Lifeguard Core Counselor Camp Fireweed

Camp Fireweed Lifeguard Core Counselor

*Camp Fireweed is NOT an overnight camp and does NOT provide room and board*

Gear up for outdoor adventures at our day camp located in Anchorage on the campus of Alaska Pacific University. We take full advantage of this natural setting making every day another opportunity for campers to explore the forest practice target sports or launch a canoe from the addition to a huge catalog of activities and games we structure each session to create a classic outdoor summer camp experience!

Position Summary:

A Camp Fireweed Lifeguard Core Counselor adheres to Camp Fire Alaskas (CFA) promise to provide youth with the opportunity to find their spark lift their voice and discover who they are through positive and responsible youth/adult interactions within the day camp environment.

A Lifeguard Core Counselor is primarily responsible for providing supervision to staff and campers during swimming activities as well as facilitate a fun safe and well thought out aquatics programming. Lifeguard Core Counselor is also responsible for the minute-to-minute supervision of a group of campers while working with other counselors and specialists to participate in and facilitate a variety of camp activities. Additionally this position will serve as back-up providing for coverage for Cabin Counselor duties as needed.

Pay: $19.37/hour

• Bonus for completing the full season

Work Dates: May 4 - August 14 2026 (beginning with start-up training)

Work Schedule: 8 hour shift Monday - Friday within camp hour of 7am - 6pm

Qualifications:

• Current Lifeguard Certification from a nationally recognized provider (by start of position)
• Sixteen (16) years of age or older required to maintain compliance with regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Prior experience working with youth preferred.
  
  

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*All applicants who are offered employment with Camp Fire Alaska will be subjected to reference checks and a criminal history check through the Alaska Background Check Program. Offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of both the reference checks and criminal history check in accordance withMunicipalityof AnchorageChild Care Licensing regulations.

Camp Fire Alaska Inclusion Statement:

Camp Fire believes in the dignity and the intrinsic worth of every human being. We welcome affirm and support young people and adults of all abilities and disabilities experiences races ethnicities socio-economic backgrounds sexual orientations gender identities and expressions citizenship or immigration status religion and non-religion and any other category people use to define themselves or others.

Required Experience:

Junior IC