Wrestling Summer Camp Counselor

Job Summary

Working independently, exercising good judgment and discretion in executing and performing the Wrestling Summer Camp duties. Assisting students as needed with questions. Supervise campers ensuring their overall safety, travel, punctuality (staying on schedule), development, growth, and general well‑being through displaying patience, kindness, enthusiasm, problem‑solving skills, and efficient communication. Full understanding of our zero‑tolerance for bullying/hazing guidelines and a willingness to take proper action.

Willingness to help with camp events such as on‑ice/off‑mat skills, small groups, games, etc. Ensure knowledge of campers’ dietary, allergy, and medical needs prior to engaging in any activities. Ensure the residential camper is properly checked out at the end of camp with a designated sibling, parent, or family friend.

• Assigned a group of campers to lead, mentor, and oversee.
• A residential counselor will be responsible for their assigned group for the entirety of the camp.
• Duties include leading groups to and from the complex, dorms, dining hall, and various activities; ensuring each camper is in their assigned room each night at curfew; leading devotions for their group each morning; helping with practices, and actively organizing activities for their group during designated activities, in the dorms, or "down times".
• The residential counselors are responsible for their campers, will track attendance of day campers, and are responsible for taking care of the campers of their group at all times.
• The residential counselor will ensure that each of their campers is acting appropriately and following the rules outlined by the camp directors and the head counselor.
• Assigned duties from supervisors remain abreast of existing and emerging technologies, processes, products, services, and leading industry performance benchmarks.
• Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering the university mission.

• High school diploma required.
• Safe Sport Certified required.
• Previous experience working as a counselor for summer camps preferred.
• Well‑developed communication skills verbally.
• Ability to be on‑time and follow a schedule set by the director.

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well‑articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
• Possess public communication skills that allow for a professional representation of the university.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent computer skills.

If the employee is required to travel in performing the duties and responsibilities of the position, the use of one’s personal vehicle (or university vehicles) may be required for travel. Proof of a valid driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, university driving approval, and liability insurance is required when driving in the performance of the employee’s position.

Time Type:
Part time

Location:

Lynchburg (in office)

The university is an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law.

All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to protected classes.