Overview
Full-Time Summer Camp Child/Youth Support Worker Jobs in York at Community Living York South
BELIEVING, INSPIRING, ACHIEVING
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING #26-23
Position: Full Time Summer Camp Child/Youth Support Worker – 13 Vacant Positions
PROGRAM: Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham
Hours: Discussed at the interview. 30-40 hours per week, 10-week Summer Employment.
SALARY: $18 per hour + 4% Vacation Pay
What We Do:
Community Living York South employs over 200 people. Over the last 70 years, we have provided exceptional supports and services to people who have intellectual disabilities and their families in our communities of Richmond Hill, Markham, Thornhill, Stouffville, and Vaughan.
We are a culturally diverse, heart-centered staff group with strong values of equity, respect, and inclusiveness for all people. If those values describe you as well, please check out our current job postings!
What We Offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Meaningful Employment
- Great learning and growth opportunities (i.e CPR/First AID/CPI)
- A diverse workforce representative of our communities
- Recognition of excellence through appreciation certificates
- Summer staff appreciation event that you won’t want to miss!
What You Will Do:
- Develop a program plan for summer camp (i.e. this may include but is not limited to excursions, work experience opportunities, life and social skills)
- Liaise/communicate with different stakeholders (i.e. community businesses, organizations, supervisors and parents/caregivers)
- Implement, coordinate, and facilitate summer camp activities
- Provide support to children, youth and adults who have an intellectual disability in the Summer Camp setting (Training and Planning will start from June 11 to June 26, 2026. Camp will operate from June 29 to August 21, 2026)
- Supervise and engage participants in social, recreational, life skills and community-based activities
- Ensure health and safety protocols are in place
- Responsibilities include assisting campers with personal care and daily living needs in a manner that promotes dignity, respect, safety and well-being for all participants.
- Oversee the daily operations of camp (i.e. attendance, supplies and activities)
- Input participant data and report incidents/injuries in the associations database
- Support with budget and plan expenditures related to camp expenses
- Other duties as required
What We Need:
- Values driven individuals;
- Experience working with people of various ages and abilities is preferred;
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma required (as per Funder requirement)
- Must be between the ages of 15-30 at the beginning of the employment period (as per Funder requirement)
- Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected refugee (as per Funder requirement)
- Must have a registered SIN (as per Funder requirement)
- Some positions: A second language is mandatory (including but not limited to French, Farsi, Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi, Urdu and/or Tamil–as per Funder requirement)
- Able to work from June 11th to August 21st inclusive
- Ability to lead others/leadership skills/model, direct and mentor colleagues;
- Capable of fostering independence in others;
- Strong advocacy and interpersonal skills;
- Demonstrated achievements in community development/community capacity building;
- Superior computer skills in MS Office, Adobe in Design, and search engine capabilities;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail;
- Excellent public speaking skills;
- Excellent problem-solving skills
Reporting to: Ritu Singarayer, Director of Community Development
Start Date: June 11, 2026
Please Quote Job Posting: 26-23
Close Date: By May 8, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
Community Living York South is an equal opportunity employer. Community Living York South will provide, upon request, accommodation to the materials and processes used in the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 weeks
Pay: $18.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Title: Full-Time Summer Camp Child/Youth Support Worker
Company: Community Living York South
Location: York
