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JUNIOR COUNSELOR

(AGES 16-17)

1st year JCs: June 30-July 26

2nd year JCs: June 1- July 26

Invest your kindness and intelligence in an enriching summer experience that will deepen your connections to the earth, to yourself and to others. Camp Skyline’s Junior counselors work on a small team (5-10) in a broad nature-rich camp program with day and overnight campers. Our campers range in age from 5 to 15.

Your overnight staff training goes from June 30-July 3, followed by 3 weeks of 5 day/night camps with children ages 5-16.

Food and lodging are provided from Sunday to Friday of the weeks you are working at camp. Junior Counselors return home on weekends. The extensive training you receive in order to do this job will provide you with skills in many fields.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Junior Counselors have a desire to work with children ages 5-15 in an outdoor setting. They are able to apply information learned in training to their experiences at camp with our campers.
Junior Counselors will work with a broad range of campers, ensure camper well being and safety, lead camp activities, and in general do what needs to be done.
Junior Counselors are kind, smart, patient and self motivated. They have a desire to learn new things. They can adapt and are flexible with change. They are energetic, creative, and bring our campers warmth and light.

Junior Counselors will:

Work with a diverse group of campers and fellow counselors and help each camper grow and adjust to other campers and camp life.
Assist campers with activities of daily living, as needed, while maintaining physical and emotional safety.
Guide campers in participation in group and all-camp activities.
Support counselors in leading activities for groups of 5-15 campers. Activities may include: wild edible hikes, vegetable gardening, hiking, animal tracking, tree climbing, cooking, farm tours, animal care, goat walks, pond play, clay play, boating, catch and release fishing, archery, slingshots, journaling & sketching, sports and games, drumming, singing, theatre games, low ropes course, stargazing, yoga, string games, shelter and fire building, and more.
Weekly diligent and thorough cleaning of camp facilities.
Cultivate positive energy and resilience in yourself, fellow staff and campers.

Junior counselors work from Sunday at 10:00am until Friday 5pm. Lodging is in cabins, or in the Lodge. Saturdays are always off. Compensation is $1140 for 1st year JCs working 4 weeks and $2400 for 2nd year JCs working 8 weeks, in addition to food and lodging Sunday to Friday.

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