Summer Camp Counselor Temporary

Under the direction of the Family Programming Director, the Camp Counselor is responsible for implementing Camp activities for children ages 2 to 15 years old, ensuring a safe, clean, fun environment for children, and executing the department’s established guidelines and standards.

Primary Job Functions

• Organize Campers ages 2-15 years old
• Provide a safe, clean environment including picking up toys, wiping down equipment and counters, cleaning work spaces after activities such as art and lunch
• Ensure that all campers are supervised at all times
• Ensure that all items on the opening and closing operations checklists are completed
• Greet parents and children with a smile; invite children to join activities
• Ensure interaction with children at all times; ensure that all children are engaged with a special focus on older, shy, and/or bored children; comfort and assist all children in need
• Organize and implement age-appropriate activities such as sports scrimmages, arts & crafts, and group games
• Transfer campers to and from activities within the Club
• Ensure children are treated with responsive respectfulness, i.e. coached vs. scolded; discuss behavior tactfully and out of range of the child’s hearing
• Communicate timely and follow up as appropriate
• Active participation in events, programs, meetings, and training, as well as Camp marketing events
• Professionally represent the club through image, dress, communication, and immediate follow-through and response
• Communicate important information to parents in a detailed and professional manner

Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary job function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Education:

• Minimum one (1) year of experience caring for children in daycare or Camp environment
• Professional, friendly manner and excellent customer service attitude and abilities
• Strong verbal communication and conflict resolution skills
• Enthusiastic, responsible, and dependable team player
• Self-motivated takes initiative, and is willing to acquire new skills
• Well-organized and detail-oriented
• Computer literate
• CPR certification required

Working Conditions/ Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to arrive at work on time for all scheduled work shifts required. Ability to work weekends, evenings, and holidays required.
• Must be flexible, adaptable, and readily able to adjust to changes in the work environment.
• The position requires daily public contact.
  It is sometimes necessary to deal with unpleasant or angry people with the need to problem-solve difficult situations.
• It is necessary to adapt to a frequently changing environment.
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to climb or balance and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must occasionally sit for extended periods and regularly walk around the facility
• Must occasionally talk and hear
• Must frequently move 10 pounds and in the event of an emergency lift/move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities are required but this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change. This job description replaces all previous descriptions for this position.

Estimated Base Pay Range: $17.50 / hour

Other Compensation and Benefits

At the Bay Club, we offer programs and perks that cultivate a healthy and active workplace environment. Here are the perks you can expect in your benefits package:

• Club Membership
• Competitive Compensation
• Discounts on club services and amenities
• Continuing Education
• Community Involvement
• Paid Time off*
• Health Insurance*

*Offered to Full-Time associates. Full-time status eligibility starts at 20 average hours of work per week.