Summer Day Camp Inclusion Coordinator​/Counsellor Pine Project Ontario

Position: Summer Day Camp Inclusion Coordinator/Counsellor
Type: summer jobs

Organization: The Pine Project
Location: Don Valley/Humber Valley areas, Toronto, Ontario

Start & End Date: Monday, June 22, 2026 - Friday, August 21, 2026
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am-4pm, additional hours as required
Compensation: $19.50/hour

The Pine Project is Ontario’s leading nature connection organization! We offer year-round nature connection programs for people of all ages in Toronto and the surrounding area, including Outdoor School, March Break programs, and highly sought-after summer camps. Each year we engage with over 2,500 children, teens, families and adults. Our programs foster confidence, competence, resilience and a deep relationship with nature in a way that is hard to achieve in more conventional learning environments.

By helping children connect to nature and teaching adults to do the same, we inspire children to respect, cherish, and care for the Earth. We are empowering the next generation of environmental stewards, problem solvers and leaders. Check out our website – pineproject.org – for more info.

We are committed to promoting equity and diversity within our workplace and greater community. We are especially excited to see applications from members of equity-deserving groups, particularly people from racialized backgrounds.

The Inclusion Coordinator/Counsellor works closely with Supervisors and Counsellors to ensure that campers of varying exceptionalities and abilities can enjoy their Pine experience. The Inclusion Coordinator/Counsellor works with counsellor teams to maintain safe environments for participants who need additional support, promote health and well-being, build relationships, plan programs, apply intervention strategies, and communicate with the team in the field and office as necessary.

This position involves working outside to provide 1:1 support for kids. When 1:1 support is not required, this position will take on the responsibilities of a Counsellor. Naturalist knowledge, experience working with children, and experience working in the outdoors are key elements of the role. Counsellors work to embody respect, gratitude, awareness, life‑long learning, and resilience, in alignment with our core values.

• Apply skills and knowledge related to the fields of early childhood education, developmental disabilities and/or access and inclusion to the context of nature connection and experiential programming
• Support the implementation of inclusive practices in program planning, development and delivery to enable children of all abilities and backgrounds to participate appropriately
• Share learning, good practice and strategies for collaborating with the team regarding communication with parents and children
• Act in the best interest of all campers and staff in attendance
• Work in conjunction with other staff members, including Supervisors and Counsellors, to provide leadership and 1:1 support for campers
• Supervise and support an individual camper - ensuring physical and emotional safety
• Assist campers in adjusting to and learning daily routines
• Work after care shifts from 4:00pm - 5:30pm one to two times per week
• Administer first aid as necessary, role model and teach campers about risk management
• Attend staff training; familiarize yourself with and abide by all policies and procedures including, but not limited to, the staff handbook and emergency plans
• Other duties as required

• Minimum one year experience working with people with disabilities
• A passion for learning and growth (in the outdoors)
• Experience and skill in working with or caring for children of various ages
• Enthusiastic, outgoing and flexible approach
• Strong communication, time management, teamwork and organizational skills
• Commitment to The Pine Project’s mission statement and core values
• Desire to further your own naturalist skills, mentoring techniques and nature connection
• Preparedness to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Up to date Standard First Aid and CPR‑C or higher

• Student or graduate of Child and Youth Worker diploma program
• Student or…