RESIDENT STAFf position Description and Responsibilities
All staff members (Directors, Resident Staff, Chaplains, Resource Staff, Nurse, Junior Counselors) work as a team to plan and implement the camp program and ensure the health and safety of the entire camp community.
Resident Staff members are primarily responsible for supervising cabin groups, leading and/or co-leading family groups, planning and facilitating large group activities, planning and facilitating interest blocks, supervising campers during both on and off-campus activities, mentoring Junior Counselors, and monitoring camper health, safety, behavior, and well-being.
Specific expectations may vary from camp to camp, but typically include the following:
- Participating in pre-camp training, planning sessions, and daily Resident Staff meetings
- Planning, leading, and participating in the full range of camp activities
- Encouraging a sense of community, respect, and shared responsibility among campers
- Explaining, following, and enforcing all camp rules and policies
- Instructing campers in emergency procedures such as fire drills and cabin evacuation
- Modeling appropriate camp behavior to campers and Junior Counselors, including good sportsmanship, good table manners, punctuality, and active participation in all camp activities
- Aiding campers in assuming responsibility for meal-time hosting, camp clean-up, and personal cleanliness
- Supporting fellow staff members by being consistent with expectations, showing enthusiasm for activities others are leading, helping prepare and clean up after activities, and offering to step in when others need a break
- Welcoming volunteer Resource Staff and actively including them in camp activities
- Mentoring Junior Counselors, helping them to plan and lead camp activities and modeling appropriate counselor behavior
- Supervising campers on the way to and from the swimming pool, and enforcing both camp and pool rules while at the pool
- Immediately reporting to Program Director any serious and/or ongoing concerns about the health, safety, behavior, or well-being of campers, Junior Counselors, or other staff members
- Immediately reporting to Program Director in the event of missing campers, strangers on campus, fire, or other emergency situations
- Cleaning and maintaining program buildings and equipment as assigned by Program Director
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