Cougar Camp Program Counselor

School Description

Santa Catalina School is a vibrant, independent, Catholic school offering student-centered co-education to PreK through grade 8 and an all-girls’ boarding and day college preparatory upper school serving grades 9 through 12. Santa Catalina exists to develop in each student a striving for excellence, a maturing awareness of moral and spiritual values, a sense of responsible purpose, and a determination to serve the world with courage, grace, and compassion. With the cornerstones of excellence, spirituality, service, and responsibility, the school is committed to providing a supportive learning community for each student to grow in their intellectual, personal, and spiritual life, making Santa Catalina a transformational educational experience for its students.

Position Summary

Santa Catalina School, a nationally recognized PreK-12 independent, Catholic school in Monterey, California seeks seasonal summer camp counselors for Cougar Camp. Cougar Camp serves K-6 grade co-ed day campers fro two weeks in August. This position requires a positive role model who can build relationships with campers and their families, lead various games, and oversee free play and activities.

Cougar Camp Program counselors report to the Director of Afterschool Enrichment, caring for and supervising campers grades K-6 during summer camp, and providing program support for Cougar Camp.

Santa Catalina School believes that each employee contributes significantly to its success. The assigned responsibilities should not limit that contribution. Therefore, this position description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope but not limit the incumbent nor the organization to just the work identified. We expect each employee to offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors.

Description

Cougar Camp Program Counselors work as a team to support the supervision, logistics, operations, and facilitation of all camper activities. Cougar Camp Counselors lead, teach, and assist various camp classes, activities, game and field trips for camper groups. This position also assists with general camp administrative needs, including office duty, supply organization, and daily camper sign-in/sign-out. All members of the counselor team are expected to be positive role models for campers and be active, contributing members of the overall camp counselor team.

Essential Responsibilities

• Supervise and care for campers during the camp day
• Teach and assist in camp classes and activities as assigned
• Accompany and supervise campers during field trips
• Set up, organize, and clean up camp programs and program supplies
• Assist in facilitating camp programs for large and small groups
• Facilitate and participate in community building activities, theme days, camp songs, games, and more
• Assist staff to provide social-emotional learning support to campers, such as conflict resolution, and more
• Manage camper behavior individually and in groups positively and consistently
• Facilitate relationship-building between campers and groups
• Manage risk throughout camp activities on and off campus
• Assist in administrative needs to support program activities such as maintaining daily attendance and accountability records
• Learn, follow, and explain camp rules, regulations, policies, and daily practices regarding the Cougsr Camp program operation
• Help maintain and organize program supplies and spaces

Other Responsibilities

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must be available for the entirety of staff training (August 3) and a minimum of 1 week during August 4-15
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• At least 1 year of youth experience and leading experiential activities preferred
• Strong passion for working with youth and enthusiastic about empowering young women
• A commitment to the mission and identity of Santa Catalina School
• Successful completion of a LiveScan criminal background check as required by law

Competencies

• Demonstrate knowledge of youth development and behavior management practices
• Display strong communication, interpersonal, and relationship building skills
• Understand and relate to children while being a role model
• Cultural competence and enthusiasm for working with youth in a diverse and dynamic community
• Work independently and as a member of a team
• Commitment to professional growth and education

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position does not supervise other employees

Working Conditions and Compensation

• Ability to work actively with campers of varying ages, abilities, and backgrounds
• Ability to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, standing, bending over, crouching, sitting, reaching, driving (a cart) for extended periods, and needing to lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to work in a school environment with a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and people
• Salary Range: $17-$18/hour

Equal Employment Opportunity

Santa Catalina School is an equal-opportunity employer. Employment at Santa Catalina School is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position, without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, disability, marital status, or any other category protected by the law.

To Apply

Interested candidates should visit our website to complete and submit an application:

Electronic submission of candidate papers in .pdf format is preferred.

Santa Catalina provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities. Applicants who need accommodations to participate in the application process should contact .

For more information about Cougar Camp, please visit our camp website: .

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 8 per week

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Monterey, CA 93940: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $18