Camp Counselor

Rate: $10.50/hr. minimum – starting rate based on experience

Location: Various locations within Lake Metroparks, will be assigned to work for one location. If a specific position desired, please indicate your top three choices/locations that we may direct your application and/or interest.

Brief Description: Provide leadership, supervision, and safety for small groups (sized 8-30) while participating in outdoor nature/science-related, art or active skill-oriented activities.

Depending on location, duties will include some or most of the following:

• Assist in the development and daily operation of the Children’s Schoolhouse Nature Park camp program at various locations within Lake Metroparks. Provide leadership, supervision, and safety for groups (sized 15-20 of children ages 7-11) while participating in indoor and outdoor activities. Duties include but are not limited to, assisting in the development of nature related activities, conducting camp games, providing supervision at camper’s lunch time, presenting nature/related camp activities, maintaining attendance records for campers, and leading off-site field trips.
• Assist in development and daily operation of the Outdoor Education camp program at various locations within Lake Metroparks. Provide leadership, supervision, and safety for groups (sized 12-20 of children at ages 6-10, 11-16) of nature/science-related or boat/beach related activities; assist in instruction of canoeing, swimming, fishing, kayaking, art, survival skills, science experiments, archery, and power boating. Provide supervision for campers during camp and at lunchtime; maintain records, parent sign in and sign out forms and other assigned paperwork; and lead/supervise off-site field trips.
• Assist in the development and daily operation of the Farmcamp program at Lake Metroparks Farmpark. Provide leadership, supervision, and safety for groups (sized 10-40 of children ages 4-12) while participating in indoor and outdoor farm-related activities. Duties include but are not limited to, assisting in the development of farm related activities, conducting camp type games, providing supervision at camper’s lunch time, presenting farm related camp activities, maintaining attendance records for campers, and leading off-site field trips.

Help provide supervision and training for Youth Volunteers.

Requirements: Must be able to deal effectively with children grades 1-8. Counselors must be outgoing, establish healthy rapport with children, imaginative, creative and exhibit excellent communication skills for campers and parents. Counselors must demonstrate background in working with children. Counselors must be 16 years or older, have a valid Ohio driver’s license, and must be insurable under Lake Metroparks auto insurance.  Background check is required.