Zajac Ranch Camp Counselors

Zajac Ranch is a summer camp nestled in the mountains on the beautiful Stave Lake, just an hour outside of Vancouver. Moreover, Zajac Ranch offers subsidized camp weeks for children with disabilities. One week it might be for Down’s Syndrome kids, while next week for autism etc.

Additionally, it is a non-profit registered charity that already receives international volunteers and knows how to do it! Volunteers will engage in outdoor activities with kids, such as hiking swimming, canoeing, climbing, and singing at a campfire… Just to name a few of our favorite summer time activities.

CAMP COUNSELORS

Staff members pair up volunteer camp counselors, assigning each group of children to their care each week. Additionally, we maintain a staff-to-camper ratio of 1:3, ensuring close supervision for each child. As a volunteer, you will have similar responsibilities to summer staff, with the exception of personal care duties. Before the beginning of camp, you will receive training, and throughout your stay at Zajac Ranch, you will receive ongoing support.

Daily tasks include:
Making sure that children wake up in time and get ready for their activities
Assisting the activity leaders with their group (high ropes, low ropes, archery, canoeing, kayaking, arts & crafts, drama, swimming, camp games, campfires and talent shows!)
Eat meals with the children
Getting them ready for bed
Cabin clean-up
Behavior management
Assisting and facilitating camp events (e.g. evening programs, campfires, theme days…)

ACTIVITY LEADERS

Activity leaders at Zajac Ranch ensure that they run each activity area in a safe, fun, and positive way. Furthermore, your role is to ensure that all campers can participate to the best of their abilities. One of the activities is for example the high ropes.

t MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS

At Zajac Ranch, we cater to over 80 different diagnoses. Moreover, the 24-hour medical center, The OK Corral, provides care for every camper. Staffed by volunteer medical professionals who donate their time, children can receive medical care while experiencing the joys of summer camp. Furthermore, the OK corral is a comfortable, fun and well-equipped center.

Zajac Ranch for Children provides not only relief for children but also for the medical staff that cares for them. Leaving typical medical institutions does amazing things for children who are dealing with life-threatening illnesses, and those around them are encouraged by their remarkable transformations.

The medical director coordinates the medical volunteers and goes over each case with them.

Typical tasks include:
Giving out medicals in the morning, lunch and dinner
Assisting children who may not be feeling well or who experience seizures and/or other conditions on a regular basis.