Camp Counselor Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Summer Camps Counselor

Summary:

Our Summer Camps for people with special needs requires basic leadership skills, compassion, energy, and integrity during all Camp sessions, including one week of pre-Camp counselor training.

Responsibilities

Report directly to designated Counselors and Summer Camp Director

Meet with Staff as needed throughout the summer

Demonstrate creativity, energy, vision, and self-initiative

Demonstrate basic leadership skills and compassion

Read and understand the Summer Camps Training Manual

Ask questions and seek help without hesitation

Establish and nurture relationships with guests

Participate in and help develop leadership and ministry teams

• Program: Worship, Puppets, and Drama
• Activity Stations: Crafts, Nature, and Recreation

Prioritize daily care of guests at all times (24/7)

Stay focused and involved in all Camp-related activities

Help coordinate transportation and pick up site details (teams)

• Greeters (greet and direct guests, parents, care providers; complete name-tags; take guests to buses)
• Baggers (carry luggage from cars to buses and then load it on the buses)
• Taggers (mark luggage with guests’ names)
• Sitters (stay on the buses to supervise and care for guests as they board)

Direct parents and care providers to the Camp Nurse table to check-in medications

Communicate, support, and work closely with Camp Staff and nurses

Troubleshoot and resolve Camp-related situations as appropriate

Complete and submit Camp paperwork or forms as needed

Follow all Camp rules and guidelines, including Anti-Frat Statement

Any other responsibilities as assigned by the Summer Camp Director

Revised May 27, 2009