YMCA Southcoast JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: Counselor-Camp Job Family: Camp

Position Summary: Provide leadership and guidance to a group of campers in a range of daily activities.

Essential Functions:  Provide supervision of campers participating in scheduled camp events.  Monitor and provide guidance to campers in areas of health and safety, team building, and interpersonal relationships.  Resolve issues of interpersonal, behavioral, and administrative nature; administer disciplinary action in accordance with camp standards.  Provide feedback to campers and camp leadership regarding camper progress and concerns; identify and communicate areas for improvement.  Contribute ideas and suggestions to camp management in areas of program participation growth, camper satisfaction, and retention of campers.  Maintain awareness of potential health and safety issues, identify hazards, take appropriate action to resolve.

YMCA Competencies: Mission and Community Oriented: Accepts and demonstrates YMCA values. Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill a community need. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. People Oriented: Seeks first to understand the other’s point of view; remains calm in challenging situations. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative in developing others. Results Oriented: Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high value experience for members. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Makes sound judgments and transfers learning from one situation to another. Establishes goals, clarifies work, and participates in meetings. Personal Development Oriented: Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations, and how they impact relationships. Pursues self-development that enhance job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change; seeks opportunities in the change process.

Qualifications:  Minimum 16 years of age.  Minimum 2 years of High School required; High School graduate or minimum one year of college preferred.  Experience working with children in day camp setting.  Experience in one or more camp activities including: outdoor living, boating, archery, camping, music, skits, sports, aquatics, recreational games or similar.  Ability to interact effectively with children and parents on a range of issues.  Certified, or ability to become certified, within first 30 days of hire in CPR, First Aid, AED, and Child Abuse Prevention. Physical Demands:  Required to lift and/or move on occasion up to 50 pounds.  Required to demonstrate physical stamina and agility, and stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, run, and stand for extended periods of time.  Ability to react to emergency situations by quick movements, strenuous activity, and communicate verbally in a noisy environment. I