Camp Counselor

Easter Seals Tennessee Inc; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Easter Seals Tennessee Inc is seeking a Camp Counselor to supervise and engage campers (1–3 individuals) during scheduled sessions, including long weekends in December and March and a full week in August. You will support daily activities, monitor safety, and promote a respectful, inclusive environment.

The role requires being at least 18, having a high school diploma or GED, and the ability to pass a drug screen and background check.

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, and adjust to changes in activities.
• Assist with personal care and hygiene and ADLs such as toileting, bathing, ambulating, transfers, feeding, and dressing.
• Interact with campers in a respectful, age-appropriate and culturally-appropriate manner; respect preferences and requests.
• Assist with teaching, coordinating, and carrying out planned activities.
• Promote a positive environment and person-centered practices; model respectful interactions.
• Treat campers, staff, customers and visitors with professionalism and respect; document incidents when required.
• 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, long weekends in December and March. 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.