YMCA Camp Twin Lakes is looking for positive role models to join our team as Overnight Summer Camp Counselors for Summer 2025.
Job Description
Our Overnight Camp Counselors facilitate student programming, provide support, supervision, and encouragement to our campers, and impact lives in powerful ways! Ideal candidates will be outgoing, energetic, and passionate about working with youth. YMCA Camp Twin Lakes is located 20 miles from downtown Austin.
Overnight Camp Counselors will live and work at camp from late May through early August.
Salary: $560-$600/week
Room and Board Included
Qualifications
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Childcare or Camp experience desired
- Able to pass a background check and drug test
- Buckets of enthusiasm
- Creative! Compassionate! Confident!
Essential Functions
- Lead cabin groups and provide supervision of campers through various camp activities
- Foster positive and appropriate relationships between campers; encourage active participation from all camp participants
- Provide guidance and support for any camper behavioral or group dynamic challenges within the cabins and during camp programs
- Exhibit teamwork and good communication with co-counselors and other camp staff
- Participate in daily camp operations, activities, supervision and procedures as needed
- Will reside on camp property and provide overnight supervision in cabins for the duration of summer camp programs
- Will be required to work at least one full weekend camp program