School Year Program Counselor - YMCA Camp Campbell Gard

at  Great Miami Valley YMCA

GREAT MIAMI VALLEY YMCA – CAMP CAMPBELL GARD

Title: School Year Program Counselor
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Pay: $330 per week
Status: Full-Time (Seasonal) Department: Camp
Reports to: Executive Director

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Operations Director and in accordance with the Christian mission and purpose of the Great Miami Valley YMCA Association, a school year works as part of a team of enthusiastic, energetic staff members. Staff will teach to groups of a variety of ages ranging from elementary school to adults. Other components of the job include hosting meals, curriculum development, discovery center feeding and cleaning, organizing evening programs, completing camp projects, cleaning and maintaining the camp, and participating in staff trainings. The position starts on August 19th and runs through November. CCG also offers employment in the summer and fall seasons

GREAT MIAMI VALLEY YMCA ASSOCIATION SUMMARY:

OUR MISSION: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.
OUR IMPACT: To strengthen our community by providing opportunities to serve children, individuals, and families in a safe environment that encourages all to live healthy lives and to exhibit positive character values such as faith, caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Be at least 18 years of age.
2. Work a variety of different days and times during each given week depending on the calendar, including overnights and weekends.
3. Must have a desire and willingness to work with children.
4. Ability to work long days multiple days in a row, including chaperoning overnight groups when needed.
5. Must be able to adapt quickly and have a quick response.
6. Demonstrate good judgment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Teaches the Outdoor Education Curriculum.
2. Creates a supportive cabin environment where campers feel respected and will learn to respect one another.
3. Facilitates and chaperones overnight groups.
4. Leads evening activities such as a campfire and acts in living history programs.
5. Facilitates our challenge course and climbing elements with school-age and adult groups.
6. Maintains program areas to be safe, clean, and exciting.
7. Assists with camp projects.
8. Updates, creates, and improves CCG’s Outdoor Education Curriculum.
9. Completes weekly duties such as care of the Discovery Center and its animals, host meals and oversee groups when they are doing their own programming.
10. Other duties as assigned.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Requires long periods of time outdoors.
• Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills with families, children, and other staff.
• Position may require bending, sitting, leaning, kneeling, and walking.
• Must be creative and enthusiastic to staff, campers, and families.
• Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical situations and physical ability to act quickly in an emergency.
• Ability to maintain emotional control and composure in turbulent, challenging and changing conditions