Lead and Assistant Camp Counselors (Gladwyne), Riverbend Environmental Education Center

Posted by Riverbend Environmental Education Center on January 31, 2023

Lead Camp Counselors (Gladwyne) are responsible for creating a positive camp experience for a group of campers each week. This includes mentoring their counselor team, planning and implementing activities for the campers, and behavior and safety management.

Lead Camp Counselor Responsibilities:

• Interpret existing curriculum and amend it to suit the needs of your group. Counselors will write their own curriculum one day per week. counselors are encouraged to collaborate in this process.
• Supervise a group of approximately 12-14 campers for whom they have primary responsibility with an Assistant Counselor. Duties include group management, ensuring camper safety, implementing lesson plans.
• Mentor the assistant counselor and teen volunteers assigned to the camp group.
• General upkeep of the facility each day will be expected.
• Take campers off site for field trips as needed.

Assistant Camp Counselors are responsible for working with a lead counselor to create a positive camp experience for a group of campers each week. This includes mentoring teen volunteers, implementing activities for the campers, and behavior and safety management.

Assistant Camp Counselor Responsibilities:

• Assistant Camp Counselors will work with a Lead Counselor to help facilitate outdoor, environmental education activities and experiences for campers.  Assistants will be expected to independently facilitate some activities each week.
• Work with a team to adapt activities as necessary for camper age, interest and outdoor conditions.
• Support Lead Counselors with behavioral and group management.
• Take lead responsibility for campers in the event that the lead counselor must step away from the group or is absent.
• Mentor teen volunteers assigned to the camp group.
• General upkeep of the facility each day.
• Assist with animal care for Riverbend’s animal ambassadors and aquaponics greenhouse as needed.
• Assist with after care and cook out for campers as needed.
• Accompany lead counselors on offsite field trips to provide support for campers as needed.

Learn more about both positions and apply here.