Summer Camp Counselor - Military veterans preferred

2025-04-18
National Audubon Society
Other

/yr

  employee   contract


Sharon
Connecticut
06069
United States


Location: Sharon, CT
Full time
Requisition ID: JR706

Position Summary
To safely execute Sharon Audubon Center’s Summer Nature Programs for children in K-6th grade, along with the Seasonal Educator and other Seasonal Camp Counselors. Each Summer Camp Counselor will be needed up to 12 weeks over the course of the summer (early June through mid-August) Monday through Friday, for approximately 8 hours per day.
Compensation:
$17.00 - $19.00 / hour, plus possible housing, if needed.
Essential Functions

  • Setting up and cleaning up each day’s activities, planning and executing each weeklong camp session for their individual small group of campers, including teaching discovery hikes, pond explorations, live animal programs, nature crafts and games, and other activities relating to summer camp.

  • Maintain the safety of all campers during their time at Audubon Camp.

  • Maintain positive working relationships with summer campers and their parents and/or guardians, as well as SAC staff and volunteers.

  • Use of basic office equipment such as a photocopier, fax machine, telephones, digital camera and simple outdoor recreational equipment, such as pond nets, compasses, etc.


    • Qualifications and Experience

  • Must be at least 16 years old.

  • Must work well with children and adults, show respect for all others, nature and the outdoors

  • Enthusiastic about working, even in unfavorable weather conditions, pleasant, reliable and able to carry out simple assigned tasks with minimal supervision.

  • Ability to work independently and in a team setting.

  • Strong work ethic, natural history background, self-motivation, on-going enthusiasm, attention to detail, commitment, flexibility, ability to work with sound judgment under pressure in changing situations, a desire to learn, excellent time management.

  • Counselors must show respect for others of all ages, race, gender, etc., as well as respect for nature and the outdoors

  • Must have a ride to and from the Audubon Center each day for work.

  • Environmental Education experience and local natural history knowledge is preferred.

  • Previous experience teaching in a camp setting preferred.

  • Must be aware of COVID-19 guidelines and SAC safety procedures and the ability to enforce those safety precautions.

  • Must have the ability to walk all major trails of the Sharon Audubon Center and on uneven terrain

  • Must be able to run, sit, stand, grasp, lift, carry, walk, push, reach, climb and pull for short and extended periods of time.

  • Able to work outdoors in the heat of summer.

  • Application Deadline April 30 or until filled


    • EEO Statement
    The National Audubon Society is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, inclusion and equal opportunity and actively seek a diverse pool of candidates in this search.
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    The National Audubon Society protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation.

    Audubon’s state programs, nature centers, chapters, and partners have an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire, and unite diverse communities in conservation action.

    Since 1905, Audubon’s vision has been a world in which people and wildlife thrive. Audubon is a nonprofit conservation organization.





    Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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