Kids' Club Summer Camp Counselor - Deerwood Country Club

Our Kids’ Summer Camp Counselor engages with campers, fostering friendships, encouraging exploration of new activities, and ensuring their overall well-being. Creativity and enthusiasm are essential in crafting memorable and meaningful camp experiences. This role involves active participation, relationship building, and most importantly, having fun while maintaining the highest standards of physical and emotional safety for every child in our care.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Observes and promotes all rules and regulations established for Summer Fun Camp and its campers.
• Build relationships and have fun while ensuring the physical and emotional safety of every child.
• Instructs and interacts with campers during all activities.
• Escorts campers to mealtimes, classes, and recreation.
• Is prepared to handle emergencies and follows safety protocols.
• Monitors and ensures appropriate behavior.
• Works closely, cooperatively, and amicably with all staff members.
• Observes campers daily for illness and/or injuries.
• Reports all health‐related difficulties immediately.
• Maintains a clean and organized Kids’ Club space.
• Communicates effectively with parents regarding their child’s experience.
• Greets members by name when possible.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Must have a minimum of one year prior experience working with children.
• Must be able to speak, read, write, follow, and give directions in English.
• Must have patience and the ability to adapt to different personalities and needs.
• Ability to develop engaging activities and keep children entertained.
• Should be skilled at resolving disputes and promoting positive interactions among children.
• Enthusiastic, responsible, dependable, flexible, and calm.
• CPR/AED certification.
• Standard First Aid Certification a plus.

Benefits:

• Complimentary Shift Meals
• Pro Shop Merchandise discounts
• 401k with Employer Match
• Workers’ Compensation

At Deerwood Country Club our most valuable asset is our team. The DCC culture thrives because our staff share a mutual trust, sense of entertainment and unparalleled commitment to hospitality in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and team-oriented environment. We are seeking fellow hospitality professionals who are like-minded service professionals and customer experience driven. Our hiring practices aim to reflect our broad values, of fairness, transparency, and merit-based selection. DCC prides itself on being a safe environment, drug-free workplace, and Equal Opportunity Employer. For the safety and well-being of our team, we conduct pre-employment drug screens, social security checks and criminal background checks on all new hires. DCC ensures every candidate has equal access to opportunities and participates in the federal E-Verify program.

Deerwood Country Club is a community steeped in local history and pivotal to the development of Jacksonville. Deerwood is the first gated community in Florida and our golf course hosted the Greater Jacksonville Open, which later became The Players Championship. In 1975 the club was the site of landmark international treaty talks between President Gerald R. Ford and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.

Today, Deerwood CC continues to embrace its rich history and traditions as a premiere private equity country club. Deerwood features a 25,000-square foot clubhouse with dining and banquet facilities, an 18-hole championship golf course, twelve Har-Tru tennis courts, four pickleball courts, and an award-winning tennis program. The club also boasts a fitness center with children’s nursery and massage services, plus a junior Olympic-size, resort-style swimming pool with a swim team and summer camps.

Deerwood Country Club reviews applications in the order in which they are received. Applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted by the hiring manager by phone or email. All other applications will be closed for further review.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $14.00 - $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $14 - $15