A change of scenery, a change of pace and a change in you
Work at Muskoka Woods and be a part of a community where every day you’re making a difference alongside new friends you’ll have for life
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Dining Room Manager
To provide quality food service to staff and guests through serving, overseeing the day-to-day service operations and providing leadership and direction to service personnel all while maintaining a safe, orderly and sanitized kitchen. read more
2023-2024 Camp Store CORE
The primary role The Camp Store CORE, along side our full-time Camp Store Manager, is to provide excellent customer service to our staff and guests that includes training program staff, supervising shifts, reconciling tills, receiving and managing inventory, as well as daily cleaning and organizing of the store. The Camp Store CORE moves into a supervisory position in the summer that includes training, coaching and performance review of our young seasonal staff. Camp Store CORE also sit on the larger CORE team that champions our BELLS and leads community life here at Muskoka Woods. The CORE team are responsible to plan and participate in social events and community initiatives, come along side staff when needed in work and life, and are responsible to contribute to the overall training of staff in our Staff Development Weeks that are held throughout the year. CORE staff are also required to lead a staff small group and conduct One to Ones. read more
Fall 2023 Kitchen Service Staff
The primary role of the Kitchen Service Staff within this department is to set up and manage the cold and hot buffets, juice machines, and coffee stations in each dining room as well as assisting with the washing and putting away of dishes. All Service Crew are also required to contribute to the overall cleanliness of the kitchen and dining hall areas through sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, garbage removal, wiping down of surfaces, sanitizing work stations and food prep areas. A typical shift for Service Staff is varied throughout the week (6:00am - 2:30pm, 11:00am - 7:30pm, 6:00am - 10:30am/4pm - 7:30pm) read more
Winter/Spring – 2024 Instructor
The primary role of an Instructor is to instruct guests in a variety of sports, high ropes activities, adventure activities, arts, nature and team-building programs. Staff are trained in program delivery for up to 25 different activities and are required to run activities for groups of 10 to 20 children at a time. read more
While working at Muskoka Woods, you’ll experience:
Meaningful Work that Makes a Difference
Think about the person who made a difference in your life. How they made you feel, how they encouraged you and the impact they made on your life. At Muskoka Woods, you have the opportunity to be that person for young people everyday; to invest in their growth and watch them grow into their best version of themselves.
Work to Learn and Learn to Lead
At Muskoka Woods, you’re going to not only be part of a great team, you’re going to have a great coach. At every level you’ll be led by someone who is intentional in helping you get to the next level and better prepare you for what’s next in life. Your development and training is a core value at Muskoka Woods and you’ll have ample opportunity to develop into the leader you’re meant to be.
Your Experience is Driven by Community
You won’t often hear people describe their time at Muskoka Woods as just a “job,” because it’s so much more than that. Built in to what you do is an exciting community of fun, friendship and life experiences you’ll be laughing about for years. It comes with a freedom you don’t experience at other workplaces to choose how to be challenged and to journey alongside new friends. Plus, it all happens on the beautiful shores of Lake Rosseau in gorgeous Muskoka. You couldn’t ask for a better backdrop for the adventures that await.
A Safe Place to Explore Your Faith
Rooted in faith, Muskoka Woods is a Christian youth development organization and we are respectful of all beliefs. If you grew up in church, attend a Christian school or maybe you learned about Jesus at Muskoka Woods. Whatever your situation, the answer is “yes, you’re enough,” because you’ll find this is a place where it’s safe to explore your faith by asking questions and by being around others who have been and are on a similar faith journey.
Core Values
LEAD
We inspire “do something about it” leaders.
ACCEPT
We welcome all youth.
PROTECT
We provide a safe place to grow physically, mentally, spiritually and socially.
INVITE
We encourage youth to explore what they believe.
CHALLENGE
We create environments that motivate people to excel.
CELEBRATE
We seize every moment to encourage and affirm the best of life.
Our Values
LEAD
We inspire “Do something about it,” leaders.
ACCEPT
We welcome all youth from all backgrounds.
PROTECT
We provide safety physically, mentally, spiritually and socially.
INVITE
We encourage youth to explore what they believe.
CHALLENGE
We create environments that motivate people to excel.
CELEBRATE
We seize every moment to encourage and affirm the best of life.
Working at Muskoka Woods makes an excellent choice for employment for lots of reasons
Usually the calls start coming in a week after the start of a new season. They had previously made a decision to work somewhere else for a variety of reasons but in a moment of clarity, they realized what had enticed them to work elsewhere didn’t meet their expectations.
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