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​ 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.
• - Our Assistant Coordinators may lead some of our newer, smaller camps

 

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 throughout Metro Vancouver. Please list your preferred cities in your application. A reliable vehicle is strongly recommended. Our camps go on different out-trips each day and we meet near the out-trip of the day. You will be scheduled for a camp location that is convenient for you; you are not expected to travel between cities daily.

 

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 900 hours of professional experience.

4. Location: Which cities in Metro Vancouver would you prefer?

 

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