What are the responsibilities and job description for the Resident Summer Camp Counselor position at Camp Bethel in Fincastle, VA?
Coordinator Training: May 19-23, 2025. Staff Training: May 26-June 6, 2025. Paid Work Weeks are May 26-July 25, 2025. Housing, meals, laundry house, and supplies provided. Additional $100( ) bonus for certifications, recruitment, etc.
Senior Counselor Description (ages 18 ):
In teams of two to four, counselors are "in loco parentis" (in place of parents) for their Unit of 8-10 campers. Counselors are expected to be fully engaged with campers, keep their campers safe, act as role models, and guide campers through the schedule/activities they have planned together. During staff training, all counselors will learn the activity skills they will need. Activities that are offered on-site at Camp Bethel include swimming, hiking, biking, crafts, creek-play, cook-outs, singing, challenge course, high-ropes course, low-ropes course, archery, nature study, group games, skits, Bible study, worship, campfires, and campouts, with many more activities offered off-site. Counselors stay in a cabin with their campers at night.
When assigned to an Adventure Unit, Counselors stay with their campers at night in their Adventure Village platform hut. Most units are co-ed. All sleeping facilities are separated by gender: female counselors stay in cabins/huts with female campers, and male counselors stay in cabins/huts with male campers. Each morning, units reunite at Morning Watch. Senior Counselors will work with all ages: Mini-Camp & Day Camp (ages 5-7), Elementary Camp (ages 8-11), Middle School (ages 12-14), and High School (ages 15-17).
Visit our website for additional information and how to apply.
https://www.campbethelvirginia.org/counselors.html
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Temporary, Internship
Pay: $320.00 per week
Work Location: In person
Salary : $320