Camp Counselor

Easter Seals Wisconsin Camps; Murfreesboro (TN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Easter Seals Wisconsin Camps seeks a Camp Counselor to ensure health and safety for assigned campers (1–3) during seasonal sessions at YMCA Camp Wigi. Camps occur in December, March, and August, with weekend sessions in December and March and a full week in August.

You will engage campers in planned activities, assist with ADLs, and foster a respectful, inclusive environment while documenting notable events and coordinating with staff as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Must have a high-school diploma or GED.
• Be able to pass a drug screening and background check.

Responsibilities

• Engage campers in daily planned activities, improvise as needed, and adapt to changes.
• Assist with personal care and hygiene while encouraging independence and self-care.
• Interact with campers in a respectful, age-appropriate and culturally-appropriate manner.
• Assist with teaching, coordinating, and carrying out planned activities.
• Promote a positive environment and model person-centered practices.
• Treat campers, staff, customers and visitors with professionalism and respect.
• Document camper activities, incidents, or notable events as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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. Our camps are in December, March and August. at the YMCA Camp Wigi site. December and March camps are on the weekends and the one in August is a full week.

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.