Job Description
Overview
ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
CDI is a leading children’s mental health agency in the City of Toronto offering services to approximately 3,500 children and youth each year. Our mission is to promote and support healthy development and to strengthen families and communities. We provide four service streams: early intervention, family violence, healthy child development, and specialized mental health services for children and youth with learning disabilities.
Position
Child Development Institute is seeking
2
energetic Junior Camp Counsellors to join our day camp, operating out of our St. Clair Gardens site for a 6-week summer contract. The successful candidates will ensure that CDI programs and services align with the organization’s mission, values, policies, procedures, standards, and priorities and are delivered within assigned resources. The role will work in a therapeutic day camp setting utilizing the SNAP® model, an evidence-based CBT program for children exhibiting serious behavioral, emotional, and/or social challenges.
Responsibilities
Support camp counsellors with the planning, implementation, and delivery of camp programs.
Participate in the effective implementation of specialized therapeutic programming for the camp.
Support counsellors with day-to-day programming.
Act as a positive role model for children, youth, co-workers, and families.
Perform other assigned duties as they relate to the camp.
Qualifications
Must have a current and valid police record check with broad sector screening.
Preferred candidates will have or are working towards experience in social work, child and youth care, and/or teaching.
Occasionally required to work flexible hours related to the needs of the camp.
All applicants are advised that offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a Vulnerable Sector Check or a Board Record Check.
Compensation
Compensation:
$17.60/hour
Contract end date:
July 31, 2026
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We thank all interested parties but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
CDI is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from racialized persons, Indigenous People, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, and others who contribute to the diversity of ideas. We are committed to providing equitable opportunities in employment and to a workplace free from discrimination and harassment, with accessibility considerations. If you require accommodations, please reach out to us at careers@childdevelop.ca
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Job Details
Posted Date:
February 28, 2026
Job Type:
Arts and Entertainment
Location:
Toronto, Canada
Company:
Child Development Institute
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