Position Summary:
Responsible for developing, supervising, and organizing one or more specific program areas within a campsite.
Essential Functions:
* Design camper programs around specific camp specialties of an athletic, creative, physical, and/or educational nature.
* Plan and schedule activities based on the abilities and interests of campers.
* Write lesson plans that will engage campers, foster, and enhance their skill development.
* Demonstrate appropriate use of equipment, proper techniques in activity participation, and articulate expected learning and achievement for satisfactory completion of activities.
* Monitor participation to ensure safety rules and requirements are followed.
* Maintain awareness of potential health and safety issues, identify hazards, and take appropriate action to resolve.
YMCA Competencies:
Mission and Community Oriented: Accept and demonstrate YMCA values. Work effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Demonstrate a desire to serve others and fulfill a community need. Recruit volunteers and build effective, supportive working relationships with them.
People Oriented: Seek first to understand others' points of view; remain calm in challenging situations. Build rapport and relate well to others. Listen for understanding and meaning; speak and write effectively. Take initiative in developing others.
Results Oriented: Strive to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members. Embrace new approaches and discover ideas to create a better member experience. Make sound judgments and transfer learning from one situation to another. Establish goals, clarify work, and participate in meetings.
Personal Development Oriented: Accurately assess personal feelings, strengths, and limitations, and how they impact relationships. Pursue self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrate openness to change; seek opportunities in the change process.
Qualifications:
* Minimum 18 years of age.
* High School graduate or equivalent; minimum one year of college preferred.
* Experience working with children in a day camp setting.
* Ability to interact effectively with children and parents on a range of issues.
* Experienced and skilled in one or more camp program activities. Certified, or ability to be certified, within the first 30 days of hire in CPR, First Aid, AED, and Child Abuse Prevention.
Physical Demands:
* Required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
* Required to demonstrate physical stamina and agility, and stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, run, and stand for extended periods.
* Ability to react to emergency situations with quick movements, strenuous activity, and communicate verbally in a noisy environment.
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