Duties:
- Work with other group leaders to plan activities for campers
- Inform directors of activity and LOCATION
- Ensure your group has materials needed for any activities
- Ensure cleanliness of environments used
General Responsibilities:
- Plan and lead general activities (camp songs, ice breakers, skits, games, etc.)
- Be familiar with general guidelines
- Cultivate a nurturing, fun and supportive environment
- Ensure safety of campers and support staff
- Assessing safety of environments/situations and setting appropriate boundaries necessarily
- Ensure and maintain a safe environment for campers
- Cleaning up areas/spaces used
- Taking out trash, vacuuming, etc as needed!
- Communicate effectively with staff, parents and campers
- Set clear expectations and boundaries with campers from day 1
- Build rapport with campers, staff and parents
- Ensure that you have relevant staff contact information readily accessible in case of emergencies
- Inform directors of camper’s injuries (minor and major) as well as any (behavioral) concerns/issues
- Inform director of supply needs (equipment, first aid, snacks, etc)
Qualifications:
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Experience working with kids or relevant knowledge of child development
- Creative, fun, enthusiastic personality with a ‘can do’ attitude
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Experience working with a team
- Able to clearly communicate across variety of ages
- Ability to accept and provide constructive feedback
- Experience working at a summer camp (preferred but not required)