Overnight Camp Counselor - North Woods Camp for Boys

Camp Goals: It is the counselor-to-camper relationship, the example set, the interest shown, the constant concern for the campers’ welfare and happiness both spiritually, physically, morally, and mentally that make a camp what it should be for our campers. Responsibilities include supervision, leadership, and guidance to a group of 8-10 children of similar age within a cabin. Lives with campers. Instructs in one or more activity areas daily.

Key Responsibilities

• General Responsibility: Identify and meet camper needs and carry out camp programs

• Specific Responsibilities:

• ● Prepare for and actively participate in staff training, meetings, and supervisory

• conferences

• ● Carry out established roles for supervising camper health and enforcing camp safety

• regulations

• ● Follow camp rules and regulations pertaining to smoking, use of alcoholic beverages,

• and/or drugs

• ● Manage personal time off in accordance with camp policy

• ● Maintain good public relations with campers’ parents

• ● Supervise all assigned aspects of the campers’ day including line-up, cabin clean-up,

• mealtimes, rest hour, evening activities, getting ready for bed, and after-hours duty

• assigned

• ● Set a good example for campers and others including cleanliness, punctuality,

• sharing clean-up and capers, sportsmanship, and table manners

• ● Develop cabin/village/activity lesson plans with participants as appropriate

• ● Assist in teaching or leading an activity, as assigned

• ● Recognize and respond to opportunities for problem solving in the group

• ● Develop opportunities for interaction between campers and staff

• ● Provide opportunities for the group so that each individual experiences success

• during camp

• ● Provide opportunities for discussion of individual or group problems or concerns

• ● Help each participant meet the goals established by the camp for camper

• development

• ● These are not the only duties to be performed. Some duties may be reassigned, and

• other duties may be assigned as required

• Essential Functions:

• ● Ability to communicate and work with groups participation (age and skill levels), and

• provide necessary instruction to campers

• ● Abilities to observe camper behavior, assess its appropriateness, enforce

• appropriate safety regulations and emergency procedures, and apply appropriate

• behavior-management techniques

• ● Visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other

• hazards related to the activity

• ● Cognitive and communication abilities to plan and conduct the activity to achieve

• camper development objectives

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Minimum Qualifications: ● High School graduate or equivalent, or at least eighteen years of age ● Desire and ability to work with children outdoors ● Ability to relate to one’s peer group ● Ability to accept supervision and guidance ● Teaching proficiency in one or more camp skill areas: tennis, archery, swim instruction, waterskiing, sailing athletics, photography, rifle, canoeing, hiking, windsurfing, horseback, etc. ● Good moral character, integrity, emotional maturity, and adaptability ● Enthusiasm, sense of humor, patience, and self-control