YMCA Southcoast·Swansea, Massachusetts
Provide leadership and supervision to campers while ensuring their health, safety, and interpersonal development. Resolve behavioral issues and contribute to the growth and retention of camp programs.
Job Title: Counselor-Camp
Provide leadership and guidance to a group of campers in a range of daily activities.
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.
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.
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.
The YMCA Southcoast is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, protected genetic information, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran's status.
Candidates must be at least 16 years old with a minimum of two years of high school education. Experience working with children in a day camp setting and relevant activity certifications are required or preferred.
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