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YMCA Ayrlawn / Bethesda-Chevy Chase Camp Counselor

YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
Bethesda, MD Temporary
POSTED ON 3/6/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/4/2025

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is one of the largest charities in the DC area. The Y serves as an anchor in the community offering programs and services encompassing youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

FIND YOUR PLACE AT THE Y... BE A CAMP COUNSELOR THIS SUMMER.

Summer camp...adventure, friends, and fun. The Y invites you to join us for an amazing summer that is so much more than a job.

Position : Camp Counselor Salary : $16.25-$17.25

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is currently hiring Summer Camp Counselors. Working at the Y, you will create exciting and impactful experiences for campers, build connections with your peers and Y professionals, expand your leadership skills, and have fun! This is a seasonal position for the months of June through August 2024.

Some of the exciting things you will do as a Camp Counselor :

  • Create a place for campers to have fun, learn, explore, and make new friends
  • Lead a group of campers in the Y camp program
  • Assist team members with planning events
  • Promote good personal relationships
  • Plan and lead activities
  • Support a safe and healthy environment for all campers
  • Interact with the campers at all times, participating in activities alongside the campers
  • Assist with and participate in all camp-wide activities and special events
  • Support the program goals of the Y
  • Participate in staff trainings and meetings as required

What you need to be a Camp Counselor :

  • Be able to work from the week before camp begins for training to the end of the final week of the season
  • High school graduate
  • 18 years of age
  • Willing to participate in training to obtain CPR and First Aid Certification
  • Clear the local jurisdiction requirements for criminal background and / or fingerprinting
  • Meet the county / state licensing requirements
  • Prior experience in supervision of children or one season's experience as a junior counselor or have completed the CIT program
  • Skilled in teaching a variety of crafts, songs, stories, games, sports, aquatics and related camp activities
  • Able to effectively communicate with children and parents
  • Understand and be committed to working with diverse population and to Y character development
  • Physical requirements :

  • Must be able to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time
  • Must be physically active to play games and sports with the children
  • Must be able to pick-up at least 35 pounds
  • Must have visual acuity to observe all children
  • Documentation of physical examination and TB skin test
  • We offer the following benefits :

  • Competitive compensation
  • Free Y membership
  • 403(b) savings plan
  • Exciting and collaborative work environment
  • Ability to work with creative, talented and diverse individuals!
  • The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

    Salary : $16 - $17

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