Summer Camp Staff - Camp Tapawingo

Job Title: 2026 Camp Tapawingo Summer Camp Staff Recruitment

Job Posting Date: December 23, 2025

Position Dates: May 1 - August 26, 2026

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YWCA Toronto promotes the principles of anti-oppression and adheres to the tenets of the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from women and gender-diverse people from all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, and sexual orientations. We also encourage members of designated equity-seeking groups to self-identify. YWCA Toronto provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If contacted, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

Tap into a 95-year tradition of learning, adventure, and fun. For girls and gender-diverse children and youth aged 6-15 years, YWCA's Camp Tapawingo can turn a summer experience into a summer of unique memories. The relaxed atmosphere of a child and youth-focused setting creates the perfect environment for embarking on a camper's journey to self-discovery, confidence, and achievement.

We continue to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion within our services at Camp Tapawingo. We aspire to be a camp that is representative of Toronto's diverse community and to provide a welcoming space where camp participants, families, counsellors-in-training, and staff feel safe and valued. Through active diversity outreach, partnerships, and subsidies for families on lower incomes, we work to ensure that all experiences are positive and valuable ones. We strive to be a community where individuals can relax and be their best selves.

YWCA's Camp Tapawingo is currently recruiting applicants, aged 17 years or older, for various positions. All staff live at the camp on Georgian Bay near Parry Sound and work directly with children and youth in the following areas:

• Swimming
• Canoeing
• Arts and crafts
• Climbing
• Dance & drama
• Fitness
• Sailing
• Nature activities
• Land sports
• Tripping
• Kayaking
• Guitar
• Mountain biking

All specialty positions will start on June 12th, and all counsellor positions start on June 19th. All positions end on August 26th. Compensation depends on the position and experience of the applicant.

For all camp positions, candidates are expected to demonstrate the following core competencies:

• Ability to respect and maintain participant confidentiality
• Understand and support the mission and beliefs of YWCA Toronto
• Incorporate principles of anti-oppression and equity
• Demonstrate respect, consideration, and acceptance of the opinions of others while expressing their own expertise and effectively utilizing relevant resources and specialists
• Consistently collaborate with team members, sharing ideas and differences openly
• Be receptive to new ideas and adapt to change as necessary
• Set goals, prioritize tasks, and carry out responsibilities to achieve quality results
• Take action to avoid or solve problems and create opportunities for positive change
• Demonstrate commitment to ongoing personal and professional development

At YWCA Toronto's Camp Tapawingo, we believe in unplugging from screens in order to connect with nature and each other. Our staff have limitations on cell phone and other electronic device use while at camp.

In accordance with YWCA Toronto's COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, all YWCA Toronto employees, students, and volunteers are strongly encouraged to obtain all COVID-19 vaccinations and booster doses as well as measles vaccination recommended by Toronto Public Health.

A police reference check is required by the successful candidate prior to hiring. YWCA is a unionized workplace. Staff are represented by CUPE Local 2189. These positions are not within the Bargaining Unit. While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

• Business Coordinator and Program Leader (1 position)
  • Responsible for the administration of the tuck shop, town trips, and processing expenditures.
  • Requirements:
    • High school or post-secondary education attendance with an interest in gaining further experience in child development, recreation, or the social services field
    • Experience in financial tracking, reconciliation, and documentation
    • Some expertise in another area of camp programming
    • Must be 18 years of age or older and have an Ontario driver's license
    • Experience in a residential camp setting
    • Experience working with children and youth
• Counsellor-In-Training Coordinator (2 positions)
  • Responsible for the overall supervision, administration, and operation of the leadership training program.
  • Requirements:
    • High school or post-secondary education attendance, with an interest in gaining further experience in child development, recreation, or social services field
    • Ability to develop and implement a challenging and fun program for the Counsellor in Training group, including running workshops and training sessions
    • Demonstrated expertise via experience or qualifications in a wide variety of programming skill areas
    • Experience in teaching and instructing children and youth
    • Experience working as a senior member of a camp staff

YWCA Toronto transforms lives. As the city's largest multi-service women's organization, we help women and gender-diverse people escape violence, move out of poverty, and access safe, affordable housing. We work tenaciously to break down barriers that hold women and gender-diverse people back from achieving equality.

Note: A vulnerable sector police reference check is required by the successful candidate before hiring. YWCA Toronto promotes the principles of anti-oppression and adheres to the tenets of the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from women and gender-diverse people of all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, and sexual orientations. YWCA Toronto provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If contacted, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. YWCA Toronto may use AI-supported tools to assist with parts of the recruitment process; all hiring decisions are made by people and guided by our commitment to equity and fairness. YWCA Toronto is a Scent-Sensitive Workplace.