Triple Springs
Junior Counselor Leadership Program
Junior Counselor Position Summary
Junior Counselors help counselors, coaches, and camp staff make Triple Springs a positive, fun, and safe environment in exchange for discounted camp tuition. Junior Counselors assist Senior Counselors in providing a positive, engaging, and enjoyable camp environment. Junior Counselors will act as role models for campers, while learning and developing their own leadership, creativity, and gymnastics skills.
Junior Counselors will be assigned a cabin with younger campers and a Senior Counselor. They will have scheduled time in the gym for gymnastics, outside for camp activities, and inside for crafts and cabin activities.
Duties
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Model and reinforce camp appropriate behavior with campers.
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Assist campers with camp and cabin activities.
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Help Senior Counselors in gathering and preparing materials for the day.
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Lead campers in games and warm-ups.
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Be a listening ear and keep the Senior Counselors informed.
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Help Senior Counselors to supervise campers during transition times, such as when traveling between camp areas, walking to restrooms, during meal times, between activities, and when refilling water bottles.
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Assist in cleaning up during and after activities, crafts, and meals, wiping off tables, picking up scraps from the floor, putting crayons/markers back in boxes, etc. and reminding campers to assist in clean-up.
Expectations
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Be a positive representative of Triple Springs Gymnastics Camp in what you say and do.
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Uphold by your actions, behaviors, and speech the mission and vision of Triple Springs Gymnastics Camp.
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Follow, abide by, and obey all policies and program guidelines, including complying with safety regulations, the camp dress code, and being on time for your scheduled duties.
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Be a role-model for all and support your Senior Counselor in their expectations for campers.
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Respect confidentiality of sensitive information.
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Ask for assistance, help, or guidance as needed from Counselors, Coaches, and Administrators.
Qualifications
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Must be 16 years old before the camp with which you are helping. If you are 18, you must pass a background check and safety course.
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Junior Counselors are compensated with discounted camp tuition