What are the responsibilities and job description for the Counselor-Camp position at YMCA Southcoast?
Position Summary: Provide leadership and guidance to a group of campers
in a range of daily activities. Essential Functions: Provide supervision
of campers participating in scheduled camp events. Monitor and provide
guidance to campers in areas of health and safety, team building, and
interpersonal relationships. Resolve issues of interpersonal,
behavioral, and administrative nature; administer disciplinary action in
accordance with camp standards. Provide feedback to campers and camp
leadership regarding camper progress and concerns; identify and
communicate areas for improvement. Contribute ideas and suggestions to
camp management in areas of program participation growth, camper
satisfaction, and retention of campers. Maintain awareness of potential
health and safety issues, identify hazards, take appropriate action to
resolve. YMCA Competencies: Mission and Community Oriented: Accepts and
demonstrates YMCA values. Works effectively with people of different
backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions. Demonstrates a desire
to serve others and fulfill a community need. Recruits volunteers and
builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. People
Oriented: Seeks first to understand the other?s point of view; remains
calm in challenging situations. Builds rapport and relates well to
others. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes
Effectively. Takes Initiative In Developing Others. Results Oriented
Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high value experience for
members. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better
member experience. Makes sound judgments and transfers learning from one
situation to another. Establishes goals, clarifies work, and
participates in meetings. Personal Development Oriented: Accurately
assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations, and how they
impact relationships. Pursues self-development that enhance job
performance. Demonstrates an openness to change; seeks opportunities in
the change process. Qualifications: Minimum 18 years of age. Minimum 2
years of High School required; High School graduate or minimum one year
of college preferred. Experience working with children in day camp
setting. Experience in one or more camp activities including: outdoor
living, boating, archery, camping, music, skits, sports, aquatics,
recreational games or similar. Ability to interact effectively with
children and parents on a range of issues. Certified, or ability to
become certified, within first 30 days of hire in CPR, First Aid, AED,
and Child Abuse Prevention. Physical Demands: Required to lift and/or
move on occasion up to 50 pounds. Required to demonstrate physical
stamina and agility, and stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, run, and stand for
extended periods of time. Ability to react to emergency situations by
quick movements, strenuous activity, and communicate verbally in a noisy
environment.
in a range of daily activities. Essential Functions: Provide supervision
of campers participating in scheduled camp events. Monitor and provide
guidance to campers in areas of health and safety, team building, and
interpersonal relationships. Resolve issues of interpersonal,
behavioral, and administrative nature; administer disciplinary action in
accordance with camp standards. Provide feedback to campers and camp
leadership regarding camper progress and concerns; identify and
communicate areas for improvement. Contribute ideas and suggestions to
camp management in areas of program participation growth, camper
satisfaction, and retention of campers. Maintain awareness of potential
health and safety issues, identify hazards, take appropriate action to
resolve. YMCA Competencies: Mission and Community Oriented: Accepts and
demonstrates YMCA values. Works effectively with people of different
backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions. Demonstrates a desire
to serve others and fulfill a community need. Recruits volunteers and
builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. People
Oriented: Seeks first to understand the other?s point of view; remains
calm in challenging situations. Builds rapport and relates well to
others. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes
Effectively. Takes Initiative In Developing Others. Results Oriented
Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high value experience for
members. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better
member experience. Makes sound judgments and transfers learning from one
situation to another. Establishes goals, clarifies work, and
participates in meetings. Personal Development Oriented: Accurately
assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations, and how they
impact relationships. Pursues self-development that enhance job
performance. Demonstrates an openness to change; seeks opportunities in
the change process. Qualifications: Minimum 18 years of age. Minimum 2
years of High School required; High School graduate or minimum one year
of college preferred. Experience working with children in day camp
setting. Experience in one or more camp activities including: outdoor
living, boating, archery, camping, music, skits, sports, aquatics,
recreational games or similar. Ability to interact effectively with
children and parents on a range of issues. Certified, or ability to
become certified, within first 30 days of hire in CPR, First Aid, AED,
and Child Abuse Prevention. Physical Demands: Required to lift and/or
move on occasion up to 50 pounds. Required to demonstrate physical
stamina and agility, and stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, run, and stand for
extended periods of time. Ability to react to emergency situations by
quick movements, strenuous activity, and communicate verbally in a noisy
environment.