Salary Range: $16.00- $21.00 Hourly (D.O.E.)

Park City Summer Day Camp will operate Monday-Friday from June 8th-August 14th

Counselors must be willing and able to work the full 10-week schedule, with time off permissible if approached in advance and camp safely met.

Must be 16 years of age or older.

JOB SUMMARY

Summer Day Camp Counselor represents and maintains the standards of the Recreation Services Department by conducting and supervising indoor and outdoor recreational and camp- type activities for youth ages 6 - 12, in a professional and safe manner.

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES

• Supervises children in day camp activities, ensuring that children have fun and interact with others in an appropriate manner. Ensures the safety of all children in the program.
• Contributes ideas for and prepares for daily events and leads group activities (i.e. games, hikes, art, etc.) accordingly. Participates in group games and activities whether leading or not.
• Develops relationships with children and parents, and answers inquiries from parents regarding program procedures and concerns about children.
• Supervises lunch and snack.
• Directs proper behavior and settles disputes.
• Cleans up facility at end of day for following day's use.
• Sets examples of safety and proper behavior for fellow counselors and children.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to work well with children, including a high energy level and the ability to supervise groups of high energy kids.
• Ability to act quickly and accordingly to emergencies.
• Ability to work in many different places, often in outdoor environments. (i.e. offices, field trip destinations, etc.).
• Ability to report to work in peak physical condition and stay mentally and physically alert while on duty.
• CPR certification.
• Basic first aid skills.
• Must be at least 16 years of age.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• First aid certification.
• Van Driver Certification required for Head Counselor only

WORK CONDITIONS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, hike, drive, talk and hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to handle or operate objects, controls, or tools.
• Must be able to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work is performed in both indoor and outdoor settings, including buildings, parks, playgrounds, vehicles and in and around bodies of water.
• The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places, and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Work is performed in outdoor settings, in all weather conditions including temperature extremes, and includes day shifts.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.