Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: 15.75

TITLE: Youth Development Professional I

DEPARTMENT: Programs

REPORTS TO: Program Director

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The mission of the Boys & Girls Club of Garfield is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

Full Job Description: The Boys & Girls Club of Garfield is seeking a professional, motivated, and nurturing Camp Counselor to help with general supervision and childcare, day-to-day maintenance, and cleaning tasks during our After School Program. The candidates primary responsibility is to ensure that club members' safety and support the effective function of programming throughout the after-school program.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all staff training and meetings
• Guide individual campers and groups in participating in all camp activities
• Supervise all aspects of the campers day including outside play
• Assist in teaching or leading activities as assigned
• Set a good example for campers and others including cleanliness, punctuality, sharing clean-up, and sportsmanship
• Organizes and leads various small and large group activities
• Ability to work collaboratively with Counselors in Training
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

Skills

• Good communication skills
• Good organization skills
• Knowledge of safety guidelines as established by the organization
• Time-management and multitasking abilities
• Good verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Desire and ability to work with children outdoors
• Good character, integrity, and adaptability
• Enthusiasm, sense of humor, patience, and self-control

Requirements

• Available to work the entire camp season with little to no interruption
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and be able to work up to four hours a day in an active youth-focused environment that may require some physical exertion.
• Education and experience in camp, youth programs, recreation, working with children, or in a related field
• Must be able to run a program in a room and provide lesson plans
• First AID, AED, BLS/CPR certification preferred

DISCLAIMER The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.

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