Employment
Stepping Up! Head Counselor
Position available May 20-June 29, 2007 (five week contract)
We are currently seeking a Stepping Up! HEAD COUNSELOR for a contract period of five weeks, May 20-June 29, 2007.
Desired Qualifications
- Previous camp staff experience
- Completion of two years of college and at least 21 years old
- Desire and ability to work with a diverse population of campers in a camp setting
- Desire and ability to supervise staff and campers
- Ability to creatively lead and assist with programs, facilities and staff
- Strong communication, leadership, risk management and safety awareness skills
Essential Functions
- Ability to train staff in their responsibilities
- Ability to work as part of a team to accomplish the camp’s goals
- Ability to observe camper behavior, assess its appropriateness, enforce appropriate safety regulations and emergency procedures and apply appropriate behavior management techniques
- Ability to direct the overall Stepping Up! program and coordinate activities to meet the needs of all campers
- Cognitive ability to plan and conduct activities to achieve camper development objectives
- Physical ability to accompany and participate with campers and staff in all camp activities
- Visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to hazards
- Physical strength and endurance to provide constant supervision of staff and programs in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to communicate verbally with and provide necessary instruction to urban/low-income youth ages 13-15 with a variety of skill levels
Reports to
Assistant Director/Camp Director
General Responsibilities
Train staff in their responsibilities, supervise staff and programs and counsel staff and campers
Specific Responsibilities
- Prior to camp, contact staff you are assigned to supervise
- During staff training, teach staff their responsibilities
- Assign campers to cabins, activity groups and elective groups
- Be responsible for the welfare of each person in the unit
- Help each participant meet the goals established by Camp Bob for camper development
- Visit cabins regularly during the day as a supervisory tool, but also to provide opportunity to get to know the campers and the staff
- Assist campers and staff who need help fitting into the camp environment
- Provide appropriate counseling and discipline for difficult campers
- Document disciplinary problems and actions taken to solve the problems
- As appropriate, speak with campers’ parents
- Conduct inspection of cabins and camp facilities
- Monitor counselor and camper assignments for the day
- In the event a counselor is ill or their employment is terminated, lead activities or supervise cabins as necessary
- Together with the rest of the administrative team, plan and execute the evening programs
- Check with and excuse counselors for off duty time
- Mentor, encourage and support cabin counselors
- Recognize and reward staff for individual and team achievements
- Correct or reprimand staff for actions that put the health and safety of a camper at risk
- Inform director of any camper or staff problems
- Formally evaluate unit staff at least twice a season, conducting other evaluations as necessary
- Assist in evaluating the entire camp operation with suggestions for the following season
- Provide first aid treatment to the level of training
- Uphold camp policies and procedures
- Be a positive Christian role model
- Other duties will be assigned as necessary
Salary & Benefits
- $300/week (more depending on experience)
- Room & board
- Pre-camp training
- 10% bonus upon completion of contract
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