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| Summer Staffing: Things You Need To Know |
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Things You Need To Know  Arrival and Departure DatesAs with every summer, Camp Widjiitiwin has a commitment to its campers and parents to provide excellent quality service during their stay. Camp Widjiitiwin staff are required to arrive on Saturday, June 23, 2012 by 4 pm. All Widji staff must work until Sunday, September 2, 2012 before lunch. Before you apply, be realistic about the departure date. If you commit to being here (and acceptance of a position indicates that fact), we expect you and your parents to hold to your commitment. Work Weekends On May 18-21(the Victoria Day weekend) Camp Widjiitiwin is having an initial staff development training event in combination with a work weekend. As a new summer staff member you must attend this weekend. Retuning staff need to attend this weekend or the June one. We’ll spend Friday night settling in and getting to know each other. On Saturday we’ll be working to get camp ready for the summer. We’ll go to chapel at MBC on Sunday morning. Sunday afternoon through Monday morning will be about learning about camp and what you need to know as summer staff. The second work weekend is June 1-3. Work projects will include getting camp ready for the summer, yard work, clean up, painting, roofing, cabin cleaning and more. Second year summer staff can attend this work weekend if you cannot make it to the first one. Summer staff development week is June 23-30, 2012. General and specialized training sessions will be given during the first days after arrival. Any special advance preparation assignments will be communicated well in advance. This week is mandatory.
Summer Staff Uniforms The uniform will be purple golf or t-shirts and black pants or shorts. Each summer staff member will need at least one pair of shorts and one pair of long pants. Widji will provide the shirts. Your cost is $10 for two shirts Criminal Record Checks Police checks are required for all Widji staff over sixteen (16) years of age. More details will follow once you are hired for the summer. Widji Pay Scale REMUNERATION and benefits will be the agreed basic amount are paid directly to the summer crew member at the end of July and upon completion of the summer ministry. See the table below for information about summer staff pay.
Lifeguards + $150 To remain in compliance with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Muskoka Bible Centre pays its student staff an hourly rate of $10.50 to a maximum of their agreed upon honorarium amount. Additional hours served are agreed upon in their signed contract and are designated as volunteer. Ex. $200/week honorarium is equivalent to 19.047 hours paid at $10.50 (19.047 hours x $10.50= $200), and 20.953 hours volunteered. Spring Crew There are a limited number of spring crew positions available at Camp Widjiitiwin for the 2010 summer. Spring crew starts There are three spring crew positions available at Camp Widjiitiwin for the 2012 spring season. They are for the maintenance supervisor, SALT director and program director. If one of these staff is unable to come for the spring we will look at other staff to fill those positions. Spring crew starts May 7 and runs through to staff development week on June 22nd. The work will be to get camp ready for the summer, create programming resources, build bike trails, do clean up, help on both work weekends and more. The spring crew salary for 2012 is $1500 for the season. Plus you receive room and board as a taxable benefit. If you are interested, email Mike Greenfield at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Social Insurance Number Each staff is required to have a Social Insurance Number (SIN) before starting work. If you do not have a SIN, please start that application process to receive it ASAP. It is done through the Human Resources Canada, www.hrdc.gc.ca. Also note that international students are not permitted to serve with us unless they have the appropriate visas/work permits. Summer Mission Fund Due to regulations from the Canada Revenue Agency we are no longer able to offer this program to our summer staff. In the transition I will have a sample letter you can use with family and friends to ask them to help support you. They would have to give the funds directly to you and would not get a tax receipt. If you have questions or want the sample letter, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The new policy is below. New Policy: Muskoka Bible Centre/Camp Widjiitiwin, in its efforts to remain in good standing with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), does not offer staff or volunteer team members the opportunity to raise financial support as missionaries, with the funds being channelled through MBC or any of its affiliated organizations. However, MBC does recognize the impact each of its team members have in accomplishing our Christ-centred mission. Therefore, MBC will offer encouragement and help to its team members who are looking to raise financial support over and above any remuneration provided by MBC. Any gifts contributed to an individual must be given directly to the individual, and will not be processed through MBC or its affiliates; and as such these gifts are not eligible for tax receipts for income tax purposes. Days Off Days off are one day per week for seasonal crew and will be arranged with your direct supervisor or the camp director. Operations staff and summer leaders will get one full day off per week. Cabin leaders receive each Saturday afternoon through chapel on Sunday off plus half a day one week and a full day the next week.  AccommodationsSummer staff accommodations will be assigned by the camp director. Cabin leaders will stay in cabins with their campers, kitchen and service staff will stay in the Tub or Tubette, the Medic will stay in the Medicine Hut and other senior staff will be assigned to the cabins nearby the Medicine Hut. Limited rooming requests may be made once you have been hired. Your Physical Well-being At Camp Widjiitiwin we have a camp medic to assist us with emergency first aid and dispensing medications. NO medication may be kept where campers can access it. Each team member will be responsible for any medication, prescriptions, or hospital expenses they incur. Close living quarters, the continuation of assigned duties, the shortness of the summer, limitation of space in the Medicine Hut, and concern for the welfare of the team member - these factors may combine to necessitate termination of employment if a health problem persists. For example, heavy chest congestion can be serious, may infect others, and will prevent continuation of jobs involving food handling or contact with guests; though not a mark of personal failure, termination may be necessary. A completed health form (sent with your contract) will be required as a condition of employment. Information for Parents/Guardians For applicants under 18 years of age it is imperative that a parent/guardian read carefully the Information Packet and Ministry Service Team Information Form with your contract if you are hired. He/she will be required to sign the Permission Form for your contract to be accepted. Their signing supports the implementation of standards and rules of Camp Widjiitiwin. Spiritual Growth and Development Summer camp should be a place where you grow in your knowledge and experience of God. Therefore, your spiritual growth this summer is one of our primary concerns. It has also been identified by past summer staff as an area of great significance. This summer we have many ways to encourage your spiritual development.
If you have any questions please feel free to email Mike Greenfield at
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