Summer Camp Counselor - Houston, TX

Summer Camp Counselors are a fundamental part of the camper experience, providing a fun, comforting, and dynamic environment. You and your co-counselor will be responsible for the safety, well-being, and cleanliness of your campers along with establishing a unique vibe for your g ...

Job description

Summer Camp Counselors are a fundamental part of the camper experience, providing a fun, comforting, and dynamic environment. You and your co-counselor will be responsible for the safety, well-being, and cleanliness of your campers along with establishing a unique vibe for your group Passionate about STEM, the arts, or all things movement? You'll join a route and help campers discover their interests while acting as support for specialty instructors in focuses like art, drone flying, tae kwon, and more

Counselors work up to 40 hours a week including arrival/dismissal carpool and counselor duties and must attend training the week before the start of camp and decorate their classroom "cabin". Counselors are responsible for leading campers through their daily rotations, lunch, and playground time along with your co-counselor. Camp takes place both indoors and outdoors so counselors are expected to be walking and standing most of the day while both indoors and outdoors. 

Pay Range: $15 - $20 per hour

 

Duties:

• Responsible for checking in/out campers and staying informed of basic medical information such as allergies.
• Ensure cabin and shared spaces are clean and reset upon departure from the area.
• Ensure campers are being responsible and respectful to both instructors and fellow campers.
• Be actively engaged Interact with campers, play music, develop challenges, create games, and ensure strolling supervision.
• Support specialty teachers with classroom management and performing activities. 
• Provide social-emotional support to campers throughout the day and utilize the training in Conscious Discipline measures for redirection and behavior management.
• Report concerns, incidents, emergencies, and supply requests to camp leadership.
• Follow all camp rules and expectations. 
• Be responsible for checking in/out all assigned technology.
• Navigate a constantly moving environment with moderate supervision and adjust and improvise to changes in schedules or during free periods.

 

Required Skills and Experience:

• 18+ years old
• Experience with children
• At least one year of work, volunteer, or organization participation experience
• Education background preferred

 

Required Dates:

• Mandatory Camp Training: Tuesday May 26 - Friday May 29
• *Camp Dates:  June 1 - July 17
• *Counselors may choose to take a maximum of one week off during the 7-week sessions for vacation.

 

Physical Requirements and Work Environment 

• Works in a sometimes highly stressful environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Physical agility to lift up to 50 pounds; to bend, stoop, and reach overhead
• Work primarily in a traditional climate-controlled classroom environment
• Work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold

  

Acknowledgments

In the event you are invited for an interview, the following items are required for further consideration:

• A copy of your college transcript.
• A completed and signed Background inquiry release. This is a criminal check that is required of all employees by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. St. Mark's Episcopal School will provide this document to you.
• Evidence of citizenship or a legal work permit.

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