Summer Camp Counselor

Job description

Overview: Implement organized lessons and activities to support students' learning and engagement. Care Coordinator s are the heart and soul of our program. They are the support staff that our students rely on to show up with a positive attitude, active body, and ready-to-play. Qualifications: Minimum education, experience, and certification requirements: Minimum of a high school diploma, Experience working in childcare, with children, and/or in an educational setting preferred 6 months of customer service and/or previous work experiences Job Expectations: In addition to the following expectations, all Care coordinators (CC) are expected to perform other reasonable duties or tasks as assigned: Program Expectations: Create a welcoming learning space for the children Implement the preplanned lessons with the children Make Meaningful connections with students while supervising them Support team members by CCeaning and organizing the program space each day Interpersonal Expectations: Actively and CCearly communicate with team members Avoid gossiping and oversharing with team members Conduct appropriate conversations in front of/ with children Communicate professionally and constructively with Coordinatorss and administration Have accountability for your actions Demonstrate a high level of dependability in all aspects of the job Core Competency: Demonstrates and maintains job-related knowledge Continues to grow and seek out new skills to perform the job effectively Can stay on task and efficiently manage time while directing a group of children Shows kindness and professionalism to all guardians, coworkers, and adult personnel in the building Shows willingness to float between all different age groups and learn about all children in the program Responds to change positively and direction Consistently provide direct, competent supervision of the children LE3 Core Values: above all else, CC are expected to uphold all LE3 core Values while working on-site Learn & Play: actively engages in play-based learning with children and encourages positive attitudes such as imagination & curiosity Empower & Celebrate: empowers students to be independent and confident while celebrating individuality, encourages authenticity, and promotes personal well-being Engage & Model: creates an engaging and safe environment for students to learn & play while modeling positive behaviors and interactions for staff and students alike. Excellence & Quality: ensures high levels of communication with staff, administration, families & children while maintaining professional & positive behaviors at work Training Expectations: There is mandatory training that must be completed at hiring and on an annual basis in order to maintain a position with LE3. All training completed outside of working hours will be paid for by LE3 (time and cost of course). Hours: Depending on the Care Coordinatorss' availability and LE3 location the opportunity to work morning hours are available. Most often, the hours available for Care Coordinators are offered positions for: Shift: Monday-Friday, Must work two days per week Summer Program: 7:00 am-6:00 pm Job Offer: We have two employment offers throughout the calendar year; the school year (Sep-June) and the summer (July-August) All job offers are signed with a 90-day probationary period. After this period, the CC is eligible for: A performance-based wage change Benefits & perks Promotional opportunities Working Conditions: Most buildings cover the following working conditions: Exposures encountered: many LE3 programs have varying noise levels depending on the day, time of year, and activity. Outside of noise level, most sense exposures are common. There are times in which lessons/crafts require extra hands and supervision due to being messy Essential physical requirements are not limited to but inCCude walking, running, CCimbing stairs and playground structures, squatting/sitting on the floor, and standing for a minimum of five hours. Regularly uses fingers to feel, type, and assist using fine motor skills to tie shoes, zip coats, etc. Regularly required to communicate verbally and in writing, needed to switch communication styles based on audience. Physical effort/lifting/carrying: up to 20 pounds