Head, Waterfront - CNIB Lake Joe
CNIB Foundation, Canada
Job Description
Full-time seasonal
Laughter, fun, empowering activities essential ingredients for the perfect camp experience. Do you want to be part of the fantastic team that helps make it all possible?
For more than 50 years, CNIB Lake Joe has been providing an exciting, safe, and accessible camp experience for people living with sight loss. CNIB Lake Joe is looking for a Head of Waterfront to help us bring the magic of summer camp to life for people living with sight loss!
What you'll do
- The Head of Waterfront will provide support to the planning, supervision and facilitation of all waterfront programs, with a focus on best guest experience. This position is responsible for providing leadership to staff and volunteers to ensure guests are provided an exceptional experience during all waterfront programming.
- Provide clear direction to lifeguards, highlighting specific zone and duty coverage
- Manage and support staff in maintaining daily waterfront and water vehicle records
- Ensure safety at the waterfront by supporting and maintaining lifeguard rotation and ensuring all waterfront equipment is in good working condition
- With guest safety as priority, establish and enforce safety procedures among staff, volunteers, guests and other visitors
- Assist and/or lead waterfront (and other) programming, as assigned
- Coordinate programs during waterfront time, including boat cruises, waterfront games, etc.
Requirements
We want to hear from you if you have:
- The Head of Waterfront will provide support to the planning, supervision and facilitation of all waterfront programs, with a focus on best guest experience. This position is responsible for providing leadership to staff and volunteers to ensure guests are provided an exceptional experience during all waterfront programming.
- Provide clear direction to lifeguards, highlighting specific zone and duty coverage
- Manage and support staff in maintaining daily waterfront and water vehicle records
- Ensure safety at the waterfront by supporting and maintaining lifeguard rotation and ensuring all waterfront equipment is in good working condition
- With guest safety as priority, establish and enforce safety procedures among staff, volunteers, guests and other visitors
- Assist and/or lead waterfront (and other) programming, as assigned
- Coordinate programs during waterfront time, including boat cruises, waterfront games, etc.
- Must reside at CNIB Lake Joe during operational season and be willing to share accommodations with other staff member
- Personal or professional experience relating to blindness and sight loss is considered an asset
Benefits
Why work at Lake Joe?
We want you to learn, grow, and succeed professionally. As part of the Lake Joe team, you'll explore your strengths and build a skill set that will last you a lifetime. Communication, leadership, integrity, inclusiveness, collaboration, curiosity you'll strengthen values, skills, and a professional network that will set you up for success and look fantastic on a resume!
You'll make a difference. Every single day. At CNIB Lake Joe, you'll be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates a unique blend of recreation, skills training, innovation, and personal discovery. Working and learning with an amazing team of staff and volunteers, you'll create life-changing experiences for campers living with sight loss.
Live, work, and play at beautiful Lake Joe. Two hours north of Toronto, CNIB Lake Joe stretches across 12.5 acres of stunning waterfront property on the northwest corner of Lake Joseph. Did we mention that your room and meals are included?