POSITION SUMMARY: LITTLE BRONCETTES CAMP COUNSELOR

The Little Broncettes Camp Counselor is a part time seasonal position that may require additional hours per week. Camp Counselor should display a desire to work with children through positive interaction and role modeling while creating and teaching Cheer technique and choreography.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Acts as a positive role model while teaching and encouraging healthy leisure lifestyle.
•  Interacts positively and professionally with campers.
• Leads and helps plan daily activities.
• Maintains and implements safety standards and procedures at all times to ensure a well-rounded program in a safe, positive environment.

• Will attend all scheduled trainings and meetings as deemed necessary by the Recreation Supervisor.
• Will enforce all Summer Camp policies and procedures.
• Creates and instructs cheer, dance and poms routines for participants ages 5-11

SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT:

• Uphold safety and risk management strategies in support of and compliance with Park District policies, procedures, ordinances and practices
• Familiarity with and effective implementation of the Employee Safety Manual, Emergency Response Plan, and Crisis Management Plan
• Attend professional educational and safety trainings
• Assist with emergency procedures and building evaluation
• Utilize Personal Protective Equipment when performing duties, based on job tasks
• Correct unsafe conditions and/or report them to supervisor
• Promptly report hazardous conditions, accidents and injuries to supervisor
• Complete incident/accident report forms and promptly forwards them to supervisor

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Regularly required to talk, hear or read
• Frequently required to stand; walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds; and over 30 pounds with assistance
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception