Summer Camp Counselor

CITY OF Wood River, Illinois

POSITION TITLE: Summer Camp Counselor

DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation

SUPERVISOR: Recreation Center Manager

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• · Developing, supervising, and participating in camp-wide programming activities with campers of different ages

· Participating in training workshops: CPR, AED, etc.

· Working co-operatively with other camp counsellors to ensure campers are safe, while maintaining adequate health and hygiene measures

· Building relationships with all campers by showing compassion, empathy, and understanding

· Taking attendance at the beginning and end of every activity

· Fill out incident/accident reports

· Other camp related tasks as assigned

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Required

· Ability to work well with children and parents

· Ability to communicate effectively with parents, other camp counsellors and campers

· Ability to motivate others towards learning new skills

· Ability to demonstrate responsible, ethical and professional conduct

· Ability to provide support and instruction to others

· Experience or education in working with children

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $14.00 - $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Work Location: Multiple locations