02/04/2026
Hey RVN community,
Please help us expand in a conscious and intentional way. This isn’t your typical job posting.
We’re looking for a bit of a unicorn... and if we don’t find the right fit, we won’t expand. Your children are far too important to us to rush this or compromise on the care, presence, fun, and values this role requires.
Hiring: Associate Counsellor (MSW, BCCSW) – Kids & Youth | Port Moody
Independent Contractor | Summer-heavy | Unicorn energy encouraged 🦄
(Also open to hosting practicum students looking for a truly wild placement — see below)
I’m looking for a bit of a unicorn.
I run a yoga studio and counselling practice in Port Moody. While I do offer 1:1 counselling, my heart and soul live in our Resilient Kids programs.
Every week, we run yoga-inspired play therapy groups, plus camps during school holidays. In my 20+ years as a social worker, I have never seen anything as impactful for kids and youth as this work.
Here’s what makes it different:
Throughout the day at camp, we offer brief, attuned 1:1 “mini sessions” on the fly, based on what kids are actually navigating in real time.
A typical “session” might look like eating an ice-cream cone under a ping-pong table with a child, helping them figure out how to set boundaries with another kid who keeps bugging them for their ice-cream money. That’s the work. That’s the therapy.
In between those moments?
We play hard. We explore. We get muddy. We laugh a lot.
Our camps are selling out faster than I can keep up with them. In 2025, our work was recognized with the Business Impact Award at the Port Moody Spike Awards, which honestly just confirmed what we already knew... this model works. Because of this growth, I’m looking to bring on an associate contractor who wants to be mentored by me, with the long-term goal of eventually running their own camps and programs at RVN Wellness.
Important things to know:
- Camps are well supported by trained staff and volunteers
- We intentionally keep a very low staff-to-child ratio so kids get truly individualized attention
- This is not a solo, white-knuckle role—it’s collaborative, relational, and deeply human
This role might be for you if:
- You have an MSW, registered with BCCSW
- You’re looking for a sporatic independent contractor role (strictly on school breaks)
- You can work in person in Port Moody (up to 30 hours a week during the summer)
- You have First Aid / CPR
- You can think on your feet, adapt in the moment, and trust your clinical instincts
- You are deeply passionate about kids (this matters more than almost anything else)
- You are physically able to chase kids, sit on the ground, climb logs, and get dirty
- You believe therapy doesn’t have to happen in an office to be real, ethical, or effective
What the work actually looks like:
-Using clinical skills without it feeling clinical
- Modeling emotional regulation, boundaries, social skills, and repair in real time
- Supporting kids through anxiety, big feelings, grief, neurodivergence, and behavioural challenges
- Running yoga-inspired movement, games, and creative activities
- Offering brief, relational 1:1 mini sessions woven into everyday camp life
- Working within a low-ratio, highly relational camp model where kids are known and seen
- We truly put the play in play therapy.
Assets (not required, but lovely):
- Yoga teacher training
- Children’s yoga training
- Experience with groups, camps, or alternative education settings
Practicum students:
I’m also open to hosting practicum students who are looking for a placement that is hands-on, relational, and very much outside the box.
This is not a desk placement. You’ll be:
In groups
In movement
In real-time relational moments
Learning how clinical skills show up in the wild, not just in a therapy room.
Supervision, clear boundaries, and lots of reflection included. If you’ve ever thought “I didn’t come into social work to sit behind a desk all day,” this might be your placement.
This is not a “show up and follow a manual” role.
It’s intuitive, nervous-system-informed, relational work, and it’s incredibly rewarding.
If reading this made you think “oh wow… this is exactly how I believe kids heal,” I’d love to hear from you.
Send me an email to dawn@rvnwellness.com with a brief intro, your background, and what draws you to this kind of work.
(And if you know someone who fits this, please tag them. These humans are rare.)
To find out more, check out our website below.
https://rvnwellness.com/youth-programs/schoolbreak-prod-camps/
