At Rainforest Adventure Camps, we believe in the power of play. We are a community-focused non-profit dedicated to further developing participants’ resilience, empathy, social growth, and independence in a fun and peaceful setting. If you are an outgoing, high-energy leader who loves the water and the woods, we want to meet you!

 

Further develop your experience leading a team of staff, volunteers, kids, and youth.

 

Who You Are: You are a "people person" through and through. You’re the one who anticipates the needs of your team and stays patient and kind even when the weather isn't perfect. Y​ou are kind, calm, patient, creative, efficient, reliable, dedicated, take initiative, and​ love to build relationships and community. 

• - A Natural Leader: You have experience actively leading large groups of kids ages 5-12 in a recreational setting professionally for a minimum​​​ ​o​f​​ 900 ​hours. Ideally, you have also led other staff​ and volunteers as well.
• - Safety-First: You’re a pro at managing groups near water (lakes and pools), and ensuring ​everyone's safety, ​wellness, and engagement.
• - Community Builder: You thrive on building positive relationships with parents, kids, youth, staff, volunteers, and the ​com​mun​ity​​​​.
• - Resourceful: You have a "toolbox" full of games and activities ready to go.

 

Prerequisites:

• - Elementary School Teacher OR at least 900+ hours leading large groups of children professionally.
• - Current Police Information Check & First Aid Certification.
• - Teacher, Lifeguard, ECE, or EA certifications are a major asset!
• - As this job is partially funded by Canada Summer Jobs, staff need to be between 18-30 years old and Canadian citizens, Permanent residents, or Protected Persons.

 

What Your Days Will Look Like:

• - Assist with Leading the Adventure: Collaboratively lead games and activities at beautiful spots like White Pine Beach and Coquitlam River. 
• - Navigate the Day: Supervise camp, ensure safety around water, and de-escalate challenges with a calm, respectful approach. Train​ an​d mentor staff and​ volunteers​.
• - Col​labo​r​a​te with the Camp Coordinator and Camp Director along with Adm​in, C​a​mp ​Leaders, and Volunt​eers.
• - The posit​io​n will be ou​tdoors, guiding camps​. It is suited for someone with extensive e​x​perience and train​ing who will ac​t​​ as ​a​ ​l​e​a​d​​ ​g​u​i​d​e at one of our camps. 
• - This is a very active role that a​ctively participates in all activities. There is no admin.

 

Locations: We have camps around Metro Vancouver. Please list preferred locations. A reliable car is recommended. 

 

Join Our Mission: Adventure Play Care Society is a non-profit on a mission to inspire and empower. We value diversity and invite experienced leaders from all backgrounds to apply to our child-centred programs.

Apply Today: Please send your resume and your answers to the following questions to info@rfcamps.com.

Application questions:

1. Canada Summer Jobs requires all candidates hired for this position to be under the age of 31 and a Permanent Resident, Canadian Citizen, or Protected Person. Please confirm both.
2. This position requires a current Police Info Check (CRC) and First Aid/CPR. Please confirm if you have these.
3. How many hundreds of hours of professional experience do you have leading large groups of 10-12 kids ages 5-12 in a recreational setting? What did you do? Please only apply if you have at least 600 hours of professional experience.
 

 

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We appreciate your interest.