Summer Camp Counselor

City of Biddeford; Biddeford (ME); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established municipal employer in Maine is seeking enthusiastic Summer Camp Counselors to join their dynamic Recreation Department. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with children, providing activities, guidance, and supervision in a variety of settings. Counselors will play a vital role in fostering a positive camp environment, ensuring the safety and well-being of campers while promoting inclusivity and diversity. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people and thrive in a collaborative team setting, this is the perfect opportunity for you this summer!

Qualifications

• Must have completed freshman year of high school by the time summer camp programs begin.
• Knowledge of games, sports, activities, and arts & crafts for children.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a positive role model and build respectful relationships with campers.
• Prepare weekly activity plans and meet the needs of each child.
• Maintain cleanliness of facilities and support camper behavioral issues.

Skills

Positive behavior management techniques

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Flexibility and teamwork

Education

Completed freshman year of high school

Job description

Maine’s premier City to work and live is becoming Maine’s premier municipal employer - welcome to Biddeford, Maine, where citizens are proud of their community and employees thrive!

The City of Biddeford, a beautiful, resurgent, coastal Maine community, is seeking dynamic people to join our award-winning team of professionals. As an employee in one of Maine’s youngest communities, you can become part of a team that is guiding its economic revival. You will need to be highly motivated, talented, with a strong desire to make a difference in the daily lives of citizens. Summer Camp Counselors will join the Recreation Department to provide activities, guidance, and supervision to campers in a variety of settings including the camp’s base of operation, aboard transportation, and while visiting a variety of field trip locations.

Responsibilities

• Serve the campers as a positive role model, building healthy and respectful relationships with all
• Prepare weekly activity plans in accordance with curriculum objectives and program philosophy
• Meet the emotional, social, physical and cognitive needs of each child
• Support camper behavioral issues
• Maintain cleanliness of all utilized facilities to ensure a safe and healthy environment
• Sustain open communication and communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, with a variety of stakeholders including children, parents, staff, and supervisors
• Work cooperatively and collaboratively as part of a team
• Comply with all mandated reporting requirements
• Maintain confidentiality and effectively operate in an environment which involves sensitive situations with participants, families, staff, and the general public
• Write daily and behavioral reports as directed
• Perform duties in a variety of settings including, but not limited to, offices, classrooms, indoor gymnasiums, outdoor fields, waterfronts, and field trips to different locations
• Regular attendance on scheduled workdays is required
• Attend scheduled pre-camp and in-service staff meetings and trainings

Required Qualifications

• Must have completed freshman year of high school by the time summer camp programs begin
• Knowledge and/or familiarity with:
• A variety of games, sports, activities, riddles, songs, and arts & crafts that children will enjoy
• Positive behavior management techniques
• Water safety
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to follow and provide directions to complete assigned tasks
• Be flexible and a team player
• A willingness to demonstrate a commitment to the City of Biddeford's work around diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in an after school, camp, recreation, or school setting
• Experience working with children ages 4-14
• Experience planning activities for children
• Experience addressing camper behavioral issues with children and parents
• CPR/ First Aid certified

Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Biddeford’s mission is to cultivate and sustain a diverse, inclusive, equitable, welcoming, and belonging-based workplace where employees actively practice solidarity for the greater good of the work environment and employee experience.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the City of Biddeford shall employ, develop, and work to maintain the best qualified person(s) available without discrimination to: age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, dimensions of gender, disability, citizenship, veterans’ status, ancestry, national origin, and/or political affiliation or any other status protected by law.

Equitable access to services and employment is available and those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for this application and/or the interview process should notify the Deputy Director of Human Resources at 207.286.0589.

Job Type (full-time, part-time):Full-time / Seasonal (May – August)

Salary:$15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Schedule:Monday-Friday; up to 29 hours/week (May - early June), 40 hours/week (June – August)

Work Location:In-person (J. Richard Martin Community Center, 189 Alfred St., Biddeford or Teen Center at Rotary Park)

To apply, please choose ONE of the following:

• Submit a resume and any relevant certifications to:

Human Resources Department

205 Main Street

Biddeford, ME, 04005

We will begin reviewing applications on April 10, 2025 and holding interviews mid-April. The position will remain open until filled.