Summer Camp Counselor at Martin Luther King Community Center Incorporated – Newport, Rhode Island

JOB TITLE: Summer Camp Counselor (18+)

EMPLOYER: Martin Luther King Community Center

DEPARTMENT: Education

REPORTS TO: Education Coordinator

This position is responsible for helping to create lifelong camp memories for Summer Campers at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center; working with elementary school youth (first graders to fifth graders) who will be engaged through experiential learning throughout the summer.

• Assists in the implementation of high-quality educational recreational opportunities and enjoyable experiences for camp participants.
• Transports Campers on field trips in the Center’s van.
• Supervises campers and ensures their safety, development, growth, skill achievement, and general well-being.
• Actively engages in activities; manages cleanliness, maintenance, and availability of program materials and equipment.
• Knows and understands all emergency procedures associated with the camp program.
• Knows, enforces, and follows all safety guidelines associated with the camp program, including always knowing the whereabouts of your charges.
• Maintains frequent communications with parents through informal discussions
• Encourages self-help and good hygiene through behavior modeling.
• Helps ensure smooth, daily transition from home to summer camp program.
• Follows all center policies and state regulations.
• Performs other duties to be assigned Out of School Time Program Director and/or the Director of Education

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or one to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certificates, licenses and registrations required:
• Pediatric First Aid/CPR
  • First Aid/CPR – We will be offering a course prior to start of work.
• If you have a current driver's license:
  • A $500 Bonus is being offered for a chauffer’s license to transport campers in Center’s van.

    ▪ We will pay for you to get your chauffer's license.

• Computer skills required:
• Word Processing Software (Word);
• Electronic Mail Software (Outlook);
• Other skills required:
• Experience working in a summer camp setting preferred.
• Must be available for all weeks of the summer camp program.
• Ability to work with children and keep them actively engaged in a variety of activities.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with all levels including staff, parents and children.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and basic computer skills.

• Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives.
• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

• Continually required to stand.
• Continually required to walk.
• Continually required to sit.
• Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity.
• Continually required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl.
• Continually required to talk or hear.
• Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to extreme heat or cold.
• Occasionally exposed to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or infectious materials.
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.