Summer OFFSITE Adventure Camp Counselor

About the role

The OFFSITE Adventure Camp Counselor is responsible for implementing various camps for children aged 8 to 15 years old. The role involves ensuring a safe, clean, and engaging environment for children, supervising them at all times, and executing departmental guidelines and standards.

Responsibilities

• Organize campers ages 8 to 15 years old
• Provide a safe, clean environment including picking up supplies, wiping down equipment and counters, and 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, 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 and offsite locations
• Drive 12 passenger van to and from offsite locations with safety and utmost care for camps that involve adventures
• Communicate important information to parents in a detailed and professional manner

Requirements

• 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 and first aid certification required (Lifeguard certification for camps involving aquatic activities)
• 19 years old and 3 years driving experience with a background check on driving record

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 and first aid certification required (Lifeguard certification for camps involving aquatic activities)
• 19 years old and 3 years driving experience with a background check on driving record

Skills

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• Ability to arrive at work on time for all scheduled work shifts required
• Ability to work weekends, evenings, and holidays required
• Must be flexible, adaptable, and readily able to adjust to changes in work environment
• Position requires daily public contact
• Frequent public contact with unpleasant or angry people with the need to problem solve difficult situations
• Necessary to adapt to a frequently changing environment
• Frequently required to climb or balance and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Must occasionally sit for extended periods and regularly walk around the facility
• Must frequently move 10 pounds and often lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required but this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Physical Requirements

• Ability to arrive at work on time for all scheduled work shifts required
• Ability to work weekends, evenings, and holidays required
• Must be flexible, adaptable, and readily able to adjust to changes in work environment
• Position requires daily public contact
• Frequent public contact with unpleasant or angry people with the need to problem solve difficult situations
• Necessary to adapt to a frequently changing environment
• Frequently required to climb or balance and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Must occasionally sit for extended periods and regularly walk around the facility
• Must frequently move 10 pounds and often lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required but this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Other Compensation and Benefits

• Club Membership
• Competitive Compensation
• Discounts on club services and amenities
• Continuing Education
• Community Involvement
• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance