Head Counselors - Rangers, Trailblazers, Vikings
Adventure Day Camp (ADC), a seven-week day camp for children entering K-6th grade, is part of Campus Recreation at the University of Vermont. ADC strives to provide quality programs for young children and adolescent youth that foster learning, respect, social skills development, community living, and emotional growth in a safe, fun, physically active, and challenging environment.
- Supervisor - Adventure Day Camp Director
- Pay Rate - $12.00/hour with a maximum $.25/year increase (maximum $12.75/hour)
- Number of Positions Available - Three (3)
- General Responsibilities - The Adventure Day Camp Assistant Director is a seasonal position (40 hours/week from mid-June to early August) that oversees the day-to-day operations of one programming unit of ADC and provides leadership to that unit’s staff.
- Specific Responsibilities
- Provide direct oversight to one of three camp groups (Rangers K-1st grade; Trailblazers 2nd-3rd grade; Vikings 4th-6th grade)
- Supervise four group counselors
- Assist with the planning and facilitation of staff trainings and meetings
- Adhere to all policies and procedures stated in the employee manual
- Provide on-going, constructive evaluation to group counselors, including mid-summer and final evaluations
- Assist the director in staff disciplinary procedures involving group counselors
- Participate in weekly administrative staff meetings
- Provide agenda items to the director for weekly staff meetings
- Work all opening shifts
- Provide daily office coverage during scheduled times
- Serve as a group counselor when not scheduled for office coverage or a meeting
- Oversee counselors’ breaks, lunches, and other rotations
- Collect and review paperwork, including medical information forms, waivers, accident reports, and incident reports
- Facilitate late drop-offs and early pick-ups for campers
- Communicate any necessary information to campers’ parents
- Assist the director in writing the end of camp report
- Vikings Only – Plan daily excursions (2-hour mini-field trips) for group
- Other duties as assigned by the associate director or camp director
- Requirements:
- Current CPR/AED & first aid certifications (offered at staff training)
- 2 years of prior camp counselor experience
- Staff supervision experience (preferred)
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Applications open January 2018
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