4-H Summer Camp Counselor - Clemson

Hiring Organization: Camp Bob Cooper
Employment type: Seasonal
Job Location: Summerton, SC
Application Due Date: May 1, 2024

Description:

4-H summer camps provide an opportunity to experience new and exciting activities; includingclimbing wall, archery, canoeing, and many others offered in a safe, supervised environment wherecampers can explore new areas of interest with encouragement from trained counselors and staff.Counselors lead, instruct, and supervise campers in all areas of summer camp programming. Thecamp is run out of Camp Bob Cooper in Summerton, SC directly on Lake Marion about an hour andhalf from Charleston, SC. You can look at our camp by going to our website athttp://4hsummer.camp

Principal Duties:

Assist in teaching all components of the summer camp program including canoeing,

teams’ course, high ropes, climbing wall, recreation, arts and crafts, swimming, tubing, paintball, and archery (training provided).

Lead campers in daily program classes and activities (wake-up, flagpole, meals,campfire, and wrap-up).
Become actively involved in all program activities, leading and participating in eveningrecreational and instructional times as scheduled.
Assist with routine cleanup.
Train in a specialty area to assist as needed with rental group responsibilities.
Set-up, maintain, and break down the site and program areas.
Perform direct supervision of children while involved in classes and activities.
Perform camp counselor duties including staying with and attending to campers over nightwhile they are at camp.
Perform duties that are required by Camp Leadership.

Qualifications:

Must have a High School Degree.
Working toward college degree.
Experience working with youth preferred, but not required.
Must have the patience, understanding, flexibility, and energy to work and live with campersand staff.
Must demonstrate teaching skills and the ability to implement creative “hands-on” teaching methods.

Must be willing to sacrifice, adapt, and work hard as part of a team pursuing one commongoal and objective.

Salary: $475-$525 per week plus lodging, meals during camp and a sickness/accidental insurance plan. Contact: If you are interested in the position please send your resume and three references to Megan Griffith at mg5@clemson.edu. Please have resume and references submitted by May 1st .Clemson University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group of individuals on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information.