Active SWV Summer Day Camp
This July, Active SWV is running a day Camp for Fayette county students who were in 3-8th grade this past school year. Located at the Fayette County Park, youth can register for one of two sessions, either July 12th-16th or July 19th-23rd (not both). Campers will learn team work and outdoor skills along side academic pursuits like journaling and mathematics. Activities include teambuilding exercises, games, stand-up paddle boarding, biking Leave No Trace training, and more.
The goal of the program is to teach kids that learning academics can be dynamic and fun. Through doing different activities, kids will gain confidence and skills by being exposed to new opportunities and fun ways of learning.
The camp supports 30 participants per week. During the day, the kids will be split into groups of 8-10 to cycle through the different activities. While Counselors will spend the day with campers and lead team building exercises, games, and other activities, for the more specialized activities there will be ‘guest activity hosts’ that will take the lead on facilitating the group.
Counselors will be on site from 8:30am – 4:30pm, and campers from 9-3:30.
Junior and Senior Counselors needed
We are seeking junior (16+) and Senior (21+) counselors to facilitate our groups of campers. These are PAID positions where junior and senior counselors will be pared together to:
- Senior and Junior Counselor teams will lead groups of 8 – 10 campers
- Facilitate a team-building environment using cooperative games and teaching strategies
- Care for gear and equipment
- Hold primary responsibility for group safety
- Attend end-of-the-week counselor debrief meetings
- Attend Staff Training Days and staff debrief day (2 days before camp begins and 1 day after both sessions conclude; exact dates TBD)
Senior Counselor qualifications:
- Valid Driver’s License
- Must be 21 or older
- Must pass background check
- First Aid + CPR (certification must be valid through the entire camp season. Camp will provide free training and certification)
- Experience in education preferred
- Experience facilitating sports and/or high adventure activities preferred
- Comfortable organizing and mobilizing groups of excited children with lots of gear in order to follow a demanding logistical schedule
- You MUST be able to work BOTH sessions of the Camp.
Junior Counselor qualifications:
- Must be 16 or older
- Reliable transportation
- prior experience working with youth is a bonus
- Working both camp sessions strongly preferred
How to Apply
If you are interested in either position, please email the following to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Summer Camp Junior Counselor’ or ‘Summer Camp Senior Counselor’:
- Your resume
- A cover letter explaining why physical activity is important to you and your favorite youth group activity with the goal of building confidence in being active.
- Two professional references
Please email [email protected] with any questions.
