About this role
Description
Under the direction of the Program Coordinator, The Camp Counselor is responsible for ensuring the health and safety of their assigned camper(s), ranging from 1-3 individuals, during the camp session. Camp happens three times a year. Long weekends in December and March and a full week in August.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ability to engage campers in daily planned activities, improvise, and adjust to changes in activities.
- Provide assistance with personal care and hygiene to persons while encouraging independence and self-care as appropriate. Assist with Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s) such as toileting, bathing, ambulating, transfers, feeding, and dressing.
- Interact with persons supported in a respectful, age-appropriate and culturally-appropriate manner. Respect the preferences and requests of persons supported.
- Help with teaching, coordinating, and carrying out planned activities.
- Promote a positive environment.
- Model and promote person centered practices and respectful interactions with all people.
- Treat persons supported, staff, customers and visitors with professionalism, courtesy, and respect.
- Reports may be required to document the camper’s activities, behavioral incidents, or other events of note.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age.
- Must have a high-school diploma or GED.
- Be able to pass a drug screening and background check.
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