Summary
Location
Arlington
Type
TEMPORARY
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About this role
FIND YOUR PLACE AT THE Y… BE A JUNIOR 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: Junior Camp Counselor Salary: $15.00
The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is currently hiring Summer Junior 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 Junior Camp Counselor:
- Help campers have fun, learn, explore, and make new friends
- Assist Counselors in leading a group of campers in the Y camp program
- Assist in implementing the daily camp program activities
- Assist in guiding campers and helping them adjust and grow in relationships with one another
- Lead a small group of children in activities that include music, games, art or story telling
- Support a safe and healthy environment for all campers
- Interact with the campers at all times, participating in activities alongside the campers
- Participate in all camp-wide activities and special events
- Participate in staff trainings, meetings, and conferences as required
- Be able to work from the week before camp begins for training to the end of the final week of the season
- 16 years of age
- Willing to participate in and obtain CPR and First Aid Certification
- Clear the local jurisdiction requirements for criminal background and/or fingerprinting
- Meet the county/state licensing requirements
- 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
- 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
- Documentation of physical examination and TB skin test
- Competitive compensation
- Free Y membership
- 403(b) savings plan
- Exciting and collaborative work environment
- Ability to work with creative, talented and diverse individuals!
Day Camp - Junior Camp Counselor
Other facts
About YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
We know that lasting personal and social change comes about when we all work together. That’s why, at the Y, strengthening community is our cause. Every day, we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.
OUR IMPACT
The YMCA is one of the largest social service agencies serving Washington D.C., suburban Maryland and northern Virginia. Every year, we provide opportunities in wellness, aquatics, youth sports, summer camp, child care, and more for over 250,000 people through our 17 branches and program centers.
Our utmost goal is to make the Y and all we offer accessible and available to the entire community. With the help of our generous donors, community partners and members, we were able to provide $2,662,507 in scholarships and subsidies to more than 12,400 children, adults and families in 2014.
Over 3,140 volunteers gave 161,572 hours of their time and talent in 2014 to help the YMCA fulfill its mission. From dedicated board members to talented program volunteers, these caring friends and neighbors help the YMCA serve more individuals and impact more communities every year.
With a mission to build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all, our impact is felt when an individual makes a healthy choice, when a mentor inspires a child and when a community comes together for the common good.
What you'll do
- As a Junior Camp Counselor, you will assist in leading campers through various activities and help them build relationships. You will also support a safe and engaging environment for all campers.
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