Camp Coordinator-Summer Day Camp

Inspire, Create, PLAY… and get paid!

Camp Coordinator – Summer Day Camp

PAY: $17.85 per hour

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!

Supervise and support staff and volunteers to create an inclusive and meaningful camp experience. Provide positive and corrective feedback.

Assist with the planning of activities, field trips, and special events. Coordinate and support in the implementation of activities, field trips, and special events. Adapt activities, field trips, and special events to support the inclusion of campers with special needs. Complete and submit reports.

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.

Develop relationships with staff, parents, and campers; be empathetic, build trust, and display patience. Mediate and resolve conflicts and behaviors.

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.

Provide first aid. Complete and submit reports. Inventory and restock supplies. Perform CPR and utilize AED.

Attend and participate in staff orientation and trainings. Lead and participate staff meetings and teambuilding. Give and receive feedback. Provide input.

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!

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 staff. Administer medication. 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 Centers; includes Basketball, Volleyball, Pickleball, Rock Climbing, and Swimming during…