Camp Counselor-Summer Day Camp

Inspire, Create, PLAY … and get paid!

Spend Summer 2026 as a role model, developing positive relationships with youth in our community. Play, dance, swim, craft, and more, as you help campers develop new skills and friendships.

Because this position may work with children in various capacities, anyone hired for this position is required under NC State law to be fingerprinted and cleared for employment by the NC State Bureau of Investigation. The Town manages this process as part of its new hire screening.

This position is open until filled and may close without notice.

Energetic, enthusiastic, and creative individuals to join a thriving and diverse team that is committed to excellence and FUN!

Participate! Actively engage while supervising campers. Encourage and invite participation, set an example for positive and inclusive play. Splash in the pool, build LEGOS, play board games, make slime, race to the finish line, and more!

Be a Leader. Manage campers and their behavior, lead 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 CPR and utilize AED.

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. Prep car seats and ensure campers are buckled when transported for field trips. Be flexible and adapt to changes; assist and support where needed.

You’ll be working both indoors and outdoors, at and in recreation centers, 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.

You’ll be required to attend up to 40 hours of orientation and trainings which will take place between June 8 and June 21, 2026.

June 22 – August 21, 2026, you’ll work anywhere between 25 and 40 hours per week, Monday through Fridays between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Some rare evening and weekend work may be required. The Town celebrates Juneteenth on Friday, June 19, 2026, and Independence Day on Friday, July 3, 2026. 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, (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)., to discuss if your availability can support our summer camps.

• Develop work ethic, empathy, patience, and awareness.
• Interpersonal and Leadership skills.
• Improve critical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• An Adult & Child First Aid, CPR, & AED certification.
• Access to Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation facilities:
  Chapel Hill Community Center, Nate Davis Sr. Gym, and the Homestead Aquatics Center; includes Basketball, Volleyball, Pickleball, Rock Climbing, and Swimming during drop‑in hours.
• Memories and friendships that will last a lifetime!

• Are 16 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!

• 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.
• Have experience working with children on the autism spectrum, with Down Syndrome, or with other developmental disabilities.

This classification has been designated as Safety Sensitive and is subject to random drug and alcohol testing.

Work requires the ability to perform the physical duties of the job which includes lifting a minimum of 20 lbs.