Canoe,Kayak,and Paddleboard Program Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Education / Teaching

Position: Canoe, Kayak, and Paddleboard Program Staff

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Canoe, Kayak, and Paddleboard Program Staff

Rainbow Lake

ABOUT US

Help Bring Back the Joy of Childhood

Since 1983, Campfire Circle has delivered healing through happiness to thousands of kids with cancer or serious illness and their families across Ontario. Our programs are offered in paediatric hospitals across Ontario, in local communities, and at our medically supported overnight camps, offering year-round experiences that provide life-changing moments of joy, connection, and resilience.

And we’re just getting started. Today, over 40,000 kids in Ontario face serious illness, many without access to the psychosocial support they urgently need. That’s why we have a bold vision: to grow from serving 3,000 campers a year to 10,000. We’re building a passionate, talented team to help make that vision a reality. When you join Campfire Circle, you become an integral part of a dynamic team helping to transform the lives of thousands of kids with serious illness, alongside our dedicated community of volunteers and donors.

Help us give back the joy of childhood to every kid with serious illness who needs it most.

At Campfire Circle, we are committed to making employment accessible by reducing financial barriers for our summer staff. All required training and certifications for your role are provided at no cost, in accordance with the terms of employment. Based on identified need, we may also be able to assist with additional job-related costs such as loaning camping equipment, outdoor clothing or gear, and coordinating transportation options.

If you require assistance to help make your employment with Campfire Circle more accessible, please let your manager or HR know after you are hired and before your start date.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are searching for Canoe, Kayak, and Paddleboard Program Staff to join our Summer Staff Team in 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy for the upcoming summer season.

Reporting to the Manager, Overnight Program, the Canoe, Kayak, and Paddleboard Program Staff will work with co-instructors and sessional volunteers to provide our parents/guardians and campers ages 0 to 18 at our Rainbow Lake overnight site with valuable paddle sport (canoe, kayak, and stand-up paddleboard) experience. This role will focus primarily on instructing the canoeing and kayaking program but will also oversee and support facilitation of the out trip and paddle-boarding programs

Start Date:
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

End Date:
Friday, August 28, 2026

Rate: $5,000 (for the full contract)

* Training/virtual training dates may occur prior to this date and are included in your full contract rate*

Key Accountabilities:

Programming and Facilitating:

Development and instruction of Canoe, kayak, and paddle boarding programming that is: safe, creative, challenging, accessible, experiential, age appropriate, environmentally friendly, and fun.

Support Canoe Tripping program to teach and coach volunteers and campers in canoeing skills.

Maintain equipment, track inventory, and report on needs for program growth.

Work with the Waterfront Coordinator and Overnight Program Manager to adapt and adjust curriculum and activities from session to session based on feedback and experiences.

Adhere to cleaning procedures and logging as trained and directed.

Set up and prepare activities and activity areas in accordance with, but not limited to the standards of the camp, and the guidelines of the Ontario Camps Association (OCA).

Ensure that camp programs incorporate camp values and traditions.

Support all camp programming in addition to designated program area.

Lifeguarding & Waterfront Safety:

Support in lifeguarding recreational waterfront swimming activities when needed.

Fill in as instructor for other waterfront activities when team members are on time off or unable to fulfill their duties.

Demonstrate knowledge and skill in standards and procedures at all waterfront areas.

Demonstrates strong skill level in lifeguarding standards, practicing preventative guarding.

Follow safety procedures as trained and instructed and provide first aid and water rescue as required.

Assist with swim/boat…


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