CHILDRENS LEARNING CENTER - Summer Camp Counselor

Job Classification

  

Position summary

Under guidance of the Camp Director, the Counselor oversees an assigned group of campers. Responsible for knowledge of the whereabouts of all assigned campers, ensuring safety standards, instructing campers of camp rules and regulation, maintaining discipline, and guiding campers throughout all daily activities. Works within the framework of the program, policies, standards and expectations of Andrews University and the State of Michigan. Must be energetic, creative, positive, and have the ability to work well with staff and campers alike.  Reports to the Camp Director and/or Assistant Camp Director.  Be available to work June 5, 2023 - August 18, 2023.

Qualifications summary

• Must be 18 years of age or older.


• Previous experience working with children.


• Established record in leadership roles.


• Ability to work long hours, in an outdoor setting, requiring regular physical activity, standing for long periods.


• Ability to be highly punctual and to successfully allocate and manage time.

Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

• Provide an example of Christian behavior and language to all campers and fellow staff.


• Attends all required pre-camp staff training, as well as in-camp training programs.


• Conducts a short meeting to introduce all campers and present basic camp rules and regulations.


• Sits at assigned table with campers during all meals. Oversees children assigned to each table, and ensures that campers at tables eat meals. Assists younger campers with eating as necessary. Reports non-eaters to the Camp Director.  


• Attends daily morning staff meetings and receives assignments for activities and special events.


• Guides and assists campers in their activities, ensuring they arrive at each activity prepared and on time. 


• Reports injuries and/or suspected illness to the Camp Director.


• Maintains camp discipline. Refers incidents of misbehavior, as necessary, to Camp Director.


• Reports any malfunction of equipment or hazardous situations to the Camp Director.


• Assists with camp activities and events as assigned by the On-Site Program Director.


• Promotes high camper morale.


• Ensures camper safety.


• Must ensure that there is “group acceptance” of every camper, and strive to make sure all campers enjoy their stay at camp.

Supervisory responsibilities

Will supervise Counselors-in-Training assigned to the same group.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age


• Must have a High School Diploma or GED


• Previous experience working with children.


• Established record in leadership roles.


• Must have current Michigan child care fingerprint/background check or willing get fingerprint/background check.


• Must have current CPR/First Aid Certification or willing to get CPR/First Aid.


• Ability to lead and oversee an assigned group of campers.


• Ability to work with children of all ages, understand their interests, and apply that to how you relate to each camper.


• Compassion, good judgment, sense of responsibility, patience, fairness, humor, charisma, spontaneity, and a positive outlook.


• Ability to work long hours, in an outdoor setting, requiring regular physical activity, standing for long periods.

Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

N/A

Interpersonal interactions

• Must be comfortable interacting with the directors, parents and other teachers


• Must understand the social-emotional needs of school age children.

Physical demands

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: significant lifting,

carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; frequent climbing and balancing; significant stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and

significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 5% sitting, 25% walking, and 70% standing. The job is performed under

some temperature extremes and under conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.  

Work environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to outside weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.