Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School is looking for enthusiastic, thoughtful camp counselors, and Swim Staff to lead, support, and motivate children as they enjoy all that the camp has to offer. You should be positive, proactive, and caring while focusing on offering our camper an enjoyable, safe camp experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

Meet with colleagues to plan and prepare lessons/activities.
Serve and distribute snacks.
Enforces camp rules and regulations and ensures safety in the recreational facilities.
Reports camper complaints to leadership and works to resolve issues.
Lead activities/projects.
Supervise and engage the children during inside and outside recess and play.
Encourage and guide children as they interact in activities with other children.
Help maintain a neat, clean, and organized environment.
Performs other related duties as required.

Other Responsibilities

Enthusiastic and positive attitude.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to learn and enforce the camps’ safety and operating rules.
Must attend staff meetings and orientation during the summer season.
Be punctual and reliable with attendance
Provide appropriate programming for the assigned age group, and follow the schedules and themes provided.
Be comfortable participating in and/or leading lessons/activities
Be patient, flexible, and able to work collaboratively with children and adults
Be able to handle challenging behaviors in a way that encourages children to learn from the situation
Be able to communicate professionally with children, parents, and colleagues

Work Experience

Experience with and/or education in elementary-aged children
Willingness to develop professionally
High dependability with a strong work ethic

General Requirements

Passing periodic background checks, FBI background check and, at the discretion of the school, drug and alcohol screening
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Mature judgment and discretion; ability to maintain confidentiality and composure under pressure
Consistent and prompt attendance
Compliance with the provisions of the Beauvoir Faculty & Staff Handbook

Working Conditions (schedule, Physical Demands, And Work Environment):

The position is a Summer Job, in-person position
The position requires prolonged sitting, standing, walking, climbing stairs, reaching, twisting, turning, kneeling, bending and stooping in the performance of daily activities
The position requires grasping, repetitive hand movement and fine coordination in preparing reports using a computer keyboard
The position requires near and far vision for reading and preparing written reports and other documents
Acute hearing is also required when providing phone assistance
The need to lift, drag, push and pull files, reports and other materials weighing up to 25 pounds is required

Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit. School policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on age, color, creed, disability, gender, marital status, national origin or ancestry, race, religion, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, a medical condition including genetic characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

Nothing in this Job Description restricts the School’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time. This position is at will, which means that either the employee or the School may terminate the relationship at any time, with or without notice and for any reason or no reason.

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