Lead Camp Counselor

Healthy Child Care Colorado; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a future-thinking organization dedicated to empowering teen moms and providing enriching summer experiences for children. As a lead camp counselor, you will play a pivotal role in creating a nurturing and fun environment for school-aged children, guiding them through engaging activities that promote their development. This role emphasizes building positive relationships, ensuring safety, and collaborating with a dedicated team. If you are passionate about making a difference and fostering a love for learning, this opportunity is perfect for you. Enjoy a supportive atmosphere that values integrity, respect, and a touch of humor every day.

Qualifications

• Certified in Early Childhood Education with strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience with at-risk populations is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily programming and activities for school-aged children at summer camp.
• Build trusting relationships with children and families through daily communication.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure safety during activities and field trips.

Skills

Communication Skills

Collaboration and Teamwork

Child Development Knowledge

Classroom Management

Education

Early Childhood Credential 2.0-3.0 Level 2

Training in Early Childhood Education

Training in Elementary Education

Job description

Position Summary:

Hope House Colorado Early Learning Center (ELC) is excited for summer break! This is an opportunity to be part of our seasonal staff for the Summer Camp at the ELC, which will be opening the months of June and July. The ELC provides year-round, play-based education for infants through Pre-K children. The Summer Camp program will provide fun and engaging programming for school-aged children (ages 5-12) of our Hope House teen moms and staff. As the lead camp counselor, you will lead the day-to-day programming of the summer camp by effectively and safely implementing prepared summer activities for full day programming. You will create and maintain relationships with children and families to foster trust and work with other amazing staff to make the ELC a great place to work, have fun and make a positive impact.

The lead camp counselor is responsible for the supervision, responsive care, education and classroom management of a group of school age children enrolled in the ELC for summer camp. The lead camp counselor develops and maintains respectful and nurturing relationships and works collaboratively with parents and staff. The camp counselor will work within a team to support children from ages 5 to 12 in all developmental learning domains while providing fun, educational learning experiences and social connections. This position will utilize classroom management strategies, to meet each child’s individual needs and ensure fun and engaging programming. The lead camp counselor is knowledgeable about Colorado Child Care Licensing and health and safety rules and regulations. This position is responsible for maintaining complete and timely records and for maintaining safety and best practices for the children in the ELC, and when offsite for field trips. If you are as excited to invest in providing our school-aged children with a fun, educational and exciting summer, we would love to hear from you!

What you’ll be doing:

• Build a positive, trusting and working relationship with each child and family through daily communication in a warm, approachable and supportive manner.
• Model appropriate teacher/child interactions, and demonstrate an understanding of child development.
• Provide consistent, nurturing and responsive interactions with each child using positive techniques.
• Provide individualized care for children to ensure children’s health and safety.
• Implement prepared daily activities based on a child’s needs and interests that stimulate learning in all areas of child development to include physical, social, emotional and cognitive needs of children.
• Maintain complete and accurate children’s records, including daily attendance sheet, and ROMS.
• Attend team and organizational meetings, activities and events as available.
• Promote Hope House Colorado’s Core Values throughout the organization and external relationships.

We want to hear from you if …

• Certified with Early Childhood Credential 2.0-3.0 Level 2 through PDIS. (Required)
• Have Training in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education (Required)
• Have excellent communication skills, collaboration and teamwork skills and the ability to work well with others (Required)
• Have experience working with children and families in at-risk populations (Preferred)
• Are able to pass the state required background checks (Required).

Who we are:

Hope House Colorado is committed to empowering teen moms, changing the future for two generations! We are a future-thinking organization, striving to be experts in our field. We invest in each employee, providing opportunities to pursue individual passions, gifts and strengths. Our staff is a unified team, pursuing excellence in all we do. We serve with integrity, humility, and respect for one another, in an environment that combines professionalism with fun, humor, and even a little bit of silliness each day!

Salary Range:

$20-$25 per hour depending on education and experience.

Hours:

This role is expected to work 40 hours/week. The schedule will be eight hours per day between 7am and 6pm.

Job Application Deadline:

April 30th, 2025