What are the responsibilities and job description for the J Day Camp Counselor position at THE MANDEL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER?
Thank you so much for your interest in joining the J-Day Camps team! We’re really excited for summer 2025 and hope to be able to add nurturing, enthusiastic, and reliable staff to our team. Please see a summary of the main job offerings below. There are a few additional jobs listed in the application. If you have questions about any position or if you’d like to see a specific summary for those additional job opportunities, please email us at daycamps@mandeljcc.org.
Counselor
A counselor’s primary responsibility is their group of campers. Counselors are responsible for facilitating the daily routine, planning, leading and participating in activities and programs for campers. Counselors serve as a mentor, coach, and teacher to campers and are responsible for their physical, social, and emotional health, safety, and well-being. A successful summer for a camper is almost always tied directly to the relationship they develop with their counselor. Counselors must have patience, empathy, enthusiasm, and creativity as well as great listening and communication skills.
Hours are generally except staff meetings or late nights: Monday - Friday 8-4:30 pm. Please apply here and a camp staff leader will reach out to you. https://jdaycamps.campintouch.com/ui/forms/application/staff/App
We look forward to a fun and exciting summer!
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
? Desire and ability to work with children and young adults in a camp setting.
? Ability to live by Jewish concepts and values in camp community.
? Ability to communicate with, relate to, and serve as an example to all campers
? Ability to take full responsibility for safety and security of campers.
? Ability to give and receive guidance, constructive feedback, and support.
? Must possess the strength and endurance required to maintain constant supervision of campers.
? Must be able to meet the physical demands and responsibilities of camp activities including, but not limited to, swimming, boating, walking on uneven grounds, bending, kneeling and running.
? Must be able to lift and/or carry up to 25 lbs.
? Exercise mature judgment and sound decision making.
