Summer Camp Group Leader

I. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to

• Plan and facilitate quality and educational instruction that fosters group work

• Participate with children in activities such as sports, art, dance, and music

• Help participants grow and develop as individuals and bond as a group

• Guide children’s development and help them relate to each other and to adults

• Contribute to the planning and execution of special events and other community-building

activities

• Assist with cleaning, organizing, and moving tasks that support the entire program

• Collaborate with a team of professional artists, social workers and youth workers to create and

perform original productions

• Attend weekly professional development meetings

II. QUALIFICATIONS

• Education/Degree minimum requirement: High School Diploma or Equivalency Diploma

• Years of Experience: currently in college or 2 years of experience working with children

• Age: 18 years or older

• Strong Youth Development background

• Must love children, working in groups and being part of a community

• Flexibility and the ability to work well as a member of a team

• Interested in managing and creating positive experiences for groups of youth, including

participants with special needs and challenging behaviors

• Demonstrated ability to maintain a high energy level

• Desire to share and build personal and interpersonal skills with participants

• Ability to set limits and maintain helping role of practitioner and to intervene appropriately

III. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS

• Build and maintain positive working relationships and daily interactions with participants, CITs,

co-workers, and supervisors

• Have a strong sensitivity to cultural differences present among staff and clients within our

organization

• Possess a strong belief in people’s ability to grow and change

• Forge a mutually respectful partnership with persons served and their families

• Willing to reflect on and expand understandings of authority, boundaries, and conflict resolution

• Follow agency policies limiting social media connection between staff, CITs, students, etc.

IV. WORKING CONDITIONS

• Actively engage and interact with children each day

• May be required to be active by walking, bending, standing, squatting or sitting on the floor with

children

• May be exposed to all weather conditions and might be required to work in various

temperatures in order to facilitate activities in various locations inside and outside of the school

building

• Adhere to agency dress code daily (CFL T-shirt and clothing/shoes that allow you to move

comfortably)

V. SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY

The Group Leader role focuses on supervising a group of participants in the program, in collaboration

with other professionals including Activity Specialists, Youth Workers, and CITs.

VI. SCHEDULE

There will be a week of mandatory training in late June. Exact days/times TBD.

Summer programming runs for seven weeks, from July 2nd to August 16th. Group leaders work up to

34 hours weekly, which includes staff meetings, CIT supervisions, etc.

Example schedules (1 hour break daily)

Monday 11am-6pm

Tuesday 10:30am-6pm

Wednesday 11am-6pm

Thursday 11am-6pm

Friday 8am-4pm

OR

Monday 10am-6pm

Tuesday 11am-6pm

Wednesday 11am-6pm

Thursday 11am-6pm

Friday 10am-6pm