COUNSELOR JOB PROFILE Every position at Tamakwa has a specific job profile, but the basic job is the cabin counselor. As a counselor, you are the supervisor -- A big sister or brother -- of a small group of campers. Typically, you live with the kids, accompany them to activities, help lead them on canoe trips and other outings, supervise them at meals, and generally look out for their well-being. You touch their lives and in a way, a bit of you rubs off on them. You are the person they will remember most from their summer at Tamakwa.You are THE role model for these impressionable young people: motivating them, keeping harmony among them, teaching new skills to them, humouring them, helping them build self confidence.

STAFF ENJOY STAFF EVENTS Staff Rec and snack nightly Staff parties and barbeques Staff ballgames: softball, volleyball, hockey, basketball, and more Staff musical play and talent shows Staff intercamp sports Staff movies and Super-Snack and more...

THE REWARDS
As a staff member at Tamakwa, you will have the time of your life. This is not your ordinary city job; rather it is a setting in which you will work closely with people of like mind and interest where the end product is fun. As it is for campers, so It is also for staff: a place to be yourself and offer your unique talents for the benefit of others.

Tamakwa is a magnet for talented creative people from all over North America and beyond. Unlike a conventional 9 to 5 job, you will not only work alongside fellow staff, but you get to know them, enjoy the kids and the activities with them, laugh with them, and share good times with them in ways that few other opportunities in life allow.

Besides the immense gratification, you will also gain self confidence. You'll become more resourceful and build leadership skills, activity skills, communication skills, and people skills in general. You will create bonds with campers and staff that will stay with you all your life. Over the years, many staff have forged their greatest lifelong friendships among fellow staff. In fact, many of them have since sent their own children to Tamakwa to give them the same special experience they remember.

You will have the opportunity to live in a beautiful environment. There is no better way to understand and appreciate nature than to work and play within it. This -- together with human growth -- is what camping is all about.

SALARY
Dependent on position and experience.

Room and board provided.

DAYS OFF
Having a break from the action is important to your morale and state of mind. Staff have six days off: that's once a week, except the first and last weeks of camp.

CONTACT CAMP TAMAKWA at:

Winter offices:

Canada	161 Eglinton Ave. E., Suite 501 Toronto, ON M4P 1J5
Phone:	(416) 924-7433
Fax:	(416) 924-5822

USA	1760 S. Telegraph, Suite 300 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-0183
Phone:	(248) 335-6400
Fax:	(248) 335-2540

Summer:	Algonquin Park Box 10008 Huntsville, ON P1H 2H3
Phone:	(705) 633-5561

E-mail: howhow@tamakwa.com

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