Summer Camp Counselor

Camp Korey is more than a camp. It’s a place where kids with life-altering medical conditions can just be kids, entirely free of charge. We believe that all children should be able to experience both the joys of childhood and the profound, life-changing impact of camp. Every year, thousands of campers and family members gather in a community of people with shared experiences to sing, dance, laugh, grow, and discover their potential in a medically safe and adaptable environment. Here, campers with 90 diagnoses can take a true break from being “patients” and rediscover the joy of being a kid.

Our team of year-round and seasonal staff work together to make these joys and impacts a reality. We value the background, skills, and lived experiences of our team in bringing diverse representation to our organization. Every day, we make a difference in families’ lives.

Are you ready to join as a Seasonal Family Pal? In this role, you’ll be responsible for working with a different family each week and creating engaging moments for campers and caregivers. You will ensure camper safety and care and develop opportunities for connection. You will be the primary contact, support, and guide to your campers and camper family. The Camp Korey experience includes much of what you would think of at camp: archery, arts & crafts, pool time, stage night and more; all adapted to serve our campers.

What you'll be doing (with training and a team):

• Supporting family pods and ensuring them a happy, safe, empowering, and growth-producing experience. This includes setting experience expectations, adapting or modifying schedules and activities to abilities, and providing respite for family members. You’ll be making sure every family gets to enjoy the full Camp experience!
• Monitoring campers’ medical and psychosocial needs, reporting concerns immediately.
• Provide behavior support to caregivers/parents. This includes regular and positive feedback, celebration and acknowledgment of achievements, family dynamics, and awareness of campers fears and concerns
• When needed, in support of campers and families, provide personal care to campers who require assistance with the acts of daily living.

What you'll need to bring (necessary requirements):

• Commit to the entire length of the contract term: JUNE 15-AUGUST 2 2025
• Joy in being silly! You’ll be participating in cheers, dances, songs, and other general kid fun!
• Ability to “go with the flow” in schedule, people, and program changes.
• Willingness to be uncomfortable, have hard moments, and be open to changing.
• Ability to learn and use necessary computer software (equivalent of social media).
• A continuous improvement mindset to the services provided and your own growth.
• Physical ability to sustain 10 hour days of activities, functional ability to clean and participate in activities.

Certificates/ Licenses/ Registrations necessary to meet Camp Korey requirements:

• Immunization history with current vaccines and boosters including COVID
• Must obtain CPR/AED certification within first week of employment
• Acceptable background check clearance

We'd love it if you already had (preferred requirements):

• Camp experience! Especially work experience! Even better if it was at a SeriousFun or other specialized camp.
• Life or professional experience with children ages 4-17
• Life or professional experience with individuals with terminal or life-altering medical conditions
• Communication capability in multiple languages
• CPR / AED Certification

What you can expect from us:

• A positive team environment!
• Regular, appropriate, and constructive feedback focused on growth and based in compassion.
• Training, support, and healthy boundaries.

As an organization that is founded on the principles of accessibility and advocacy, Camp Korey is dedicated to creating a safe and fun-filled environment for everyone involved. To us, those same values apply in providing equal employment opportunities. Here, our workforce is encouraged and celebrated for bringing their diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds to serving campers and families.

We have a strict policy against harassment and retaliation of any type and are dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment, including inquiring about, discussing or disclosing information about compensation. Our goal is to provide a work environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation as well as other disrespectful or other unprofessional conduct based on any protected class: race (including natural hairstyles), color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin (including language use restrictions), age (40 and over), legally protected medical condition (including cancer and AIDS/HIV), physical or mental disability, marital status, sex (including sexual harassment, sex stereotypes and pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, reproductive health decision making, ancestry, genetic information/ characteristics, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic or activity protected by law. We also prohibit discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disrespectful or unprofessional conduct based on the perception that anyone has any of the above characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived to have any of those characteristics.

Camp Korey will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified candidates with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If candidates need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition, they should contact the Head of Human Resources at 360-416-4110 or info@campkorey.org.

Job Types: Contract, Temporary

Pay: $300.00 - $600.00 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Salary : $300 - $600