Love working with and having an impact on kids? Do you thrive in new environments and love supporting the needs of a team? Ready to take your group management skills to the next level in an amazingly fun summer camp counselor job?

Substitutes fill in for absences lasting a day, a week, and sometimes longer, and are scheduled to work only when regular staff members are absent. The Substitute Summer Camp Counselor role is the perfect opportunity for those inspired by the idea of a Galileo summer, and who are open to or require a shorter summer commitment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Travel to multiple sites within a geographic region, providing support in whatever way most benefits the specific camp team with whom you work on any assigned day
• Lead teams of up to 18 campers to art, science and outdoor rotations
• Become familiar with curriculum for majors in which you will assist
• Assist Lead Instructors in delivering curriculum, learning skills necessary to be an effective and successful educator
• Fill in for Summer Interns, supporting smooth camp operation through a variety of tasks that vary from lesson material preparation and clean up to sign making and lunch organization
• Provide general support at camps with additional needs and/or higher camper enrollment
• Provide leadership, energy and camp spirit for campers, constantly assessing group dynamics and the needs of individual campers
• Cover for Summer Camp Counselors & Assistant Instructors in the classroom during daily ten-minute breaks, fulfilling their role while they are out
• Assist Summer Camp Counselors & Lead Instructors in the classroom, working with campers individually and in small groups
• Set, work toward, and achieve measurable professional development goals
• Support camper check-in and check-out processes
• Provide excellent customer service to families by communicating with them on a daily basis about their camper’s experience
• Write daily updates to parents and weekly camper certificates
• Assist with daily set up and clean-up of camp and assist Instructors with lesson preparation
• Support morning and afternoon extended care program including check in, check out, and leading camper activities
• Contribute to and participate in daily opening and closing ceremonies, all-camp activities, and snack & lunch supervision and programming

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION Some college, or equivalent experience Demonstrated leadership experience Experience working with kids or in a camp setting a plus Eighteen years of age or high school graduate by first day of camp\u2019s operation

Founded in 2002, Galileo has grown to over 100 awe-inspiring summer camp programs throughout the Bay Area, SoCal, and Chicagoland, for which we hire close to 3,000 summer staff each year. Our summer staff teams are a diverse community of leaders—the best and brightest current and aspiring educators, college students, artists, engineers, and scientists who can't wait to dazzle and inspire thousands of Galileo campers for 2-8 weeks each summer.