Camp Counselor

YMCA Southcoast JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Counselor-Camp
Job Family: Camp
Position Summary:
Provide leadership and guidance to a group of campers in a range of daily activities.
Essential Functions:
 Provide supervision of campers participating in scheduled camp events.
 Monitor and provide guidance to campers in areas of health and safety, team building, and interpersonal relationships.
 Resolve issues of interpersonal, behavioral, and administrative nature; administer disciplinary action in accordance with camp standards.
 Provide feedback to campers and camp leadership regarding camper progress and concerns; identify and communicate areas for improvement.
 Contribute ideas and suggestions to camp management in areas of program participation growth, camper satisfaction, and retention of campers.
 Maintain awareness of potential health and safety issues, identify hazards, take appropriate action to resolve.
YMCA Competencies:
Mission and Community Oriented: Accepts and demonstrates YMCA values. Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill a community need. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them.
People Oriented: Seeks first to understand the other’s point of view; remains calm in challenging situations. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative in developing others.
Results Oriented: Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high value experience for members. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Makes sound judgments and transfers learning from one situation to another. Establishes goals, clarifies work, and participates in meetings.
Personal Development Oriented: Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations, and how they impact relationships. Pursues self-development that enhance job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change; seeks opportunities in the change process.
Qualifications:
 Minimum 16 years of age.
 Minimum 2 years of High School required; High School graduate or minimum one year of college preferred.
 Experience working with children in day camp setting.
 Experience in one or more camp activities including: outdoor living, boating, archery, camping, music, skits, sports, aquatics, recreational games or similar.
 Ability to interact effectively with children and parents on a range of issues.
 Certified, or ability to become certified, within first 30 days of hire in CPR, First Aid, AED, and Child Abuse Prevention.
Physical Demands:
 Required to lift and/or move on occasion up to 50 pounds.
 Required to demonstrate physical stamina and agility, and stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, run, and stand for extended periods of time.
 Ability to react to emergency situations by quick movements, strenuous activity, and communicate verbally in a noisy environment.
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