YMCA Southcoast
Camp Support Specialist
Part Time • Mattapoisett
YMCA Southcoast
Job Title: Camp Support Specialist
Job Title: Camp Support Specialist
Position Summary:
Are you ready to have fun this summer, make a difference and are looking for a rewarding seasonal position while being outdoors all day? If you would describe yourself as an honest, respectful, caring, responsible individual and have experience working with children please consider applying as our Camp Support Specialist. New Grads are welcome to apply.
Job Type: Seasonal– FT (40 hrs) or PT (20 hrs) per week available
Are you ready to have fun this summer, make a difference and are looking for a rewarding seasonal position while being outdoors all day? If you would describe yourself as an honest, respectful, caring, responsible individual and have experience working with children please consider applying as our Camp Support Specialist. New Grads are welcome to apply.
Job Type: Seasonal– FT (40 hrs) or PT (20 hrs) per week available
Schedule: Shifts range Monday to Friday. Flexible schedule available.
Essential Functions:
- Create a camp culture of positive mental health, trauma informed care, cultural humility, and behavior management.
- Provide on-going training and guidance to front line counselors on how to: minimize common behavior problem and how work with campers who display a diverse array of emotional and behavioral challenges. Intervene with campers when appropriate to prevent or resolve problems.
- Maintain proper documentation.
- Engage in clinical supervision.
- Mandated Reporter.
- Coordinate with the Camp Director and Clinician, the Camper Support Team including co-leading Tuesday morning team meetings to review the Camper Concern Logs.
- Develop and create individual support plans that recognize the uniqueness and interest of the child and works with team to ensure supports are in place With the Camp Clinician.
- Coordinate the actions or tasks identified in the Camper Support Plan.
- Support the Clinician to act as a liaison to family and/or support systems or collaterals. When directed by Clinician or Director, facilitate communication with families and collaterals to provide updates and to problem solve any challenges. Provide resources when needed.
- Monitor camp groups for behavior trends. Support Camp Counselors and Clinician to facilitate special topic groups as needed.
YMCA Competencies:
Mission and Community Oriented: Accepts and demonstrates YMCA values. Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill a community need. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them.
People Oriented: Seeks first to understand the other’s point of view; remains calm in challenging situations. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative in developing others.
Results Oriented: Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high value experience for members. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Makes sound judgments and transfers learning from one situation to another. Establishes goals, clarifies work, and participates in meetings.
Personal Development Oriented: Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths, and limitations, and how they impact relationships. Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change; seeks opportunities in the change process.
Qualifications:
Mission and Community Oriented: Accepts and demonstrates YMCA values. Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill a community need. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them.
People Oriented: Seeks first to understand the other’s point of view; remains calm in challenging situations. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative in developing others.
Results Oriented: Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high value experience for members. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Makes sound judgments and transfers learning from one situation to another. Establishes goals, clarifies work, and participates in meetings.
Personal Development Oriented: Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths, and limitations, and how they impact relationships. Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change; seeks opportunities in the change process.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Education, Child Development, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, Psychology, Child Psychology, Human Services or a related field is preferred; or working towards a degree.
- An understanding of positive behavioral approaches and positive Youth Development.
- Minimum of two years related work experience, which includes working with children with emotional and/or behavioral disturbances.
- Camp experience preferred.
- Excellent oral and written presentation skills and demonstrates professionalism with staff, parents and participants.
- Experience working with at-risk populations is helpful.
- Computer skills: Word, Excel, Power Point.
- Must be able to sit, stand, bend, walk, and be outdoors during the work day.
Compensation: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour
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