Camp Counselor - Family Fitness Center

Description The West Valley City Family Fitness Center is seeking interested applicants for Camp Counselors. Camp Counselors will manage a group of up to 20 children between 5 to 12 years of age. We are looking for fun, energetic, and responsible individuals!

Starting Pay

$13.50 per hour.

Schedule

• Part time. Varying shifts Monday through Friday, including some holidays. Shifts vary between 7am-6pm.
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• Date: Open until filled.
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• RESPONSIBILITIES: Assist in program planning based on pre-arranged educational/recreational themes. Guide campers in participation of all activities. Supervision of campers and activities at all times. Adapting programs to include all campers. Providing emotional support and encouragement to campers. Work as part of a team. Assist in tidying up after activities, lunches, and snacks. Be familiar with the special needs, medical conditions, dietary concerns, and/or behavioral problems of the campers and act according to directions provided by the Camp Coordinator, parent or guardian. Be a positive role model to campers and be available at all times. Ensure that safety standards are maintained at all times. Report any accidents/incidents to the Camp Coordinator, Director, and parents (incident reports). Work will be performed in a recreation center environment, as well as offsite and special event locations. Use good judgment to effectively supervise and care for a group of up to 20 children. Ability to administer First Aid & CPR. Assist supervisor(s) with paperwork. Regularly interact with the public, program participants, and parents. May be asked to perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Must be able to work varying shifts Monday through Friday, including some holidays. Shifts vary between 7am-6pm. Must be 17 years of age or older. Requires a High School Diploma or GED or current enrollment in High School. Experience in working with children is preferred. Experience in working with children with disabilities is preferred, but not required. Valid First Aid and CPR Certifications or can obtain within 90 days. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Must be creative, energetic, and ready to have fun. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing with patrons, co-workers and supervisors in a professional manner. Ability to communicate effectively with all age groups to handle complaints. Ability to enforce camp and facility regulations in a firm manner while maintaining good public relations. REASONING ABILITY: Must be able to make reasonable choices in difficult situations. Must be able to react calmly to stressful situations and help resolve conflicts that may arise. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee may occasionally be required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Comfortable working conditions generally exist. Occasional moderate stress due to participant complaints or pressure. Working requires morning, afternoon, and evening shifts. Some weekends and holiday scheduling may also be necessary. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is in a moderately-paced environment requiring attention to detail, flexibility and adaptability. The employee may occasionally work in outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud when in various facility areas or outside. APPLICATIONS: Applications will be kept on file for 6 months. As positions need to be filled, we will pull applications from the file to schedule interviews based on related experience. All positions require applicants to be at least 16 years of age, unless otherwise noted.