Application Deadline: Posted Until Filled

CAMP COUNSELOR

Everwood Day Camp

Sharon , Massachusetts

Job Details

Job ID: 1188802

Application Deadline: Posted until Filled

Re-posted: November 19, 2015

Starting Date: June 20, 2016

Job Description

A Counselor at Everwood Day Camp is responsible for providing an amazing summer camp experience for a group of campers! Our groups have 14-20 campers per group and our ages range from 4 to 15 years old. This role involves acting as the following for the summer: parent, coach, mentor, role model, and friend. You will take your group of children from activity to activity, performing the role of coach or assistant coach in a wide variety of sports and arts. Our campus is in a rustic traditional camp setting with a dynamic program so you need to be physically willing and capable to actively participate every day of the summer in swimming, sports, arts and a variety of whacky special events.

You will work alongside a Group Leader (someone with experience of working with children - if you think this is you then please check our Group Leader job posting as well) and be supervised by a Division Leader (an experienced educator), so you will have help and be given advice, assistance and feedback on an ongoing basis.

We are looking for dynamic individuals who are committed to having a positive impact on the lives of children and young adults. If you are just looking for a summer job this is NOT the job for you. We are looking for people who truly want to make a difference! Successful candidates find this to be more than just a job but rather one of the most rewarding and enriching experiences of their lives!

DATES, HOURS AND PAY

- The camp day runs from 9am to 4pm, with a work day of 8:30am to 4:00pm (this includes a 30 minute break per day).

- Dates of Camp are from June 20th to August 26th (10 weeks). Staff trainings starting mid-May and throughout June are also required (on evenings and weekends).

- Salary range is $1200 plus for ten weeks (Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4:00pm) plus two visiting nights and all staff trainings.

- There are also multiple opportunities to make extra money for the summer, in addition to your salary! Being a Bus Counselor will make you up to $490 (and also save a ton of gas money)! Working our "Extended Day" before or after regular work hours (7-8:30am or 4-6pm) will make an extra $588 to $788!

We are looking for bus counselors from all over MA and RI, including: Ashland, Brookline, Canton, Hingham, Mansfield, Milford, Milton, Newton, Needham, North Easton, Providence, Randolph, Sharon, Somerville, Wellesley, West Roxbury, Westwood.

**Housing is not provided. Staff must live locally.

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT EVERWOOD DAY CAMP

What do you get out of the staff experience at Everwood Day Camp?

•Out of work hours you will forge wonderful friendships with our other staff members through our afternoon/evening staff activities! Sports (basketball, tennis, hockey, softball, volleyball, ultimate frisbee etc.), quiz nights, movie nights and more will be running regularly throughout the summer at Camp!

•Whether you work at Camp for one summer or fifty you will gain a lifetime membership to a warm, welcoming community of our staff, our campers and their families.

•An amazing experience where you will work hard, share your talents and enthusiasm and learn new skills that will be useful in future, as well as being a great resume booster.

•You will be more confident and improve (or add to) your ability to be: patient, kind, a leader, a teacher, creative, organized, inclusive, empathetic, spontaneous, independent, motivational and fun. It will be difficult to compare the person you are when you start at Camp to the person you become by the end of the summer.

•Are you seeking entrance to a college/university, a new job or an internship? A reference from one of our Camp Directors can help open doors for you.

•Paid summer employment.

•The satisfaction that you made a lasting difference in the lives of young people.

ABOUT EVERWOOD DAY CAMP

Imagine a place where children are part of an extraordinary summer camp community; where they will have fun, make friends, learn, grow and are inspired to be the best person they can be! Everwood Day Camp is that place! Our wide range of activities promote educational and personal growth, through our dynamic program of instruction in sports, arts, boating, swimming, nature and outdoor adventure. Everwood Day Camp provides a magnificent camp setting on 70 acres, surrounded by 100 foot pine trees, open green fields and the glistening 350 acre Lake Massapoag in Sharon.

Job Requirements:

Essential:

You must be able to work the whole summer plus all staff trainings and parent visiting nights.

10 weeks, from June 20th to August 26th is preferred, but 9 weeks may also be acceptable. This would be June 20th-August 19th or June 27th-August 26th. If you cannot work at least any of the above dates, you will not be eligible to apply for this position.

An enthusiastic, motivated, warm, friendly, caring individual.

The ability to communicate, with patience and clarity, with children and co-workers.

16+ years of age (must have finished your sophomore year of high school by June 2016).

The ability and enthusiasm to swim comfortably, and assist with swim lessons, in a lake twice every day.

A fun-loving and open-minded attitude, which means you always put the kids first and will always be prepared to be silly (e.g. get dressed up, play in jello), go beyond your comfort zone (paddle a cardboard box boat in a lake, do a zip line 20 feet up in the trees, go in a dunk tank, etc.) to inspire and motivate your campers!

A legal U.S. resident.

Preferred:

1.) Experience of working with children.

2.) Experience of coaching sports (baseball, basketball, softball, soccer, volleyball and more).

Position Type: Summer

Positions Available: 20

Salary: $1,100 to $1,434 Stipend

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Everwood Day Camp is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

Job Requirements

•At least 1 year of relevant experience preferred

•High School/Trade School degree preferred

•Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required

Contact Information

Jen Kaplan

125 Lakeview St

Sharon, Massachusetts 02067

Phone: 7816945829