Overnight Camp Counselor

Camp Counselor at Camp DREAM is an Americorps position, responsible for creating a supportive, safe, and fun environment for campers with shared life experiences to explore and express their identities, experience happiness, and establish healthy relationships with their peers.

Requirements

• Minimum Experience: Entry-level
• Excitement and passion around working with youth
• Commitment to the entire service term June 2 or 7th (depending on if lifeguard certification is required) through August 12th
• Commitment to the mission of AmeriCorps and DREAM
• Desire to enhance existing skills and develop new skills necessary for service
• Commitment to serve as a role model for youth
• Elevated awareness of issues of social equity and social justice with a commitment to continued learning as it relates to serving our diverse community in a manner that is respectful and aware
• A passion for supporting your own and others’ ongoing work around Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Demonstrated ability to manage time and set priorities while giving consideration to those who you are serving, your fellow team members, the organization, and the self

Benefits

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (food stamps)
• Child care assistance
• Student loan deferment (forbearance)
• Other publicly-funded benefits, such as heating and utility assistance
• Reimbursement for mileage for work-related travel in a personal vehicle