Program Counselor

and the job listing Expires on March 12, 2026

Santa Catalina School is a vibrant, independent, Catholic school offering student-centered co-education to PreK through grade 8 and an all-girls’ boarding and day college preparatory upper school serving grades 9 through 12. Santa Catalina exists to develop in each student a striving for excellence, a maturing awareness of moral and spiritual values, a sense of responsible purpose, and a determination to serve the world with courage, grace, and compassion.

With the cornerstones of excellence, spirituality, service, and responsibility, the school is committed to providing a supportive learning community for each student to grow in their intellectual, personal, and spiritual life, making Santa Catalina a transformational educational experience for its students.

Santa Catalina School, a nationally recognized PreK-12 independent, Catholic school in Monterey, California, seeks seasonal summer camp counselors for Summer at Santa Catalina. Summer at Santa Catalina serves 300-plus girls through day and resident summer camp programming from June to August. This position requires a positive role model who can build relationships with campers and their families, lead various games, and oversee free play and activities.

Program counselors report to the Director of Summer at Santa Catalina, caring for and supervising girls in grades 2-10 and providing program support for Summer at Santa Catalina.

Santa Catalina School believes that each employee contributes significantly to its success. The assigned responsibilities should not limit that contribution. Therefore, this position description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope but not limit the incumbent nor the organization to just the work identified. We expect each employee to offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors.

Program counselors work on the program team to support the logistics, operations, and facilitation of all camper activities. This position directly supports camp programming needs, and together the program team works to provide engaging, fun, supportive, and unique programming that supports the positive and inclusive girl community. Program counselors assist with general camp administrative needs, including office duty, daily camper sign-in/sign-out, camper group coverage, and running meals.

Program counselors lead, teach, and assist various classes, games, and activities for camper groups and provide residential duty support as needed. All members of the counselor team are expected to be positive role models for campers and be active, contributing members of the overall camp counselor team.

• Supervise and care for campers during the camp day
• Assist counselors with residential duties, including supervising meals, rest, and evening dorm time
• Teach and assist in camp classes as assigned
• Accompany and supervise campers during field trips
• Set up, organize, and clean up camp programs and program supplies
• Assist in facilitating camp programs for large and small groups
• Facilitate and participate in community building activities, theme days, camp songs, games, and more
• Assist staff to provide social-emotional learning support to campers, such as conflict resolution, homesickness support, and more
• Manage camper behavior individually and in groups positively and consistently
• Facilitate relationship-building between campers and groups
• Manage risk throughout camp activities on and off campus
• Assist in administrative needs to support program activities such as maintaining daily attendance and accountability records
• Learn, follow, and explain camp rules, regulations, policies, and daily practices regarding the Summer at Santa Catalina program operation
• Help maintain and organize program supplies and spaces

Other duties as assigned

• Must be available for the entirety of staff training (June 11-18), and a minimum of 2 weeks during June 21-July 31
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• At least 1 year of youth experience and leading experiential activities preferred
• S…