Day Camp Counselor- Summer 2024
JOB SUMMARY:
Program staff, including day camp counselors, assist Living History Farms in achieving its mission: to educate and connect all people to the many stories of Midwestern rural life heritage.
You will lead camp participants in the museum’s incredibly popular summer day camps . Your efforts will create a safe, fun, inclusive, respectful learning environment that inspires campers to learn from the past and from nature, while developing and practicing life skills that they will use long after camp is over. You will be responsible for instructing the campers as they participate in theme-related activities, crafts, games, nature and creek walks, and visits to the historic areas of Living History Farms.
Living History Farms’ Day Camp Program is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA).
Specific Duties:
- Provide exciting, exceptional programming weekly for groups of 6 – 12 camp participants, by teaching crafts, skills, games, and activities that relate to the camp’s theme
- Perform appropriate work, indoors and outdoors, in conditions consistent with the museum’s historical time periods and the day camp activities, and within the variation of Iowa’s climate.
- Always maintain a professional demeanor, including during interactions with campers, parents/guardians, co-workers, volunteers, and the general public.
- Prepare activity and craft supplies before camp begins daily, and clean up areas daily after camp
- Be responsible for the safety of all camp participants.
- Communicate proactively and productively as needed with camp participants’ parents/guardians, via telephone, email and in person.
- Read all required manuals, resources, and training materials. Attend all required trainings and meetings. Participate actively and productively in staff meetings.
- Assist with the set-up and daily clean-up of day camp locations.
- Assist with developing, modifying, evaluating, and/or implementing changes to camp programming as needed and directed by the camp supervisor.
- Update camp manuals and procedures as needed and directed by the camp supervisor.
- Other duties as assigned.