Camp K Waterfront Core Counselor

Seasonal

Free room and board

Pay: $4,695/season

Season Dates: May 18, 2024 -August 12, 2024

Do you want to spend a paid summer in Alaska? Join us at Camp K for fun at one of Alaska's most beautiful sleep away camps in Cooper Landing. Just two hours South of Anchorage, our camp is located on the beautiful Kenai Peninsula. If you want to build an inclusive and loving community at our camp, this is a perfect job for you! Housing and meals are included for the entire season.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

• Program: Camp K is an ACA Accredited Summer Residential Youth Co-ed Camp.
• Location: Camp K is located in Copper Landing, AK on Kenai Lake.
• Dates: All Staff training begins mid-May. Camp opens to youth in early June and runs through early August.
• Time: Camp K offers several sessions throughout the summer ranging from 4 days to 9 days. 
• Staff Shifts: Camp K staff reside on camp premises during all camp sessions. Camp sessions range from 4 days/3 nights to 9 days/8 nights throughout the summer. There is personal time between sessions to enjoy the beautiful Alaska Summer. 
• Activities: While at Camp K youth are provided hiking, boating activities, outdoor games, art building, target sports, outdoor living skills and team building. 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Waterfront Core Counselor is responsible for 24-hour supervision of campers in their cabin group. They also provide oversight to the Camp K Aquatics Program, which entails daily instruction all lakeside activities for campers ages 6-17, i.e. canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and water survival skills on Kenai Lake, lifeguarding, and supervising camp lifeguards. You'll gain experience collaborating with program leadership to identify camp needs, develop/implement successful programming, and take part in the evaluations of the programs. Through this position, you'll reside with campers in cabins on the premises of Camp K in the Chugach National Forest with epic beauty right outside your cabin door! 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior experience in boating instruction, with lesson planning for open water settings, is preferred.
• Current CPR for the Professional Rescuer, AED & First Aid Certification from a nationally recognized provider.
• Current Lifeguard Certification from a nationally recognized provider.

• Wilderness First Aid Certification from a nationally recognized provider, required, or ability to attend a certification course once hired (WFA will be offered during pre-camp training through Camp Fire).

• Small craft safety instructor experience, preferred.
• Prior experience working with youth, preferably in a residential camp setting.

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age (21 preferred) is required to maintain compliance with regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• If 21 , valid Driver’s License and eligibility to drive agency vehicles with ability to drive and maneuver 16 passenger vans and trailer in tow, is preferred.

BENEFITS

• Room and Board (housing and meals) provided for the entire season, even during off time
• Bonus at the end of the season
• Bi-weekly direct deposit
• 1 day off per week & July 4th week off
• Group use of our camp vans during off-time (when available)
• Access to free camping equipment to explore Alaska
• Lifelong friends as co-workers
• Extensive training to prepare you for workforce opportunities beyond summer camp

YOU MAY REQUEST A COPY OF THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION BY EMAILING HR AT jobs@campfireak.org. 

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*All applicants who are offered employment with Camp Fire Alaska will be subjected to reference checks and a criminal history check through the Alaska Background Check Program. Offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of both the reference checks and criminal history check in accordance with Municipality of Anchorage Child Care Licensing regulations. 

Camp Fire Alaska Inclusion Statement:

Camp Fire believes in the dignity and the intrinsic worth of every human being. We welcome, affirm, and support young people and adults of all abilities and disabilities, experiences, races, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, citizenship or immigration status, religion and non-religion, and any other category people use to define themselves or others.