Summer Camp Counselor (Seasonal)

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 Summer at Santa Catalina. Summer at Santa Catalina serves 300-plus girls through day and resident summer camp programming from June to 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.

Camp counselors report to the Director of Summer at Santa Catalina, caring for and supervising girls in grades 2-10, and live in dormitory housing on campus providing resident supervision for campers.

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

Counselors work on a team to care for and supervise campers throughout the camp day and in the dorms. Counselors lead various activities including teaching and assisting camp classes, facilitating community activities for camper groups, facilitating and assisting camp programs, supervising camp field trips, and other duties as needed that support the positive and inclusive girl community. This position has resident duties, including supervising and caring for camper needs in the dorms. Counselors guide campers through homesickness, friendship conflicts, and community building, helping girls grow their emotional intelligence skills, leadership and communication skills, and more. 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. This position lives in dormitory housing on campus and is provided meals during camp operations.

Essential Responsibilities

• Supervise and care for campers during the camp day and in the dorms, including residential duties
• Lead camper groups through all parts of the camp day
• Lead dorm meetings
• Teach and assist in camp classes as assigned
• Accompany and supervise campers during field trips
• Facilitate camp programs for large and small groups
• Facilitate and participate in community building activities, theme days, camp songs, games, and more
• Support meal times with camper supervision as needed
• Provide social-emotional learning support to campers, such as conflict resolution, homesickness support, 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 Summer at Santa Catalina 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 (June 14-20), and a minimum of 2 weeks June 22–August 1
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• 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
• A desire to participate fully in the Summer at Santa Catalina community
• Successful completion of a LiveScan criminal background check as required by law
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus

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 lifting up to 50 lbs
• Ability to work in a school environment with a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and people
• Salary Range: $660–$675/week plus housing and meals

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 Summer at Santa Catalina, please visit our camp website:

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $660.00 - $675.00 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

• Monterey, CA 93940 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

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

Work Location: In person

Salary : $660 - $675