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Go-Nyquest are experts in the area of summer camp training placement. These camps generally focus on helping each camper acquire skills in a sport that help them gain confidence and improve their chances of making the team when they return to school The best sports camps (such as the Decathlon Sports Club in Woodside and Los Altos), succeed at challenging and protecting aspiring athletes both mentally and physically and socially You are searching for summer camp training placement. In the United States overnight sports camps fall into three groups Some single-sport camps offer longer sessions These camps are more tailored to youth sports teams because they present an effective solution for school and club teams to receive excellent training on their own schedule at much less of a cost Here are some essential facts about summer camp training placement.

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Many sports camps are of the second type, which focuses almost exclusively on one particular sport You can?t find professional services and solutions of higher quality in the area of summer camp training placement than what Go-Nyquest provides. Many camps also bring children of all ages around the world The Canadian Camping Association (CCA/ACC) represents over 700 camps across Canada There is no need to pay travel or room and board for any of the campers so the costs are often 1/4 to 1/3 of the price of an average overnight sports camp for a similar level of training Some of these programs have a narrow focus in one particular area, while others offer a wide rage of programs
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Work Abroad Canada – Using an Agency

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Why is it still important to use an agency when sorting out a work abroad experience at a camp in Canada?

The internet has made organizing your own travels and finding a job much easier.  Many individuals try utilizing the internet to sort out their work abroad experience at a camp in Canada, but they run in to many challenges.  First, many camp job postings are outdated and applicants waste there time trying to circulate their resumes to camps that have posted jobs on-line.  If in-fact a camp responds to an individual’s job related message it is extremely challenging to convince a camp director to hire you without a face-to-face interview or a recommendation from another staff that has worked at the camp.  Moreover, if a camp moves forward with hiring the international staff then there are many challenges that the staff member must encounter when trying to sort out their work permit, health insurance, travel up to camp, Canadian Bank Account and Canadian Social Insurance Number.  The staff member is also without a support system if anything happens when they pass through immigration or if they have challenges or need support while at camp.  In addition, it is extremely challenging to secure a job with a camp that matches a staff member’s preferences on location, type of campers and job role.
Camp Staffing agencies take away all of these challenges for individuals interested in working abroad at a camp in Canada and they make the staff member feel safe and cared for.  The agencies have spent many years and countless hours developing strong relationships with the camps and developing a great reputation for the staff that they supply.  Camps are much more willing to trust an agency’s screening processes of an applicant then they are to hire a staff member who can’t come in for a face-to-face interview and who found the camp through searching on the internet.  The agency can also gather a staff member’s preferences and match them with an appropriate camp.  Camp directors get inundated with applications and they often don’t have the time to go through them.  When a trusted agency contacts a camp with a staff member who matches the camps needs then the camp is quick to render a decision on the applicant.  Once the placement is organized, the agency then goes through all the steps to support the staff member with their travel and work experience.  They can help with booking flights, organize appropriate health insurance, provide training, help the staff member secure their Canadian bank account and Social Insurance Number and answer a whole host of questions that the applicant might have.  At NYQUEST, the most common compliment we get is that the international staff members feel like they are in good hands, well supported and can ask any question that they might have and get a quick reliable answer.  This goes a long way to help a young international traveler feel at ease with their international work and travel experience.

Camp Canada

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When you start to consider working at a summer camp in Canada it is important to have a good understanding of the different camp types.  Here are a list of the different types of residential summer camps in Canada:

Traditional Camps: Many of the camps in Canada are traditional summer camps. These camps have a wide range of activities that include land sports, water sports, camping, horseback riding, mountain biking and so on  They also include wilderness tripping programs that may involve biking, canoeing, kayaking, horse back riding or hiking.

Camps for Economically Disadvantaged Youth: A division of traditional camps that provides scholarships and discounts for youth who come from economically disadvantaged families.  Many of these camps are very well funded and the children have the opportunity to participate in a camp program in an almost resort style setting.

All Girl Camps and Girl Guide Camps: Another division of traditional camps that are only for girls..  Most camp staff and campers who attend the camp live in platform tents. The living conditions are considered rustic.

Christian and Jewish Camp Camps: Operated by Christian or Jewish churches, synagogues or affiliated agencies, these camps provide a broad range of outdoor activities within an emphasis on religious traditions and developing a better connections with one’s religious faith/beliefs. Daily prayer, worship and bible study are usually not the core focus at these camps; however, they may be involved in the camp programming.

Physical Disability Camps: These special needs camps are geared towards chiildren with physical limitations.  The staff at camp provide special attention and the facilities at camp are geared towards making life easier for these campers.  These camps also make a strong effort to provide the equipment necessary for all campers to participate in all activities.

LearningDisability and/or Camps for Children with Developmental Delays: Children with learning/mental disabilities and/or developmental delays are provided with special attention to help them achieve there fullest potential. May also include adult campers.

