Teen X-TREME Camp Counselor-All Star Sports Day Camp Job at Town of Chapel Hill, NC
Inspire, Create, PLAY … and get paid!
Teen X-TREME Camp Counselor – All Star Sports Day Camp
PAY: $15.85 per hour
Spend Summer 2023 as a role model, developing positive relationships with youth in our community. Play, coach, swim, and more, as you help campers develop new skills and friendships.
This position is open until filled and is subject to close without notice.
What We’re Looking for
Energetic, enthusiastic, and creative individuals to join a thriving and diverse team that is committed to excellence and FUN!
What You’ll Do At Work
Participate! Actively engage while supervising campers. Encourage and invite participation, set an example for positive and inclusive play. Splash in the pool, play board games, race to the finish line, and more!
Be a Leader. Manage your campers and their behavior. Teach the fundamentals of basketball, flag football, soccer, and other sports. Lead drills, games, and activities. Promote skill development, creativity, and exploration. Assist campers with special needs, make adaptations to games and activities for inclusive play.
Communicate with Campers. Develop relationships with campers, be empathic, build trust, and display patience. Mediate and resolve camper conflicts.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Learn, serve, and work together to build a community where people thrive by upholding the Town’s values, RESPONSIBILITY, EQUITY, SAFETY, PROFESSIONALISM, ETHICS, COMMUNICATION, and TEAMWORK.
Attend to injuries. Provide first aid. Complete and submit reports. Inventory and restock supplies. Perform C.P.R. and utilize A.E.D.
Learn and Grow. Attend and participate in staff orientation, trainings, and meetings. Develop relationships with co-counselors, give and receive feedback, and provide input.
Support Camp. Set up, break down, and maintain supplies and equipment. Clean and maintain safe spaces. Distribute lunch and snack. Drive a 15-passenger van of campers and co-counselors (only those staff that are 21 years or older who have been approved). Be flexible and adapt to changes; assist and support where needed.
Where You’ll Work
You’ll be working both indoors and outdoors, at and in recreation centers and schools, parks, playgrounds, trails, and swimming pools. You’ll travel in Town vehicles to offsite locations for field trips. Camps run during summertime, and you may experience hot temperatures and inclement weather.
When You’ll Work
Orientation and trainings will take place evenings and weekends between April 17 and June 11, 2023. You’ll be required to attend up to 40 hours, worked around your schedule, as each training will have multiple dates and times to enroll.
June 12 – August 11, 2023, you’ll work anywhere between 25 and 40 hours per week, Monday through Fridays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Some rare evening and weekend work may be required. The Town celebrates Juneteenth on Monday, June 19, 2023, and Independence Day on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. There will be no camp, and staff will have these days off!
Taking a vacation, headed for camp yourself, or will just be unavailable for some time within these dates? Contact Lizzie Burrill, lburrill@townofchapelhill.org, to discuss if your availability can support our summer camps.
What You’ll Take Away from Your Experience Working at Camp
- Develop work ethic, empathy, patience, and awareness.
- Interpersonal and Leadership skills.
- Improve critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- An American Red Cross Adult & Pediatric First Aid, CPR, & AED certification.
- Access to Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation facilities: Chapel Hill Community Center, Northside Gym, and the Homestead Aquatics Centers; includes Basketball, Volleyball, Rock Climbing, and Swimming during drop-in hours.
- Memories and friendships that will last a lifetime!
You Should Apply if You
- Are 18 years of age or older.
- Enjoy working with youth, playing games, and being creative.
- Want to discover new things and work to overcome challenges.
- Want to get paid while having FUN!
Preference to those that apply who
- Have experience working with youth in a summer camp or similar setting.
- Speak well enough to effectively communicate with campers and/or their parents in Burmese, Karen, Spanish, and/or Mandarin.
- Are 21 years of age or older with a valid North Carolina Driver’s License and a satisfactory driving record.
- Have experience working with children on the autism spectrum, with Down Syndrome, or with other developmental disabilities.
- Experience working with children on the autism spectrum, with Down Syndrome or with other developmental disabilities.
Work Environment:
Work is performed both indoors and outdoors and may involve swimming. The employee may be exposed to noise, infectious and/or contagious diseases, inclement weather and extreme temperatures.
Physical Demands:
Work is typically performed while walking, standing, running, bending, crouching, swimming or stooping. Employee will occasionally lift light and heavy (50 pounds) objects.
This classification has been designated as Safety Sensitive and is subject to random drug and alcohol testing.
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