Volunteer - Summer Camps at Kortright
Volunteer Role Details:
Duration: Any week(s) from June 29th to September 4th, 2024
Volunteer Hours: 35 hrs/week
Work Location(s): Kortright Centre for Conservation, 9550 Pine Valley Drive, Woodbridge
Number of Vacancies: 18 per week
Division: Education & Training
How you will contribute as part of the TRCA Volunteer team:
Attention high school students! Get your volunteer hours and gain leadership experience in a fun and active outdoor setting at Kortright's day camps this summer! You will support staff in leading a fun and safe camp experience, creating summertime memories for children from ages 4 -12. We offer a variety of themes such as Wilderness Survival, Art in Nature, Leadership Adventures and Forest Magic. This position is ideal for those who love working with children, enjoy the outdoors, want to learn new skills or gain experience in an outdoor education setting.
What you will do as a volunteer:
- Assist with the set-up and clean-up of games and activities
- Organize and care for educational materials and resources
- Maintain a safe, clean, and inclusive environment
- Assist with the delivery of nature-based programming
- Assist with leading guided hikes and ensure participant safety while outdoors
- Engage campers with activities and make camp fun for kids!
- Adhere to all TRCA safety policies and procedures
- Engage with campers and ensure they have fun!
What will you need to succeed:
- Must be at least 14 years old as of June 28 2026
- Must be able to commit to at least one full week
- Comfortable working in an outdoor setting
- Strong communication skills
- Interested in working with children
- [Please be advised that successful volunteers 18 years of age and over may be required to undergo a vulnerable sector screening, with the cost incurred by the volunteer]
While the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) thanks all volunteer applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews.
In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and TRCA Policies, accommodation will be provided at any point throughout the volunteer selection process, provided the volunteer candidate makes their accommodation needs known to the TRCA. We welcome volunteer applications from all qualified persons.
Personal information you provide through the TRCA volunteer recruitment, selection, and onboarding process is collected under the authority of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27. Collection of this personal information is necessary for the proper administration of this volunteer recruitment process for volunteer opportunities with TRCA. Personal information is protected from disclosure pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Any question regarding this collection activity should be directed to the Manager of Records and Information, 5 Shoreham Drive, Toronto, ON, M3N 1S4, (437) 880 2308.
