Summer Camp Staff

A Summer Camp Staff member helps campers engage in developmentally appropriate activities such as reading, math, sports, swimming, and curriculum while also cultivating an environment for positive relationships with others.

Requirements

• Knows the children in the pod, helps them learn to respect the rights of others, and to understand differences and similarities of the other campers.
• Guides activities and experiences using group planning.
• Supervises unit housekeeping, sanitation, and care of supplies and equipment.
• Assumes responsibility for health and safety of campers.
• Keeps records and makes reports as required.
• Serves as waterfront guard or watcher as qualified and as needed.
• Plans individual and group activities to stimulate growth in language, social, and motor skills such as learning to listen to instructions, playing with others, and using play equipment.
• Instructs children in practices of personal cleanliness and self-care.
• Alternates periods of strenuous activity with periods of rest or light activity to avoid overstimulation and fatigue.
• Helps children develop habits of caring for own clothing, picking up, and putting away toys and books.
• Performs related job duties as required.