Summer Overnight Camp Junior Counselor

Overview

YMCA Camp Mac Lean has been proudly providing camp programming for children, teens, and adults since 1941. YMCA Camp Mac Lean is located in beautiful southeast Wisconsin, one mile east of the city of Burlington. Throughout the years the camp has served tens of thousands of youth from all over the Chicagoland area and southeast Wisconsin. Our programs have grown from a summer camp for boys to a year-round camping center serving youth, families, and many different organizations.

Under the direct supervision of the Program Director, the Overnight Camp Junior Counselor is responsible to assist the counselor with the well-being of 10-14 youth 24 hours a day for the duration of the camp session.

Pay starts at $520 bi-weekly, housing & meals provided

• Competitive salaries reflecting your skills and experience.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees, plus wellness programs, mental health resources, and a family gym membership.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays, with flexible work hours for work-life balance.
• 403(b) plan with company contributions for eligible employees after 2 years of service.
• Continuous learning opportunities through workshops and training programs.
• Supportive work environment valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Discounts on programs, employee assistance programs, and company-sponsored events.

• Responsible for assisting the Summer Overnight Camp Counselor with ALL campers
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• Ensure safety for ALL campers at ALL times including:
  • Physical and emotional health
  • Never leaving a camper unsupervised.
  • Putting campers first
  • Being aware and able to determine if something is unsafe, e.g. pillow fights, sliding down banister, towel whipping, etc.
• Assist the Summer Overnight Camp Counselor to supervise campers at all times, so that a camper is never unsupervised. Junior Counselors cannot supervise campers on their own without a lead counselor (18+ years old).
• Providing certain campers with problems extra individual attention, but not to neglect the campers without problems.
• Teach skill periods depending on their interest and abilities.
• Provide public relations/customer service to parents/guardians to ensure a positive impression of our camps.
• Provide and prepare stories, skits, stunts, games, devotions, etc. prior to the start of camp for cabin time, rainy days, or extended periods of time.
• Be available and flexible to provide support and fill in at any area of the camp at all times.
• Prohibiting intimate displays of affection toward any camper. This includes and is not limited to: hand holding, writing letters or emails to campers, asking for phone numbers of campers, text messaging campers or sharing phone numbers with campers. It is prohibited to participate in any camper/counselor romances.
• Serve as a lifeguard or look out at the waterfront and at the pool.
• Lead cabin devotions or huddle ups each night before bed.
• Assist Summer Overnight Camp Counselor with tracking camper's hygiene. Campers are to take a soapy shower every day. Campers are never to go home on check-out day dirty or unclean.
• Share and lead songs with other counselors during campfires and before meals. Each counselor has at least two songs ready to share at campfires.
• Assist Summer Overnight Camp Counselor with checking campers bedding to ensure cleanliness. If bedding is soiled, bag up bedding and make bed with fresh bedding from the health officer.
• Supervise the store line and store area, making sure there are only two campers in the store at one time.
• Be mindful of keeping the camp clean by picking up litter.
• Responsible for the safety and upkeep of all program equipment. If you use it – put it back, if it is broken – report it to the camp director, if you run out – report it to the camp director, if it is unsafe – don't use it and report it to the camp director.
• Responsible for camper discipline and taking campers whose behavior is beyond the counselor to the assistant program director.
• Responsible to make sure your campers needing nighttime medication report to the health center after the evening snack time.
• Responsible to maintain a positive attitude and refrain from…