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Description Title: Day Camp Counselor Reports To: Children's & Youth Ministry Director Location: Salvation Army Seattle Temple Term: Monday-Friday 7:30 am-4 pm, 7/22/24-8/23/24 Compensation: $18.50 per hour. Non-exempt/Temporary We are looking for a responsible camp counselor (Lead counselor and support staff) to supervise and guide activities. There will be 20 kids max in the program, with 3 full-time staff and 1-2 part-time staff. The Counselor would provide a safe, positive, and supportive environment for campers to have fun social experiences. The job requires leading activities such as arts and crafts and encouraging children to come up with ideas that support their interests. We will go on 1 field trip per week and also walk to the nearby park almost every day. Duties and Responsibilities (including, but not limited to) To provide a safe, positive, and supportive environment for campers Instruction and facilitation (or assist with) of indoor and outdoor activities on campus Oversee the health and safety of campers Utilize approved safety practices Provide appropriate First Aid and submit written reports to Health Supervisor. Create and supervise an emotionally healthy environment for campers as a camp counselor. Complete designated paperwork, reports, etc., as a camp counselor Organize classroom setting Preparation before and after kids arrive. Qualifications: 18 years or older Child Care/Camp Counseling/ Teaching experience Ability to pass a background check First Aid/CPR certification Able to develop positive rapport with campers Excellent communication skills Reliability Working conditions: The counselor will primarily work within a classroom and outdoor settings on Campus located at the Seattle Temple Corps. Covid guidelines will be required to be followed. Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision. The employee must lift, carry and move a minimum of 10 pounds on an occasional basis. Childcare: 1 year (Preferred) License/Certification: First Aid Certification (Preferred) CPR Certification Location: One location "The Salvation Army will comply with all governmental orders and any contractual obligations relative to COVID-19 safety measures, including mandatory vaccination of staff, if required. The Salvation Army will consider requests for exemptions from any such requirements on either religious or medical grounds." Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/Veterans/People with Disabilities. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with