Day Camp Jr. Counselor

About This Role

Supervise children and activities at a day camp, ensuring a safe, healthy, and developmentally appropriate environment. Engage and support children in various activities while implementing positive behavior management techniques.

Responsibilities

• Supervise children, groups, and activities, exhibiting safe, healthy, and developmentally appropriate childcare practices
• Provide daily care for children including feeding and supporting social/emotional needs
• Encourage, engage, and support children in all classroom activities including instructional times, mealtimes, transitions, and gross motor activities
• Implement positive behavior management techniques
• Plan, implement, and actively participate in daily age-appropriate activities to ensure all children are provided an opportunity to learn
• Communicate effectively with co-workers, branch administration, and parents to develop and maintain positive relationships
• Ensure the facility and all equipment are clean, well-maintained, and safe daily
• Complete and maintain required program documentation including attendance, meal counts, and daily parent communication
• Attend and actively participate in family nights, program activities, staff meetings, and ongoing professional development trainings

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years of age
• Demonstrates maturity, good judgment, creativity
• Previous camp experience, or experience working with groups of children
• Must be at least four years older than any child in his or her direct care (for school age jobs and older)
• Successful completion of a criminal history, child abuse & adult abuse background check as required by the State of Delaware
• Proficient active listening skills
• Patience and compassion suitable for working with young children
• Ability to provide activities for children that encourage healthy development
• Ability to exercise control and maintain classroom discipline
• Ability to provide a supportive and caring environment for children
• Mentally and physically capable of caring for a large group of children alone in a classroom
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community

Qualifications

• Previous camp experience, or experience working with groups of children

Nice to Have

• Multi-Lingual

Benefits