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Want to work at Camp? We have both counselor and trainer positions available.
Application Open: Apr 1, 2024
Application Closed: May 1, 2024
Applicants will be notified by: May 5, 2024
Applications finalized: Jun 1, 2024
Staff arrive on August 18th, Camp begins on August 19th.
Improv Camp is a week-long sleep away camp held at Camp Fircom (Gambier Island, BC) run by the Canadian Improv Games. Young Improvisers (13-19) will spend the week exploring the art of improvisation, taking part in camp activities and having an absolute blast while doing so.
Our staff team is made up of mature, creative, and nurturing individuals that are capable of providing each camper with a safe, supportive, and memorable camp experience! We look to have a team with varied strengths, positive attitudes and lots of energy!
Successful applicants will be contacted within the first week of May! We encourage all to apply, how many trainers/counselors we hire will be dependent on campers which is why we finalize staff in June.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those considered for an interview will be contacted. Interviews will occur on a rolling basis as applications are received.
We are seeking individuals with a background in teaching improv, theatre, acting, or clowning to serve as trainers at Improv Camp. Trainers will be responsible for leading 2-3 workshops each day. Additionally, trainers will be assigned an ensemble of campers and will be responsible for overseeing their nightly showcase, monitoring their overall skill development throughout the week, and promoting positive group dynamics.
Pay transparency:
Trainers – 450.00
We are seeking engaging individuals who enjoy working with youth and have strong program planning skills to serve as camp counselors at Improv Camp. Counselors are responsible for coordinating engaging activities, developing new programs, and providing supervision to ensure campers well-being and safety. Counselors with teaching experience may also have the opportunity to lead an elective workshop during the camp’s elective day!
Pay transparency:
Counselors – 350.00
At Improv Camp, we are seeking to hire a first-aider who has a valid first aid certification in compliance with BC guidelines, with knowledge of health and wellness issues. Previous experience volunteering or working where first aid certification is required. Level 1 first aid needed. A life guarding certificate is an asset but not a necessity!
Pay transparency – 500.00
We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
The Canadian Improv Games (CIG), is a national charitable organisation dedicated to empowering youth across Canada by teaching them invaluable life skills like leadership, communication, commitment, positivity and teamwork through improvisational theatre and leadership education programs.
Founded in Ottawa in 1977, CIG is now home to the largest and most geographically dispersed youth theatre festival in Canada as well as 14 regional programs that welcome 5000+ participating students each year. CIG has also expanded to host a week-long summer camp program, Improvcamp, for young individuals who wish to grow and hone their skills outside of the high school environment.
For 47 years, our programs have helped students build their confidence and leadership capacity, strengthen their critical-thinking skills, enhance their overall mental health, learn respect for others, improve their listening skills and develop life-long friendships with other participating students from across Canada.
More than just a high school theatre program, the Canadian Improv Games is a national community that spans generations and includes over 100,000 alumni, many of whom continue to enrich Canada’s cultural landscape today.
Throughout the year, the Canadian Improv Games operates student programs in partnership with over 250 high schools across Canada. Each year, students between the ages of 13-18 can register for our programs through their high school and gain access to workshops, performance opportunities and training sessions as well as a chance to take part in a 4-day youth theatre festival in Ottawa each spring at the National Arts Centre (NAC).
Recognized by high school teachers and parents as a place that creates opportunities for students to develop and nurture the interpersonal skills required for success after high school, the Canadian Improv Games aims to help students explore their full potential and inspire success in a fun and nurturing environment.
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