Summer Camp Counselor

About the role

The Camp Counselor is responsible for implementing Camp activities for children ages 2 to 15 years old, ensuring a safe, clean, fun environment for children, executing the department's established guidelines and standards.

Responsibilities

• Organize Campers ages 2 to 15 years old
• Provide a safe, clean environment including picking up toys, and wiping down equipment and counters, cleaning work spaces after activities such as art and lunch
• Ensure that all campers are supervised at all times
• Ensure that all items on the opening and closing operations checklists are completed
• Greet parents and children with a smile; invite children to join activities
• Ensure interaction with children at all times; ensure that all children are engaged with a special focus on older, shy and/or bored children; comfort and assist all children in need
• Organize and implement age-appropriate activities such as sports scrimmages, arts & crafts, and group games
• Transfer campers to and from activities within the Club
• Communicate timely and follow up as appropriate
• Represent the club in a professional manner through image, dress, communication, and immediate follow through and response
• Communicate important information to parents in a detailed and professional manner

Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year of experience caring for children in daycare or Camp environment
• Professional, friendly manner and excellent customer service attitude and abilities
• Strong verbal communication and conflict resolution skills
• Enthusiastic, responsible, and dependable team player
• Self-motivated, takes initiative and willing to acquire new skills
• Well organized and detail oriented
• Computer literate
• CPR certification required