Description

Volunteer for Camp Outlook during summer!

Camp Outlook is a completely volunteer run non-profit charitable organization. We are dedicated to providing 13 to 17 years old youth from the Kingston area experiencing social, behavioral, economic, or other difficulties with an opportunity to experience wilderness camping in Algonquin Park. Outlook stands for the worth and potential of these youth and the therapeutic value of wilderness tripping. The core purpose of Outlook is to encourage youth to realize their value as individuals, their abilities, and their potential to achieve.

Highlights

Outlook is as rewarding as it is challenging. You will never forget the summer spent with Outlook, the campers, the staff, the park... Your salary is paid in experience and stories! It's incredible!

Qualifications

We are looking for a committed group of trippers for the Summer season! As a volunteer, you will venture out on three or four 7-, 9- or 15-day canoe trips in beautiful Algonquin park. You and your co-staff will be leading canoe trips with youth from Kingston and the surrounding areas. We provide you with room and board from June to August, as well as all necessary training at no cost. No previous tripping experience is necessary. Through our training, volunteers will earn certifications in Wilderness First Aid, Bronze Cross/Medallion, and ORCKA canoeing.

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

0

Cost Includes:

• Excursions
• Food
• Housing
• Registration fees

Program Fees Include:

Certifications and training paid for by Camp Outlook. Individuals offered a position are responsible for initially paying for police checks, but this is reimbursed at at the end of the summer.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Our Volunteers come from all kinds of backgrounds, but they share a love of helping others, working as a team, enjoy spending time with youth, and they like being in nature. They are reasonably fit, and become much more so by the end of the summer!

Age Range

18 years and older

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 20-25 staff, tripping groups of 6-9

Application Process Involves

• Disciplinary Clearance Form
• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Phone/Video Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

Applications due March 6th. Interviews in March.

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network

Camp Outlook's Mission Statement

Camp Outlook is an Ontario charitable corporation devoted to providing at-risk and underprivileged youths with an opportunity to experience wilderness camping. Outlook stands for the worth and potential of at-risk and underprivileged youth and the therapeutic value of wilderness tripping. The core purpose of Outlook is to encourage youth to realize their worth as individuals, their abilities, and their potential to achieve. Camp Outlook's summer program could not exist without the enthusiastic and dedicated individuals who volunteer each year.

Year Founded

1970