What are the responsibilities and job description for the North Suburban Day Camp Counselor position at Jewish Council for Youth Services?
Job Description
Job Description
JCYS North Suburban Day Camp Counselor - June 2nd - August 8th
Position summary :
Direct supervision of campers. Organize and promote activities, such as arts and crafts, sports, games, music, dramatics, social recreation, and hobbies, taking into account the needs and interests of individual members.
Tasks :
Organize, lead, and promote interest in recreational activities such as arts, crafts, sports, games, camping, and hobbies.
Greet new arrivals to activities, introducing them to other participants, explaining facility rules, and encouraging participation.
Enforce rules and regulations of recreational facilities to maintain discipline and ensure safety.
Confer with management to discuss and resolve participant complaints.
Complete and maintain time and attendance forms and inventory lists.
Ascertain and interpret group interests, evaluate equipment and facilities, and adapt activities to meet participant needs.
Skills :
Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Attributes :
Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Fluency of Ideas - The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Qualifications : Must be 16 yrs or older
Working Conditions : Outdoor Environment subject to outdoor elements during the months of June through August
Jewish Council for Youth Services is an Equal Opportunity employer.
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