Summer Camp Head Counselor - New Country Day CampDepartment:Non-Managerial

New Country Day Camp is a Jewish summer day camp run by the 14th Street Y, a downtown Community Center of the Educational Alliance. Our camp services children ages 5-11 on a completely outdoor campground.

The Head Counselors (male and female) supervise a team of counselors who care for one specific age group. We are currently looking for Head Counselors for grades 2 through 6. Head Counselors are direct contacts to parents of campers in their age group. We expect Head Counselors to be professionals like teachers or coaches or be working towards that as their careers.

We are looking for Head Counselors with the following qualifications:

· Previous supervisory experience

· Previous experience working with children’s parents

· Experience with elementary school age children

· Curriculum development in specific program unit area

· Can attend all days of camp from July 1st through August 23rd

· Excellent written and oral communication skills

Head Counselors are required to:

· Oversee counselors and campers of a specific age group

· Communicate with parents directly

· Take a leadership role on the camp bus from Manhattan or Brooklyn

· Be present at instructional and free swim periods

· Be an example for staff

· Attend all staff meetings during the summer

· Attend all orientations before summer

· Run some programming including a morning meeting

· Take an active role when campers are at specialty areas

Our campers and staff travel together each day by air-conditioned bus from Manhattan and Brooklyn to our beautiful, forest like, campgrounds in Staten Island, about 40 minutes away. All camp staff is required to take the camp busses to camp. Camp buses begin their routes at 7:45am. Please see camp website for details on camp bus stops.www.newcountrydaycamp.org

Please apply at:https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=3683811

The Educational Alliance is committed to being an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate because of race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, or sexual orientation. Accommodations will be provided to qualified individuals requiring them.

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