Healthcare Assistant

Job Opportunity

CAMP KAWARTHA HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT

JOB POSTING

Rate of Pay: Starting rate of $8400 for the summer of work

Location: 1010 Birchview Road, Douro-Dummer, ON

Contract Duration: June 3rd - August 28th, 2024

If interested, please submit your resume, cover letter and references as soon as possible to:
Andrea Lewis at healthcare@campkawartha.ca

Are you passionate about working with children and exploring the great outdoors? Camp Kawartha is seeking a fun and eager student to be our Healthcare Assistant. You will have an opportunity to use and expand your healthcare-related skills in a beautiful outdoor setting as well as help to develop health teaching programs.

Job Overview:

The Camp Kawartha Healthcare Assistant role is a very important role at camp. They assist in delivering healthcare to campers and staff, in our state-of-the art, eco-friendly health centre. The Healthcare Assistant works under the direction of the Healthcare Coordinator, in collaboration with the healthcare professional on site (registered nurse or paramedic), summer camp director, senior staff and counsellors.

The successful candidate for this role will be committed to living on-site for the entirety of the summer and be involved in all aspects of the camp community. The ideal candidate will be interested in building skills in the healthcare field, with a passion for working with children.

Responsibilities:

Some responsibilities of the role include:

• Assisting with health centre preparation and ongoing maintenance of supplies
• Assisting with screening and admitting campers upon arrival
• Assisting with the assessment and treatment of ill or injured campers and staff
• Assisting with medication storage and administration
• Documentation using our camp wide software program “CampBrain”
• Assisting health and safety teaching with summer camp staff

• Helping manage the daily flow of campers visiting the health centre
• Driving and/or going with campers/staff to doctor’s office or emergency department
• Assisting office staff with organization of health files pre and post camp sessions
• Ongoing engagement with the camp community

Qualifications:

• Standard First Aid and CPR-C
• Recent Criminal Reference Check
• Working towards a health-related field
• Holding a current G drivers licence is an asset but not required

Skills/Highlights:

• First aid and/or clinical experience
• Experience and/or education in medication administration
• Experience and/or education in infection prevention and control
• Proficient computer skills
• Experience working with children
• Teamwork and communication
• Organization and leadership
• Creativity
• Critical thinking

Camp Kawartha is committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. The camp will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant's accessibility needs.

Camp Kawartha is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate the diversity of our camp community including differences in race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity. We welcome candidates representing such diversity.

Located on 185 acres of land, nested in the heart of the Kawarthas, with straw bale buildings, lakefront and 6.3 kilometers of beautiful hiking trials, Camp Kawartha is a magical place to work. As a not-for-profit charity, Camp Kawartha creates a warm and nurturing community that helps children discover the best in themselves, while they learn to appreciate and value the natural world around them.

Thank you to all those who apply. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Type: Seasonal

Salary: From $2,800.00 per month

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking
• Relocation assistance
• Store discount

Work Location: In person