View Job Posting and Apply Here: Overnight Camp and Outdoor Education Opportunities | YMCA BC

Rate of Pay: $138.93 per day 

Position Status: Seasonal Contract, Full time  

Term: June 22nd – August 23rd OR August 30th, 2025 

Reports To: Resource Supervisor 

Situation 

YMCA Camp Elphinstone is located near Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast, a 40-minute ferry ride from Horseshoe Bay, Vancouver. It is situated on 144 acres of temperate rainforest along the shores of Howe Sound. During July and August, Camp Elphinstone offers programs for youth ages 5-17, including one and two week overnight camps, Leadership Development programs, paddling and hiking multi-day out-trips, and day camps. From September to June, Camp Elphinstone operates as an Outdoor Education, Event and Retreat Centre for schools, conferences, weddings, and other special interest groups. Camp Elphinstone currently serves over 10,000 participants annually.  

YMCA Camp Elphinstone has accommodation and dining for up to 472 campers or guests. Camp Elphinstone employs approximately 140 staff/volunteers during July and August, with a team between 20-50 for the spring and fall Outdoor Education seasons, and a smaller core team of 10 staff during the winter season. Successful Camp Elphinstone staff are self-motivated individuals whose ambition is to help children and youth develop in an outdoor camp setting, and who believe in 5-star customer service for all client groups. 

Nature & Scope 

YMCA Camp Elphinstone is seeking individuals to fill the role of Inclusion Counsellor. 

Inclusion Counsellors provide one-on-one, 24-hour support to campers with diverse abilities or campers who need more support. They assist these campers with day-to-day challenges, and ensure supervision is maintained at all times.  They also work with the counsellors in that cabin to meet the emotional, physical and safety needs of a group of up to 10 campers.   

Inclusion Counsellors will act as regular Camp Counsellors if there is no campers in need of one-on-one support for the session 

Responsibilities 

• Provide one-on-one support and supervision to campers with developmental disabilities or any camper who may need more support.
• Work directly with the Resource Supervisor and the Summer senior staff team to ensure we are meeting each camper’s individual needs (emotional, physical, social, medical, and nutritional) are being met. 
• Use resources and the help of other staff members to adapt camp programming and all aspects of life at Camp Elphinstone whenever necessary to ensure all campers can be included.
• Seek help from a supervisor when it is appropriate or necessary.

Qualifications 

• Age 18+ by December 31st, 2025
• Standard First Aid & CPR-C
• Criminal Reference Check with a Vulnerable Sector Screening issued no later than six (6) months preceding start date 
• 2 Successful Reference Checks

Additional Qualifications (assets) 

• NLS
• Education Assistant experience