Responsible To
Camp director
Camp Goals
This job description should include specific responsibilities that reflect
the goals of the camp and the goals of camper development.
General Responsibility
To train staff in their responsibilities.
Specific Responsibilities
1. Contact staff, prior to camp, who will be assigned to
your unit.
2. Teach staff their responsibilities during staff training.
General Responsibility
To supervise staff and program.
Specific Responsibilities
- A waken campers and staff on time, know and communicate
proper attire for the day and activity.
- Conduct or delegate responsibility for inspection of cabins
and areas.
- Visit cabins regularly during the day as a supervisory
tool, but also to provide opportunity to get to know campers and staff.
- Be knowledgeable about the eating habits and diets of
campers.
- Monitor counselor and camper assignments for the day.
- Together with unit staff and campers, plan and execute the
evening program.
- Correct or reprimand other staff as soon as possible (in
private), for actions that put health and safety of a camper at risk.
- Monitor that activity counselors take responsibility for
cabin groups at appropriate times.
- Check with and excuse counselors from the group at campers'
curfew and after campers are in bed.
- In the event an activity counselor is ill or their
employment is terminated, lead the activity temporarily.
General Responsibility
To counsel staff and campers.
Specific Responsibilities
- Be responsible for the welfare of each individual in the
unit and do all possible to solve problems.
- Inform director of any camper or staff problems.
- With help of other staff, evaluate the elective choices of
campers.
- Assist those campers and staff who may need help fitting
into camp atmosphere.
- Help ensure morale of staff by monitoring that staff get
enough rest, time and days off, and that recreational opportunities are
available to them.
- As appropriate, speak with campers' parents.
General Responsibility
To evaluate the program.
Specific Responsibilities
- Monitor food service and eating habits.
- Discuss with director the performance of all staff.
- Evaluate division or unit staff, and assist staff in
setting objectives so that they can meet the expectation of activity
supervisors.
- Formally evaluate staff at least twice a season, conducting
other evaluations as necessary .
- Supervise and check the writing of all final staff reports
as they pertain to campers and program.
- Assist in evaluating the entire camp operation with
suggestions for the following season.
- These are not the only duties to be performed. Some duties
may be reassigned and other duties may be assigned as required.
Essential Functions
This job description should also identify the essential functions of the
job, including any physical, cognitive, visual, auditory, and other abilities
essential to fulfilling the job.
Source: It's My Job: Job Descriptions for Over 30 Camp Jobs. Edie Klein, CCD.
1992. Martinsville, IN. American Camping Association. 765-342-8456. Reprinted by
permission of the publisher
Copyright
2001 Northern Arizona University, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
