Senior Counselor-Teen Camp

Behavioral Assessment Link

To proceed with your application for this position, please complete the Predictive Index Behavioral Assessment linked below. Ensure you finish the assessment for your application to be reviewed.

Under the general direction of the Summer Camp Director, the Senior Camp Counselor oversees a group of assigned campers, ensuring a healthy and positive summer program.

At the YMCA of Montclair, we strive to be the Employer of Choice
, provide World-Class Service
, and be the Charity of Choice
. Our goal is to be a place where employees are empowered and excited to come to work. All staff ensure that members experience customer centric, individual attention each and every day. We strive to be the preferred partner collaborating with others, identifying and meeting our community needs.

• Ensure the safety, health, well-being and happiness of all campers in accordance with applicable NJ requirements through proper supervision.
• Plan, prepare and implement camp activities that help all campers in your group to experience success, and to ensure maximum participation from campers.
• Submit all required reports including attendance sheets, injury reports, and discipline records on time.
• Keep the Summer Camp Director informed of any concerns and/or behavior issues within the group.
• Coordinate the distribution and clean-up of daily snacks when necessary.
• Create and maintain a safe, secure, nurturing, clean, neat, and organized environment for all program participants
• Foster appropriate communication with parents, calling the parent of any camper when necessary or the Summer Camp Director deems appropriate.
• Maintain all equipment and property, minimizing damage. Inform director if new equipment is needed or equipment needs repair.
• Communicate positively and enthusiastically with campers, parents, staff, and volunteers.
• Treat each child with dignity and respect.
• Set a good example for campers in all areas, including cleanliness, punctuality, clean-up chores, rules, and sportsmanship.
• Accompany campers to all activities.
• Supervise campers’ participation in structured and unstructured activities.
• Facilitate group unity by promoting camper friendships and resolving conflict fairly.
• Maintain positive relationships with campers by showing sensitivity to campers’ emotional needs and problem solving any camper issues effectively.
• Promote and supervise the health, emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of each child.
• Work with all other staff members in a cooperative effort.
• Provide directions to assistant camp counselors and any staff or campers in training.
• Report all accidents and incidents involving self, participants, guests, or other employees.
• Familiar with and able to implement emergency procedures.
• Ensure cleanliness of facility or property.
• Actively participate during pool activities by serving as a lookout, camper swim buddy, or clipboard counselor or as directed by Lifeguard.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate and model the YMCA’s four core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility.
• Exhibit personal and professional behavior in a manner consistent with the best interest of the Association, so as not to bring discredit to the Association.
• Perform such other job-related duties as may be periodically assigned by the Supervisor.
• Cooperate, work effectively and congenially with all YMCA staff members, volunteers, and members of the Association.
• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with members, volunteers, staff, and participants.
• Attend required Abuse Risk Management training and adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising members and participants.
• Report suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations and follow mandated abuse reporting procedures.
• Ensure unused rooms and closets remain locked, will routinely monitor high-risk locations (locker rooms and restrooms).

• Emotional Maturity
• Communication
• Critical Thinking and Decision Making
• Relationships
• Collaboration

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Previous experience in camping, recreation, teaching, childcare…