Camp Counselor Job Description
Position: Summer Camps Counselor
Summary:
Our Summer Camps for people with special needs requires basic leadership skills :compassion, energy 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
Please print and complete either an "Application for Returning Staff" or an "Application for NEW Employment" then scan and email to:office@christianberets.org or you can send by US mail to:
Christian Berets, 2508 Oakdale Rd. Suite 10, Modesto, CA 95355
If you have any questions, call the office at 209-524-7993