ApplyJob TypePart-timeDescription
The West Valley City Family Fitness Center is seeking interested applicants for Camp Counselors. Camp Counselors will manage a group of up to 20 children between 5 to 12 years of age. We are looking for fun, energetic, and responsible individuals!
Starting Pay: $13.50 per hour Schedule: Part time. Varying shifts Monday through Friday, including some holidays. Shifts vary between 7am-6pm
Job Posting Close Date: Open until filled.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assist in program planning based on pre-arranged educational/recreational themes. • Guide campers in participation of all activities. • Supervision of campers and activities at all times. • Adapting programs to include all campers. • Providing emotional support and encouragement to campers. • Work as part of a team. • Assist in tidying up after activities, lunches, and snacks. • Be familiar with the special needs, medical conditions, dietary concerns, and/or behavioral problems of the campers and act according to directions provided by the Camp Coordinator, parent or guardian. • Be a positive role model to campers and be available at all times. • Ensure that safety standards are maintained at all times. • Report any accidents/incidents to the Camp Coordinator, Director, and parents (incident reports). • Work will be performed in a recreation center environment, as well as offsite and special event locations. • Use good judgment to effectively supervise and care for a group of up to 20 children. • Ability to administer First Aid & CPR. • Assist supervisor(s) with paperwork. • Regularly interact with the public, program participants, and parents. • May be asked to perform other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Must be able to work varying shifts Monday through Friday, including some holidays. Shifts vary between 7am-6pm. • Must be 17 years of age or older. • Requires a High School Diploma or GED or current enrollment in High School. • Experience in working with children is preferred. • Experience in working with children with disabilities is preferred, but not required. • Valid First Aid and CPR Certifications or can obtain within 90 days. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. • Must be creative, energetic, and ready to have fun.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing with patrons, co-workers and supervisors in a professional manner. • Ability to communicate effectively with all age groups to handle complaints. • Ability to enforce camp and facility regulations in a firm manner while maintaining good public relations.
REASONING ABILITY:
• Must be able to make reasonable choices in difficult situations. • Must be able to react calmly to stressful situations and help resolve conflicts that may arise.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. • The employee may occasionally be required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. • The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Comfortable working conditions generally exist. • Occasional moderate stress due to participant complaints or pressure. • Working requires morning, afternoon, and evening shifts. • Some weekends and holiday scheduling may also be necessary. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is in a moderately-paced environment requiring attention to detail, flexibility and adaptability. • The employee may occasionally work in outside weather conditions. • The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. • While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud when in various facility areas or outside.
APPLICATIONS:
• Applications will be kept on file for 6 months. • As positions need to be filled, we will pull applications from the file to schedule interviews based on related experience. • All positions require applicants to be at least 16 years of age, unless otherwise noted.