Creative Kids Camp Counselor at City of Greenbelt

Greenbelt, Maryland, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Jul, 26

Salary

15.3

Posted On

02 Apr, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Working With Children, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Music, Dance, Drama, Mentoring, Enthusiasm, Responsibility, Teamwork, Creativity, Communication, Energy, Support, Inclusion, Positive Attitude

Industry

Description

Creative Kids Camp Counselor Salary / Pay Rate: $15.30 Creative Kids Camp - Counselor (Seasonal) COUNSELOR APPLICANTS MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD OR A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AS OF JUNE 20, 2023. Please submit a resume and cover letter highlighting the following: 1. Your interest in and/or experience working with children. 2. Your interest in and/or experience with visual or performing arts. Young or first-time workers, please note: Activities such as babysitting, helping with youth groups, and looking after younger cousins or siblings are all relevant experience that can be mentioned on a resume or in your cover letter. Likewise, taking music lessons, playing an instrument, being in school plays, writing, drawing or other arts activities are relevant interests that you can mention. Camp Format: * Creative Kids Camp is an arts-based summer day camp at the historic Greenbelt Community Center, a New Deal landmark. Campers ages 6-12 rotate through classes in visual art, music, dance and drama, as well as outdoor recess play and indoor quiet time. At the end of every two-week session, the camp presents two musical theater performances in the Community Center auditorium. Job Requirements: * Enthusiastic participation with the campers in all camp activities is a job requirement of the camp counselor position. Camp counselors maintain a rigorous schedule, accompanying and helping to mentor a group of campers throughout the busy camp day. Interested counselors may be called upon to perform in the camp show. * We seek cheerful, kind, energetic, responsible staffers who enjoy working with children and have a demonstrated strong interest in the arts. Unlimited positive energy is the Greenbelt summer camps’ motto. If you embody that motto, you are a candidate for our staff! * Greenbelt Recreation supports people with and without disabilities participating in activities together. We help provide social, physical, educational, and cultural development for individuals of all abilities. Greenbelt summer camps offer extra support when needed to facilitate the full participation of individuals with disabilities, which may include but are not limited to: autism spectrum, physical disabilities, learning or cognitive disabilities, and behavioral disabilities. Counselors who are interested in providing personalized support for individual campers within a group activity setting may be invited to serve as “inclusion” counselors for one or more sessions. Training is provided. Compensation: * Starting pay for camp counselors (both general and inclusion) is $15.30/hour. Work Schedule: * Counselors are expected to work Monday-Friday (except July 4), 8:30am-3:30pm, from Monday, June 23 through Friday, August 15. On Wednesday afternoons, we hold a staff meeting that extends the workday by about 45 minutes, and on the second Wednesday of each camp sessions, we need counselors to stay later to set up the auditorium for dress rehearsals and the shows. * Additional work hours are available for counselors who want to work an extended day by also working either Before Care (7:30am-8:30am) or After Care (until 6:00pm). Camp Session Dates: Session One: June 15– June 26 (no camp June 19) Session Two: June 29 – July 10 (no camp July 4) Session Three: July 13 – July 24 Session Four: July 27 – August 7

Responsibilities

Camp counselors are responsible for enthusiastic participation in all camp activities and mentoring a group of campers throughout the camp day. They may also be called upon to perform in camp shows.