In addition to activity time, counselors spend time with campers developing goals, creating journals, problem solving, team building, and debriefing activities. The primary responsibilities of the position are to develop a positive, proactive relationship with campers, to act as a role model, to facilitate team and personal growth, to ensure health and safety of all participants, and the successful delivery of activities and trips. The counselors work as a team directly with the director to implement the program. Responsibilities are shared in accordance with each counselor's skills and abilities. This is a residential position and thereby is not limited to these stated responsibilities.
Counselors have partial days and a full day off during and between sessions.
Contract includes counselors training week, room, and board. Lifeguard during daily recreational swim time. Maintain travel first aid kits. Work with kitchen staff to organize trip food supplies. Maintain inventory of camp gear, request supplies, replacements, and repairs.