Camp Lakota Unit Counselor

Description

Position Information

Pay: $108 per day

Estimated Dates of Employment: June 2025-August 2025

Company Overview 

Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles (“GSGLA”) is the largest girl-serving nonprofit agency in the Los Angeles region. Our mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. www.girlscoutsla.org. 

Our core values of Integrity, Clarity of Purpose, Accountability and Respect represent how we behave on a day-to-day basis. These are the specific behaviors that are imperative and encouraged in our company culture.  

We are committed to building a diverse staff that reflects the communities we work alongside, and we value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. 

We encourage all qualified individuals to apply, and strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. In addition, reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application. 

Position Summary

Counselors are the primary caregivers for each camper at overnight camp. The Counselor is responsible for planning, teaching, coordinating, and carrying out activities and guiding campers in their personal growth and daily living skills. Camp Lakota is a Girl Scout overnight camp that serves girls in grades 2-12. Counselors communicate and work daily with their assigned Unit Leader and co-counselors. They work closely with the entire counseling staff. They have regular working relationships with kitchen staff, activities staff, and property staff in accordance with their daily life and counseling duties.

GSGLA Lakota Overnight Camp

The Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Camp Lakota is a state of the art, recently updated residential camp. Located just 90 miles from downtown Los Angeles, this premier camp site will host a full summer camp season. The camp will focus on providing a stand-out girl-led experience for campers of all ages and communities across our 6,272 square mile footprint. The camp offers a variety of specialty activities including a high ropes challenge course, horseback riding, swimming, and archery. 

The camp operates with daily exposure to various weather conditions and animals such as bugs, snakes, bats, raccoons, and other wilderness animals common to the area.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

1. Assist in the direction, supervision, and organization of campers in their living unit, within activities and throughout the camp in order to meet the intended camper outcomes.
   • Apply basic youth development principles in working with campers through communication, relationship development, respect for diversity, involvement and empowerment of youth.
   • Assure campers are always properly supervised.
   • Be aware of and implement safety guidelines.
2. Participate in the development and implementation of program activities for campers within the mission and outcomes.
   • Responsible for leading and assisting with the teaching of activities.
   • Actively participate in all program areas as assigned.
   • Provide for the progression of activities within the framework of individual and group interests and abilities.
   • Assist in program areas such as high ropes, horseback riding, water activities, archery, and all camp activities, as directed.
   • Activity engaging with campers during meal-times
   • Reporting to head counsellor in unit with positive feedback and/or concerns
3. Maintain high standards of health and safety in all activities for campers and staff.
   • Provide the daily care of each camper within your supervision including recognition of personal health needs.
   • Ensure that campers receive their medications as directed by health care team.
   • Be alert to campers and staff needs and assist them with personal and/or health problems and discuss with camp health manager and/or resident camp director when appropriate.
   • Be alert to equipment and facilities to ensure utilization, proper care, and maintenance is adhered to; report repairs needed promptly to camp director.
4. Be a role model to campers and staff in your attitude and behavior.
   • Follow and uphold all safety and security rules and procedures.
   • Set a good example to campers and others regarding general camp procedures and practices including sanitation, schedule, and sportsmanship.
5. Participate as a member of the camp staff team to deliver and supervise evening programs, special events, overnights, and other all-camp activities and camp functions.
   • Attend and prepare for daily meetings.
   • Assist where needed on camper arrival and departure days.
   • Provide check in/out support and provide outstanding customer service to families.
6. Other duties as assigned.

Relationships:

Counselors communicate and work daily with their assigned Unit Leader and co-counselors. They work closely with the entire counseling staff. They have regular working relationships with kitchen staff, activities staff, and property staff in accordance with their daily life and counseling duties.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Completion of high school or equivalent.
• Documented experience teaching or interacting with youth programs.
• Must be able to obtain or become certified in First Aid/CPR prior to first day of work.
• Must submit health history form prior to first day of work.
• Must be committed to work the entire camp season and attend all pre-camp trainings.
• Ability to live onsite acting in an on-duty capacity for the duration of the camp season.
• The incumbent must be able to perform this job safely, without endangering the health or safety of him/herself or others. 
• Frequently moves luggage, tables, chairs, and program equipment weighing up to 40 pounds. 
• Needs to traverse and move several miles daily, at various grades, elevations, and on uneven terrain. 
• Possess endurance including prolonged standing, some bending, stooping, and stretching. 
• Needs to sustain activity at 6,000 feet (1830 meters) in elevation. 
• May lift to 50 lbs. periodically.  If more, the incumbent must request assistance.
• Must be able to live in a rustic camp setting and work flexible hours.  

The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind work assignments.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

GSGLA Employee Requirements 

• Comply with state-mandated reporter training 
• Attend GSGLA signature events and/or other activities as assigned 

Vaccination Policy

Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles requires its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to certain exemptions as required by law. New hires working at Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles must be fully vaccinated upon hire. Please contact the People & Cultures Department for a copy of the vaccination policy.

Salary : $108