Inclusion Camp Counselors
YMCA
- North Attleborough, MA
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Leads camp culture by enthusiastically participating in camp games, songs, and activities
- Facilitates positive interactions among participants, as well as between participants and camp staff
- Partners with Directors and colleagues to help develop and implement theme ideas, group games, and songs & activities
- Provides activities for campers that build spirit, self-esteem, and character values, and improve social skills
- Supports participants by learning how to best accommodate their needs within the program, ensuring everything is in place to promote their success. This includes but is not limited to: utilizing modified approaches such as visual aids (visual schedules, social stories), timers, and transition techniques
- Develops relationships with participants and their peers to encourage participation in the activities, fun learning the skills being taught, and socialization
- Treats all campers with dignity and respect, as well as leads through role-modeling the character values
- Knows and follows all health and safety standards and procedures, resolving safety issues when needed, discussing concerns with camp leadership staff, and if appropriate, the parent
- Participates in staff meetings to share ideas, observations, review goals, problem solve and evaluate progress
- Maintains attendance throughout each day
- Assists with data gathering for the camp leadership team to communicate with camp families when a change is needed or for behavior management
- Models and facilitates appropriate and positive social interactions, assisting campers with social cues and peer-peer interactions
- Assists with the set up and procedures of Parent Pick up and Drop off
- Must be 18 or have 2-3 years of related experience
- Must become First Aid, CPR and AED certified
- Report of acceptable CORI/SORI (criminal record and sex offender record) checks
- Summer Camp counselor experience, preferred
- Experience delivering programs for participants with special needs
- Experience with behavioral intervention; experience training others is a bonus
- Ability to effectively plan, organize, and facilitate full day activities for a specialty camp
- High level of interpersonal skills, dependability, maturity, creativity, cooperation, patience, initiative, and resourcefulness, trust worthiness, focus, and good judgment
- Ability to provide a safe and fun experience for participants
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, in a positive, cooperative manner, and in way that is aligned with the mission, goals, and philosophy of the Hockomock Area YMCA
- Willingness to assume additional responsibilities and make the time commitments necessary for improving the implementation of a quality program