2025 Summer Nature Camp Counselors
2025 Summer Nature Camp Counselors
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Job Description
The Town of Brookline Recreation Department is seeking qualified energetic and compassionate candidates for fulltime seasonal Camp Counselor positions for Nature Camp in Summer 2025. Nature Camp programs will run from from July 7 2025 to August 22 2025 at two locations in Brookline MA.
Counselor positions are hired for either a 5week session from the first day of training until August 1st or an 8week session from the first day of training (late June/early July) until August 22nd.
Counselors are required to attend mandatory training dates in late June/early July with specific training schedules to be determined. Some pretraining week assignments (concussion/51A awareness etc. are due prior to the first day of training. These assignments are mandatory.
All candidates will go through a background check through the Criminal and Sexual offender (CORI/SORI) database as required by the Town of Brooklines Health Department.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure effective group management and group safety during camp day
- Assist Nature Camp Director in leading naturebased/environmental lessons
- Assist Nature Camp Director with implementation of camp rules and regulations
- Inventory and clean all instructional materials and resources including classroom space and vehicles used for camper transportation
- Foster a positive welcoming inclusive supportive environment for all campers
- Maintain positive effective communication with campers caregivers as needed
- Transport campers to daily field trips in Brookline and beyond by operating 12passenger van or 15passenger minibus
- Assist Nature Camp Director with administering First Aid as needed or required
- Perform similar or related work as directed required or as situations dictate
Supervision:
Nature Camp Counselors report directly to their sites Nature Camp Director who reports to Brookline Recreations Environmental Educator.
Qualifications:
- Must be 16 years or older
- Commitment to June and July trainings and camp schedule in July and August required according to assignment to either 5week or 8week session
- Certification in CPR and First Aid required; able to certify during mandatory training
- Drivers License strongly preferred; no CDL required
- Coursework or realworld experience in education psychology social work hiking ecology biology wildlife and plant sciences preferred
- Previous camp counselor experience preferred
- Childcare experience preferred
- Strong interpersonal skills required; ability to work cooperatively and communicate well with others verbally and in writing including coworkers children and adults
- Organized reliable and conscientious
- Able to work independently proactively and as part of a team
- Ability to act professionally appropriately and to maintain confidentiality of records and other information
Pay is $18.00 per hour. Applications accepted through April 30 2025. Positions will be filled on a rolling basis until April 30 2025.
Employment dependent on successful completion and clearing of CORI/SORI.
The Town of Brookline does not participate in the J1 Visa program and does not sponsor visas.
Employment Type
Temp
