Day Camp - Counselor

YMCA OF MUNCIE JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The SACC Day Camp Counselor at the YMCA of Muncie maintains a supportive, positive atmosphere that welcomes and respects all individuals. The SACC Day Camp Counselor supervises and instructs children in developmentally appropriate activities designed to promote social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and creative growth in the whole child. 

OUR CULTURE:  
 Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day.  We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Provides excellent service to members, guests, and program participants in the Y, contributing to member retention. Be courteous and use individual names when speaking to members.
2. Maintains cleanliness and organization of the environment. 
3. Develops and maintains positive relationships with volunteers and members and helps members connect with one another and the Y.
4. Serves others by intentionally welcoming, connecting, and supporting members, and inviting them to get involved and give back to the community.
5. Handles and resolves concerns and informs supervisor of unusual situations or unresolved issues.
6. Applies all YMCA policies dealing with member services.
7. Always maintains supervision by sight and or sound.
8. Assists the program director, camp director, and site director in implementing an emergent curriculum and provocations in a day camp setting, focusing on children’s needs and interests.
9. Maintains effective and appropriate communication (written, verbal and non-verbal)
10. Assists the program director, camp director, and site director in maintaining all required documentation.
11. Implements and adheres to health and safety policies/procedures, and all other quality standards set forth by partnering/regulatory agencies.
12. Partners with families: through engaging them in the program and connecting families to each other.
13. Keep abreast of current knowledge in child development and best practices working with children.
14. Keeps all trainings and requirements up to date.
15. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or management staff.
16. Supports Annual Campaign and other fund raising activities.
17. Upholds guidelines as outlines in the Employee Handbook of the Association. 
18. Attends designated trainings and staff meetings. 

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY MODEL:  OUR DISCIPLINES & COMPETENCIES 

ADVANCING OUR MISSION AND CAUSE provides visionary leadership to the organization and to ensure that all resources are mobilized to adapt to new challenges and needs in the community

Change Leadership:  Facilitates, co-creates, and implements equitable change for the good of the organization and/or community

Engaging Community:  Builds bridges with others in the community to ensure the Y’s work is community-focused and welcoming of all, providing community benefit

Philanthropy:  Secures resources and support to advance the Y’s work

Volunteerism:  Engages volunteers and promotes social responsibility at all levels of the organization 

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS connect people to the Y’s cause by developing inclusive relationships, partnerships and collaborations so that Ys can co-create solutions to pressing social needs

Collaboration:  Creates sustainable relationships within the Y and with other organizations in service to the community

Communication & Influence:  Listens and expresses self effectively and in a way that engages, inspires, and builds commitment to the Y’s cause

Inclusion:  Values all people for their unique talents, and takes an active role in promoting practices that support diversity, inclusion, and global work, as well as cultural competence 

LEADING OPERATIONS ensure relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of the organization so 

that we can continue to fulfill our promise to the community

Critical Thinking & Decision Making:  Makes informed decisions based on logic, data, and sound judgment 

Fiscal Management:  Manages the Y’s resources responsibly and sustains the Y’s nonprofit business model

Functional Expertise:  Executes superior technical skills for the role

Innovation:  Creates and implements new and relevant approaches and activities that improve and expand the Y’s work and impact in the community

Program/Project Management:  Ensures program or project goals are met and intended impact occurs 

DEVELOPING & INSPIRING PEOPLE support the holistic development of self and others so that everyone can 

embrace the Y’s cause, sustain the Y’s culture, and inspire others to take individual and collective action to further our impact

Developing Self & Others:  Develops self and supports others (e.g., staff, volunteers, members, program participants), both formally and informally, to achieve their highest potential

Emotional Maturity:  Demonstrates ability to understand and manage emotions effectively in all situations 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age.
• Previous experience working with children preferred.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Adult/child/infant CPR/AED and First Aid Certifications required. Must be kept current.
• Child Abuse Prevention Training prior to first shift and refreshed yearly.
• New employee orientation, I-LEAD mandatory modules, blood borne pathogens, civil rights and communicable disease trainings. Must be kept current and refreshed annually. An additional 12 hours of professional development is required annually. 
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
• Some computer skills needed.  

WORK ENVIRONMENT & 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 sit, stand, and walk for long periods of time, to talk and hear, to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, to climb or balance, to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, occasional bending, reaching and squatting.  The ability to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Time is spent both indoors and outdoors.
• The employee is required to frequently hear and talk in person, on the phone and occasionally through electronic devices. 
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud within an active YMCA program environment.
• Must have passed a physical examination conducted within the past 12 months prior to beginning work.