Counselor - Inclusion Services SEA
Counselor - Inclusion Services SEA
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Summer Camp CounselorInclusion Services
Status of Employment:
Seasonal NonExempt
Compensation & Benefits:
Expected hiring range $15.00 $16.00 based on education experience and skills.
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Description:
Provide direct leadership and supervision to youth with special needs under assigned care. Assist in the planning organization implementation and oversight of daily schedule of activities for assigned youth in both indoor and outdoor day camp recreational inclusive setting.
Duties:
- Work with children with a disability in a summer day camp setting.
- Provide direct leadership and supervision to assigned day camp programs and services.
- Provide developmentally appropriate activities that meet the needs and interests of the participants.
- Implement camp activities in program setting according to established schedule.
- Accompany program participants on field trips.
- May transport program participants and supplies using a park district vehicle.
- Participate with program participants in scheduled daily activities; swim with program participants two to three days a week ride along on pickup and drop off routes.
- May need to set up a specific schedule within the park district camp setting to manage the needs of a camper in an inclusive setting.
- Establish cooperative working relationships with coworkers and parents.
- Attend pertinent departmental/park district meetings and inhouse training sessions.
- Conduct self in accordance to the policies and procedures as established by the park district.
- Participate in park district safety and training program to ensure that work performed and services provided are implemented in a safe manner.
Qualifications
Education:
- High school diploma preferred.
- Some college desired.
Experience:
- Working with youth.
- Supervision of groups of youth in a recreational setting preferred.
- Experience working with children with special needs preferred.
Knowledge:
- General knowledge of recreation parks and leisure service field.
- General knowledge of day camp and afterschool programs and services.
- General knowledge of developmentally appropriate activities for youth in a recreational environment.
- General knowledge of behavior management for youth with a disability.
License / Certification:
- Valid drivers license required for programs including transportation preferred if not including transportation.
- First Aid/CPR/AED certification required within one 1 year.
- Current Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certification preferred
Conditions of Employment May Include:
- provide proof of date of birth.
- provide a copy of drivers license or photo identification.
- provide drivers abstract if position requires driving.
- submit to a reference check and employment verification.
- submit to a state criminal background check.
- submit to preplacement drug testing.
- submit to reasonable cause and postaccident alcohol and drug testing
Hours:
- Monday Friday: Between the hours of 9am4pm.
- Approximately 1540 hours per week.
Contact:
Kari Robinson CTRS CPRP
Recreation SupervisorSpecial Recreation
Questions only: email Kari at
Closing Date:
Open until filled.
Employment Type
Temp
