Job Title: Camp Counselor

Reporting to: Camp Director

Location: St Petersburg

Camp Counselor, Residential Camp Program, St Petersburg

Rate: $20 per hour

The Camp Counselor is responsible for leading of the on and off-site activities' component of the ELS Camp Program, ensuring that the activities and field trips are engaging, well-organized, and inclusive, and that the welfare, safety and discipline of the students are paramount. This includes overall assisting in planning, logistics and successful delivery of all off-campus field trips. The role requires an experienced leader.

This is a key management role and a full-time, fixed-term position. Camp Counselor is required to live on-site at Eckerd residence. Accommodation and meals are included while the Camp is in operation, from June 20-July 21st.

Duties and Responsibilities

Program Set-up and Closure

• Attend activity meetings at the pre-program staff training and daily during the program to review the previous day’s activities and go over the activities for the following day
• Assist in setting up the Camp Program in advance of students’ arrival, including unpacking, distribution, and storage of program materials
• Ensure sufficient Camp Program signage is displayed appropriately.
• Assist in the full inventory of Camp program materials such as T-shirts for students and staff
• Ensure the weekly (and daily) plan of activities is displayed in an engaging and attractive way, and that the notice board is updated daily
• Ensuring students are aware of schedule

Social and Activities Program

• Promote and build enthusiasm for programmed activities.
• Confirm all activity bookings and excursions with vendors, transport companies and operators
• Monitor expenditures on the providing full receipts and detailed records of expenditures as required by the camp director

Student Supervision and Support

• Participate in the Monday orientation of new students, explaining to them how the activities and excursions are structured
• In collaboration with the Camp Director, assist in coordinating weekly airport pickups/drop-offs
• Assist Camp Director on the morning assembly and participate as appropriate
• Ensure the attendance of all students throughout the social and activities program and classes
• Take responsibility for the health, safety, welfare, and discipline of the students during activities, being prepared to immediately manage any incidents of discrimination, bullying or property damage
• Take responsibility for the supervision of leisure activities ensuring health and safety measures are respected

Other

• Participate in regular weekly meetings with the Camp Director
• Assist in the program closure, repacking program materials and taking inventory of materials post-program
• All other reasonable requests

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Experience working in an educational setting, camp or recreational environment
• Experience of working with teenagers in an overnight camp or residential setting
• Experience with program management
• Strong organizational and communication skills

Desirable

• Appropriate leisure qualification e.g., Sports Management or Event Planning
• Advanced CPR / First Aid / Lifeguard certification
• Instructor experience e.g., sports, drama, dance, arts and crafts etc.

Additional Requirements of the Job

• Criminal Record Police Check

About ELS, ILSC & Greystone College

ELS, ILSC and Greystone College are committed to providing a barrier-free environment and are proud to be Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

• INTEGRITY: To act responsibly & ethically in everything we do
• COLLABORATION: To build community & achieve more together
• RESPECT: To treat everyone with compassion & dignity.
• INNOVATION: To evolve through creativity & diversity.
• PASSION: To enrich & transform people’s lives
• Our Core Values

Our mission is to provide our global community with transformative learning, living and work experiences by offering the finest language, career and higher education programs.

In early 2022, ILSC Education Group joined forces with ELS Education Services, bringing together over 100 years of combined experience delivering life-changing learning experiences to international students. Since 1961, when ELS Educational Services opened its first school in Washington DC, ELS has developed a global reputation for delivering top-quality English language programs. ELS now has the most extensive network of on-campus English language programs and University partners, across the USA.

A world leader in language education & vocational training, ILSC Education Group, which opened its first language school in Vancouver, Canada in 1991 and Greystone College in 2002, offers life-changing educational experiences in Canada, Australia, and India, some of the world’s most attractive and popular English-speaking work and study destinations. Since opening its first school in Vancouver, BC, Canada, ILSC has become a world leader in language and career training and has grown to include 9 incredible locations around the world, in Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal, Canada; New Delhi, India; and Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, Australia.

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