What are the responsibilities and job description for the Camp Butwin: Summer Camp Camper Advocate position at Minnesota Jewish Community Center?
About the Opportunity
The Minnesota JCC is seeking Summer Camp - Camper Advocates for the 2026 summer camp season. This is a seasonal position supervised by the Director of Inclusion and Camp Director. A Camper Advocate is a summer camp staff member who provides inclusive support, accommodations, and modifications for a specific camper or group of campers to facilitate a meaningful, positive, and inclusive camp experience for all. The Camper Advocate seeks to integrate a child/teen with a disability into camp programs to the maximum extent possible, ensuring a positive camper experience. Planning and foresight are required of the advocate, especially when the activities and programming may need to be adapted to ensure the child/teen’s participation.
Daily Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8-hour daily shifts, earliest arrival is 8:30am and latest departure is 4:30pm. May include evenings and weekends, as needed.
Base Compensation:
$128/per day (based on an 8-hour workday). Plus opportunities for additional pay and/or bonuses.
Essential Functions
This job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee in this position. Activities, duties, and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
- Responsible for being conscious of and protecting the health, safety, and welfare of all campers at all times.
- Provide assistance (e.g., interpreting instructions, physical assistance, prompting, social skills modeling, etc.) in order to help the youth participant learn and participate in new recreation and leisure skills.
- Encourage appropriate social interactions between assigned youth and other individuals of all abilities.
- Adapt, both individual and group activities, as needed, to allow active participation by the youth.
- Provide positive behavior supports, reinforcement, and intervention, when needed, to facilitate the youth’s involvement and acceptance in the group.
- Enthusiastically participate in recreational activities with campers, to include swimming, arts & crafts, rock climbing, sports, gardening, canoeing, etc.
- Modeling best inclusive practices for both staff and campers to promote an inclusive and accepting environment.
- Complete and provide brief daily updates and partnered camper’s progress the progress after each program session or camper’s parents and the Director of Inclusion.
- Attend and participate in all counselor trainings, as well as inclusion specific trainings.
Salary : $128