate solutions to make recommendations or decisions.
Implement solutions.
Check to see if a solution works, and act on opportunities for improvement.
Understand and work within the dynamics of a group.
Ensure that a team’s purpose and objectives are clear.
Be flexible: respect, and be open to and supportive of the thoughts, opinions, and contributions of others in a group.
Recognize and respect people’s diversity, individual differences, and perspectives.
Accept and provide feedback in a constructive and considerate manner.
Contribute to a team by sharing information and expertise.
Lead or support when appropriate, motivating a group for high performance.
Understand the role of conflict in a group to reach solutions.
Manage and resolve conflict when appropriate.
Follow a plan, design, or carry out a project or task from start to finish with well-defined objectives and outcomes.
Seek feedback, test, revise, and implement.
Work to agreed-upon quality standards and specifications.
Select and use appropriate tools and technology for a task or project.
Adapt to changing requirements and information.
Continuously monitor the success of a project or task and identify ways to improve.
Liaise with a variety of stakeholders both internal (other employees, management) and external (vendors, students, parents).
Communicate in a variety of ways (in-person, in writing and digitally from time to time).
Communicate, manage information, use numbers and think-through and solve problems.
Read and understand the information presented in a variety of forms (e.g., words, graphs, charts, diagrams).
Write and speak so others pay attention and understand.
Listen and ask questions to understand and appreciate the points of view of others.
Share information using a range of information and communications technologies (e.g., voice, e-mail, computers).
Use relevant scientific, technological, and mathematical knowledge and skills to explain or clarify ideas.
Locate, gather, and organize information using appropriate technology and information systems.
Access, analyze, and apply knowledge and skills from various disciplines (e.g., the arts, languages, science, technology, mathematics, social sciences, and the humanities).
Decide what needs to be measured or calculated.
Observe and record data using appropriate methods, tools, and technology.
Make estimates and verify calculations.