Seasonal Summer Overnight Male Counselor June 4 through July 30 2025 This position will be housed at the Camp Site
Seasonal Summer Overnight Male Counselor June 4 through July 30 2025 This position will be housed at the Camp Site
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Position Title: Lead Male Counselor
Corps/Department: Salvation Army Kings Lake Camp
Reports To: Summer Camp Director
FLSA Status: Temporary Fulltime; Exempt
Dates of Employment: June 4 2025 July 30 2025
Scope of Position: This position will reside at the Kings Lake Camp Site which means Free housing & meals no rent no grocery bills! Provides leadership and care for a group of approximately 610 campers and assumes responsibility for their safety health and program involvement. Utilize all camp resources to guide campers through a positive camping experience in harmony with the goals and objectives of Kings Lake Camp.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be at least 18 year of age.
- Must pass all background checks required by The Salvation Army
- Prior work experience in a camp setting preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to work with young people ages 7 years old and older.
- Must perform duties efficiently and demonstrate good judgment.
- Room and Board is provided as Camp Counselor must be able to stay at camp while camp is in session.
Essential Functions:
- Provide leadership and guidance to counselors
- Provide leadership and care for a group of approximately 610 campers.
- Provide care and guidance through all program components for assigned camper groups.
- Provide supervision for assigned groups during all meal times.
- Provide direction and supervision for the daily cleanup of the cabin living area.
- Conduct group devotions for camper groups every day at designated time.
- Accompany assigned groups to all camprelated activities.
- Complete forms related to campers program evaluation or health documentation.
- Assist in all camp program activities as directed.
- Attend and participate in camp programs.
- Actively participate in the spiritual formation of campers and staff.
- Ensure campers respect personal property camp equipment and facilities.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with all staff volunteers and campers.
- Ensure campers adhere to camp and Salvation Army policies and procedures.
- Ensure and provide supervision and physical/emotional safety for campers and staff.
- Maintain a standard of cleanliness in personal grooming and living quarters.
- Assists in cleanup of the camp at the end of sessions/summer.
- Assists with all other duties as assigned.
Protect the Mission: Must complete the online course for this area and pass the Background Checks required by The Salvation Army for employment.
Work Environment: Work is performed both indoors and out of doors in a variety of cool to warm weather conditions. Noise level is generally low but punctuated with motor and equipment operating noise. May require being out in wet weather for extended periods of time. Some work may be done in the woods.
Physical Demands:
- Ability to speak sit walk stand bend climb kneel and twist on an intermittent basis; to grasp reach handle finger push or pull objects.
- Ability to see and hear at normal ranges with corrective devices if necessary.
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs. or more with assistance.
Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result
Language Skills: Must be able to understand follow and give both written and oral instructions and be comfortable working with diverse individuals in facetoface contact and over the telephone. The employee must be able to use speech and hearing for ordinary and telephone conversation.
Acknowledgement of Religious Purposes of The Salvation Army: The employee acknowledges that he/she has been informed and understands The Salvation Armys religious purpose and status as a church. The employee agrees that he/she shall do nothing to his/her relationship with The Salvation Army as an employee to undermine its religious mission. The employee agrees and understands that his/her services are a necessary part of The Armys religious purposes and his/her workrelated conduct must not conflict with interfere with or undermine such religious programs or The Armys religious purposes.
Confidentiality Statement: The employee understands that all information is to be treated as highly confidential. Noncompliance will result in disciplinary action.
Equal Employment Opportunity: The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age race color religion sex national origin marital status disability citizenship sexual orientation gender identity gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law. Such equal opportunity for employment will apply to recruitment and hiring training promotion salaries and other compensation transfers and layoffs or termination.
Job Description Acknowledgment: This position description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of this position. The incumbent may be requested to perform jobrelated responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this position statement.
Employment Type
Full-Time
