Camp Counselor

Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation is an accredited, gold medal award-winning agency with over 45 full-time professionals and over 300 seasonal and part-time staff who provide the Lee's Summit community with dozens of quality recreational opportunities. EOE

Employment at LSPR guarantees the opportunity to learn communication and organizational skills, professionalism, and civic responsibility while building outstanding personal and work relationships.

This position will be working late-May – August 14, hours vary. Responsibilities include oversight of 5–11-year-old campers, ensuring they are in a safe and fun environment and all policies and procedures are being followed. A fun/outgoing personality is a must, and work will be inside and outside. This position will be scheduled for 35-40 hours a week working various hours, Monday-Friday. Candidate should be flexible.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Supervises and monitors safety of children assigned to the employee’s care; provides basic caregiving activities.

Interacts with children throughout the day to enhance camp experience; identifies behavior problems, reports and determines appropriate course of action in cooperation with management staff.

Assists Manager/Assistant Managers and Camp Counselors in the planning and implementation of well-diversified weekly recreation activities for camp participants; organizes and leads age appropriate activities for children assigned to the employee’s care.

Communicates with parents regarding participant experiences.

Assists in maintaining accurate program records, including incident reports, rule violations, and daily attendance; takes head counts and ensures all children assigned to group are accounted for at all times.

Cleans and assists with maintenance of camp facilities and resources; ensures proper use of equipment.

Maintains safety by following LSPR guidelines, policies and procedures.

Attends regularly scheduled staff meetings.

Ensures enforcement of rules and regulations of LSPR.

Performs all other related duties as assigned.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar or related to the position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be at least 17 years of age.

Basic first aid, CPR and AED certification required prior to start date; candidates will be able to obtain required certifications through LSPR.

Successful completion of LSPR Camp Training program required prior to beginning work as Camp Counselor.

High School diploma and some college preferred.

Experience in recreation or child care preferred.