Summer Camp 2024 Staff Jobs

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WHY WORK AT SUMMER CAMP?

Summer camp is not a one-way street, focused only on the campers’ experience; it can be equally as worthwhile for staff members at all stages of life’s journey. A job at camp will provide you with initial training, ongoing development, and immediate feedback on a variety of transferable skills that you can immediately apply to your family life, school situations, workplace, and beyond.

Skills that YOU can grow this summer:

 COMMUNICATION 
Stretch your communication, observation, and feedback skills to their max.

 CONFLICT RESOLUTION 
Resolve conflicts from three perspectives: receiving, confronting, and mediating. This is one of the best life and work skills you could ever learn from camp.

 PROBLEM-SOLVING 
Collaborate in decision making and problem-solving on matters that impact other people and the organization.

 MULTI-TASKING 
Learn how to appropriately manage multiple, moving goals and projects while staying appropriately present and authentic with those around you.

What it takes to work at camp

We are highly focused on building a community here at the JCC while balancing our need to provide consistency in our supervision and programming for the many children who join us every summer. All applicants are expected to meet the following requirements in order to be considered for a position this summer.

Summary

Under the direction of the Camp Leadership Team, counselors and specialists will interact with and supervise campers ages 21 months to entering eighth graders. Camp Counselors will assist with planning and implementing daily camp activities for a group of campers to ensure that the day camp operates in a safe manner at all times, and ensure the implementation of group activities. Camp Counselors are expected to uphold and role model the values of our camp.

 Specific Requirements 

• Must be at least 14 years or older and eligible for work in the United States.  NOTE: If you are under the age of 18 and wish to work for the New Orleans Jewish Community Center, you will be required to submit a completed Application to Employ Minors Under the Age 18 in order to obtain an Employment Certificate. You can find the Application and instructions here.
  
  
• Must pass a criminal background check prior to being hired.
  
  
• Counselors in Training must be active JCC members in good standing from the time of submitting your application through the end of July.
  
  

Working Conditions/ Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical incidents and the physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency situation.
• Ability to adequately observe participant activities, enforce safety regulations and apply appropriate policies and procedures.
• The physical ability to lead and interact in group activities and perform related skills.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee must regularly stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Also required to climb, push, and pull. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to work both in an outside and inside environment, different temperature extremes.
• Ability and willingness to get in the swimming pool to supervise swimming time.

The working conditions described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Availability

• Attend staff orientation Tuesday, May 7 - Friday, May 30, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
• Be available Monday through Friday, June 3 - July 26, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm  (or until the last camper in your group leaves). Camp is not in session on June 2, June 19, or July 4.
• Must work a minimum of four weeks of camp and attend staff orientation to be eligible for any staff position.

Positions available

The New Orleans JCC is an equal-opportunity employer.

HEAD COUNSELORS

Head counselors are the senior leaders of each group, which includes assigned campers and staff, and play a critical role in safety and security, parent communication, behavior management, and overall keeping everyone on schedule. They are the “experts” on the needs and nuances of the campers in their group and must be comfortable directing and supporting staff of varying ages and skill levels while engaging and playing with campers directly. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age with some college experience and have at least two years of experience with children OR four or more years of camping experience. This position reports directly to the Unit Head or assistant camp directors (dependent on your assigned group) and must commit to the full nine-week camp season.

Junior and senior Counselors

Counselors are the backbone of our camper’s experience, spending time at work actively engaging with and guiding JCC campers throughout their day. They are positive, responsible, trustworthy, caring, patient, engaged, active, upbeat, and, most of all, kind. Our camp counselors set the standard for behavior and involvement throughout the whole camp, and applicants for this position should be prepared to exemplify all of these qualities throughout the entire summer. Primary responsibilities include: assisting the head counselor with daily activities and conflict management, paying close attention to camper dynamics, adding to camp morale and spirit, and reporting all incidents and important observations to the head counselor. They must engage in specialist activities, actively participate in swim time, aid lifeguards in ensuring pool safety, and remain vigilant of campers and their surroundings at all times. Applicants must be at least entering Grade 11 and above. These positions report directly to the head counselor.

Specialists

Specialists use their background and expertise in their specialty area to plan, organize, and facilitate engaging programming for all camp groups. Along with the guidance of the assistant director of programming, specialists will create a positive experience for all campers when they arrive in their specialty area. For specific information and specialist position openings, please view the staff application or contact us directly.