The Museum of Ontario Archaeology is seeking a Camp Counselor for the summer season. Anticipated start date is June 8 through to August 31, 2024. This position is 35 hrs/week, $16.55/hr. This position is contingent on the successful funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program and candidates must meet the eligibility requirements outline below.
The Camp Counsellor will assist the Public and Education Programmer with the delivery of our Summer Kid’s Day Camp Program. The Camp Counsellor position will provide an opportunity for youth interested in the field of education, archaeology, history, museum studies, First Nations studies or similar, to gain experience working with children between the ages of 6-12. The Counsellor will also develop limited supervisory and program development skills.
The MOA’s Interpretive Plan encourages the museum to seek a diversity of voices for interpretation, and we will strongly encourage First Nations, Inuit, and Métis and students from other underrepresented groups to apply.
Work Tasks and Responsibilities include:
- Assisting the Camp Coordinator in the management and supervision of day campers,
- Assisting with the training of Junior Counsellors,
- Planning and delivering day-to-day camp activities,
- Assisting in the administration, planning and supervision of Summer Day Camp,
- Monitoring camp craft supplies and materials for camp crafts, games, and activities,
- Ensuring the maintenance of a clean and safe camp environment.
In addition, the ideal candidate will have the following skills:
- Experience working with children (in a classroom or camp setting would be an asset),
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills,
- The ability to work independently and in a team environment,
- First Aid Certification is required,
- A clean criminal record and vulnerable sector check prior to employment,
- Preference will be given to applicants who have completed at least some post-secondary education.
The Camp Counsellor position will provide youth with an interest or background and interest in Education, Anthropology/Archaeology, Public History, Museum Studies, Indigenous Studies, or related program. They will possess both a positive attitude and a strong work ethic.
The successful candidate must meet the criteria of the Canada Summer Jobs program. We strongly encourage First Nations, Metis and Inuit students, and students from other underrepresented groups, to apply. An ideal candidate will have a background in Anthropology, Public History, Education, Museum Studies, First Nations studies, or similar University program, and possess both a positive attitude and a strong work ethic. Prior work or volunteer experience at a museum or historic site would be an asset.
Characteristics of City/Region:
The Museum of Ontario Archaeology is located in the northwest corner of the City of London, the traditional territory of the Munsee-Delaware, Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee Peoples and their Ancestors who have lived here from Time Immemorial. First named as a settler village by John Graves Simcoe in 1793, London has a rich and deep archaeological past, with evidence of human occupation from the period of glacial recession approximately 13,000 years ago, to the vibrant city that it is today. Adjacent to the Museum is a 500-year-old village once inhabited by approximately 2,000 Indigenous agriculturalists, today known as the Lawson Site. This site is considered one the region’s largest settlements before European contact.
Museum of Ontario Archaeology website: www.archaeologymuseum.ca
London is situated in the Western part of Ontario, Canada. The city hosts the seat of Middlesex County, and it is located halfway between Toronto and Detroit.
City of London website: http://www.london.ca/
You must include in your covering letter how you meet the Canada Summer Jobs eligibility requirements.
Applications are due by April 30, 2024.
Please e-mail resume and cover letter to:
Leeanne Doxtator, Public & Education Programmer
Museum of Ontario Archaeology