What are the responsibilities and job description for the DAYCAMP COUNSELOR position at CITY OF MANCHESTER?
SUMMARY: Implements Summer Day Camp curriculum under the direction of the Activities Coordinator. Implements the Summer Day Camp program and follows all policy developed for the operation of the camp. They are directly responsible for the safety and daily activities performed at summer day camp.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Includes the following however other duties may be assigned as needed.
Daily Supervision of children ranging in ages of 5-12 in an outdoor day camp environment.
Communicates the rules concerning safety, conduct, and respecting the rights of others that the campers must follow.
Assists the Day Camp Director in developing a structured camping program which incorporates indoor and outdoor age appropriate activities designed to increase the physical fitness, and education of campers. Create and enjoyable experience for campers.
Cleaning of day camp areas, care of supplies, and day camp discipline for counselors and campers.
Assumes responsibility for maintaining a first aid kit and reporting accidents promptly and handling the care for them until further help is available.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: NONE
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Must be age 16 and older. Preference is given to those who have graduated from high school.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Must be able to communicate effectively with both children and adults and articulate clearly the goals of the program and staff.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Must have a valid Drivers License and be willing to obtain CPR and First Aid certifications.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk or hear, taste and smell, and lift or move up to 50lbs. The employee is occasionally required to sit and write. Specific vision abilities require by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth vision, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee Is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate.