FIND YOUR PLACE AT THE Y… BE A RESIDENT CAMP COUNSELOR THIS SUMMER.
Summer camp…adventure, friends, and fun. The Y invites you to join us for an amazing summer that is so much more than a job.
Position: Resident Camp Counselor Salary: $500/weekly
The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is currently hiring Summer Camp Counselors. Working at the Y, you will create exciting and impactful experiences for campers, build connections with your peers and Y professionals, expand your leadership skills, and have fun! This is a seasonal position for the months of June through August 2023.
Some of the exciting things you will do as a Resident Camp Counselor:

• Create a place for campers to have fun, learn, explore, and make new friends
• Lead a group of campers in the Y camp program
• Live in the cabin with the campers (the bunk-style cabins at Camp Letts have electricity, bathrooms, and showers)
• Assist team members with planning events
• Promote good personal relationships
• Plan and lead activities
• Support a safe and healthy environment for all campers
• Interact with the campers at all times, participating in activities alongside the campers
• Assist with and participate in all camp-wide activities and special events
• Support the program goals of the Y
• Participate in staff trainings and meetings as required

• Be able to work from the week before camp begins for training to the end of the final week of the season (NOTE: a typical week of work at camp runs Sunday at 11am- Friday at 6pm, with two nights off per week, 9pm-12pm)
• High school graduate
• 18 years of age
• Willing to participate in training to obtain CPR and First Aid Certification
• Clear the local jurisdiction requirements for criminal background and/or fingerprinting
• Meet the county/state licensing requirements
• Prior experience in supervision of children or one season’s experience as a junior counselor or have completed the CIT program
• Skilled in teaching a variety of crafts, songs, stories, games, sports, aquatics and related camp activities
• Able to effectively communicate with children and parents
• Understand and be committed to working with diverse population and to Y character development
• As an organization committed to improving and protecting the health of our communities, we require you to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.

• Must be able to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time
• Must be physically active to play games and sports with the children
• Must be able to pick-up at least 35 pounds
• Must have visual acuity to observe all children

• Competitive compensation
• Free Y membership
• 403(b) savings plan
• Exciting and collaborative work environment
• Ability to work with creative, talented and diverse individuals!

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.