Camp Counselor, Summer Camp at Brookfield Elite

Location

Brookfield, WI | United States

Job description

Elite Sports Clubs are Greater Milwaukee's premier family fitness and tennis clubs.  We are looking for a summer camp counselors to join our Elite team and showcase your skills in our fast-paced health and fitness environment.

At Elite Day Camps the Camp Counselor’s main role is to help campers develop their social-emotional skills (i.e. build self-confidence, build relationships, navigate interpersonal conflicts) by encouraging participation in a wide range of activities. Camp Counselors spend the summer with an age group to help develop trust, understanding, and friendship within that group. The Camp Counselors are responsible for behavior management, group movements, safety, meals, and well-being of the campers as well as facilitating activities lead by our content specialist. Highly qualified candidates have worked at summer camps as a counselor or activity specialist, are teachers, or have backgrounds in youth recreation.

Required Skills:

• Must have experience working with kids of all ages
• Exceptional organizational, planning skills and are detail oriented.
• Problem Solver & Self-Starter
• Excellent Interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to provide outstanding customer service
• Ability to perform job duties with limited supervision/direction after training has been completed.
• Must produce a high quality of product/work and remain focused in a fast-paced environment with multiple interruptions.
• First Aid and CPR/AED certification (Child, Infant and Adult)

Physical Requirements:

• Stand and walk for extended periods of time
• Walk up and down 4 flights of stairs at a time.
• Spend up to 6 hours outside in direct sunlight
• Able to lift and carry up to 50lbs.
• Able to swim with the children for 45 minutes/day

Additional Expectations:

• Be punctual and arrive to work on time, as scheduled
• Possess and exhibit a good work ethic under stress
• Meet with Camp Director for weekly 1 on 1 meetings 
• Always help to maintain a safe environment while allowing for a fun atmosphere.
• Report any unsafe conditions or equipment to Camp Director 

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