Historical Museum Camp Counselor

The Historical Museum Camp Counselor provides daily staffing for our museum summer camp programs. Our camps begin in May and goes through October; requiring staffing from 8:30am - 4:30pm. This seasonal position ensures highly interactive and educational experiences for our weekly youth camp attendees. This position will conduct history-based programs at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum, and outdoors around our museum campus.

A minimum age of 16 is required

JOB SPECIFIC INFORMATION

• Assists with educational, recreational, interpretive, crafts, and camp activities


• Assists in creating an activity agenda for summer camp groups for which the employee is directly responsible


• Comfortable with learning and delivering historical knowledge to elementary-aged children


• Assists in organizing and structuring large and small group activities


• Sets up, cleans up, and puts away materials and equipment at the beginning, during, and end of programs


• Enforces safety rules during the camp activities

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with inquiry-based teaching and engaging diverse audiences, including children and families.


• Strong communication, problem-solving, and independent decision-making skills.


• Ability to provide excellent customer service and maintain positive relationships with colleagues and the public.


• Experience working with children in educational or recreational settings; camp or history camp experience preferred.


• CPR, AED, and First Aid certification required or willingness to obtain.

Part-Time Wages 

BENEFITS WE OFFER

• PTAC Membership to ARC


• Discounts on some programming


• KinderCare Discount

AHPD OVERVIEW

The Arlington Heights Park District (AHPD) is a public park and recreation agency located in Arlington Heights, Illinois—one of the largest communities in Chicago's prestigious northwest suburban corridor. Our mission is to enrich the community by providing fun, accessible and impactful recreation and facilities for every age and season. However you choose to recreate, we have something for you. We aim to serve everyone equally and fairly across our 29 facilities—including five community centers with outdoor pools, Arlington Ridge Center, two tennis clubs, two public golf clubs, Lake Arlington, Arlington Heights Historical Museum, and Senior Center—and 58 parks across 716 acres of land. In our 95-year history, we have earned multiple distinctions recognizing our high-quality standards of excellence, including three National Gold Medal Awards, maintaining a Moody’s AAA bond rating for nine years, and receiving multiple awards for fiscal responsibility. 

The Arlington Heights Park District commits itself to diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a mutually respectful, multicultural, and equitable environment.