Wilderness Camps: Many residential Canadian camps take advantage of the vast, beautiful Canadian Wilderness. Wilderness camps have a strong focus on taking groups of children away from camp to do hiking, canoeing or just simply tent camping for many days at a time.

All of these different types of camps are very welcoming to international camp staff and look to fill many of their senior positions and activity specialist positions with strong international candidates.

Why Do Camps Still Love Hiring International People

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Here at NYQUEST we get this question asked all the time.  Here are our thoughts on this issue…

Camp directors know that the most important aspect of running a successful camp is to have the strongest possible staffing team that they can hire.  Almost all of the camp directors that we have spoken with over the many years say that the strongest staffing team is a combination of local staff who grew up going to camp as campers and a strong, diverse group of mature international staff who bring different ideas and new energy to the camp program.  In addition to these skills and new perspective there are several other reasons why Canadian camps look to fill many important positions at camp with international candidates:

  • Camps have a much easier time attracting older, senior international staff than they do finding older local staff.  Many of the camps in Canada have challenges finding staff who are 19 and over and these older staff are becoming more and more vital to running a successful camp in modern times.  The Canadian campers who then become staff at camp usually spend a 2-3 summers on staff.  They then feel the pressure to work in a sector that is more in-line with their long term career ambitions once they turn about 19.  The senior staff at camp (19+) are extremely valuable, especially the staff who have lived away from home and have attended post-secondary school.  Directors give a strong preference to those individuals who have already started their University experience.  They notice a major difference with these staff members level of maturity and their ability to maintain an appropriate level of professionalism when still working and living closely with the campers.
  • International staff can often work during the spring and fall when other local staff are enrolled in school.
  • International staff treat the work experience as a job.  Many of the local staff who grew up attending camp often feel entitled and treat camp as a place to take a vacation.  Moreover, it is more expensive for an international staff to travel to camp versus a local staff and the international staff have more at stake if the work experience doesn’t meet their needs.  As such, the international staff spend more time researching this work abroad job to make sure it is right for them.  This in-turn leads to a better experience for the staff and for the camp director.  They also do there best to follow all the camp rules so that they are not fired and aren’t able to collect their full staff salary to help off-set their international travel expenses.
  • International staff bring new skills to camp that are hard to find when hiring Canadian camp staff.  Some of these skills include, horseback riding, circus, gymnastics, riflery, kayaking and woodworking.
  • Most international staff are working towards careers focused on teaching and childcare.  They have a strong passion to be the best leaders and teachers that they can be while at camp.
  • Lastly, and most importantly, the children at camp and the local Canadian staff really enjoy getting to know someone from a different part of the world.  The new words, accents, stories and ways of doing things that the international staff bring to a cabin group is an exceptional education piece for the campers.  It helps broaden their horizons and helps them connect with cultures from around the world.  The local Canadian staff love making new friends from around the world and many of them travel to visit them during the camp off-season.
  • Contrary to popular belief, many international staff return to camp for additional summers.  Discount airlines have made it cheaper to fly internationally and since most international camp staff are flexible with their flight itineraries they can find good deals to return to Canada.  Many international staff also choose to stay in Canada for the year and work at ski resorts and in other industries during the camp off-season.  They then return to camp for another amazing summer without having to pay for an international flight.

 

 

 

Winter Camp Placements in Canada!

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New opportunities at NYQUEST: Winter Camp Placements! Some of the fantastic summer camps that we work with continue running through the winter, and are looking to hire skilled and enthusiastic international staff. Travel to Canada early or stay after your summer camp placement!

Some advantages of coming early or staying after the summer to work at a camp in the winter:

  • Earn a higher salary
  • Work with a smaller group of people and get to know them well
  • Evenings are off
  • Live in staff cabins and have more personal space and free time
  • Get experience leading a variety of camp activities and help out in some support roles
  • Work with different groups each week and develop your teaching, mentoring and leadership skills
  • Many of the winter camps are located near ski resorts.  Staff spend their day’s-off skiing in some of the most beautiful places in the world

Winter activities at camp in Canada include:

  • Snowshoeing
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Sledding
  • Ice-skating
  • Hockey
  • Maple syrup tree tapping

Individuals do not need experience in these areas to qualify for winter camping work opportunities.  The main thing is that you are excited to work with children and you are ok with bundling up on a regular basis and spending time in the outdoors during the coldest part of the winter

At the end of the winter many of our participants will take some time off to travel through Canada and the US.  NYQUEST can assist with your entry into the US.  It is very easy and your health insurance will cover you for your travels in the US for up to 30 days.  Staff can then start working at a camp again in the spring and continue their work abroad in Canada experience.

International Camp Training and Staffing
Phone: (416)932-1370 Fax: (416)932-2758 E-mail: info@go-nyquest.com
571 Roselawn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5N 1K6