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Application Deadline:

March 20, 2025

Compensation Details:

Full Pay Range15.57 - 20.05Generally, the hiring range is from the minimum up to 80% of the range.This is a part-time hourly position.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Benefit Eligibility Group:

Seasonal Traditional

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Job Description Summary:

Are you ready to make this summer the best one yet? Join our team as a Summer Camp Counselor and spend your days creating unforgettable memories, leading exciting activities, and making a real impact on the lives of campers! Camp Amico is a 7 week summer camp dedicated to providing a safe, inclusive, and engaging environment for individuals ages 10-21 with developmental disabilities. Our team works collaboratively to deliver recreational activities that promote personal growth, social interaction, and fun. Staff members are responsible for creating supportive relationships with campers, facilitating adaptive activities, and ensuring safety while fostering an enriching and memorable camp experience. Ideal candidates are compassionate, patient, and enthusiastic, with a commitment to empowering individuals of all abilities.

What You’ll Be Doing:
• Arts & Crafts Extraordinaire: Channel your inner Picasso and help campers unleash their creativity with painting, DIY projects, and more. Glitter may be involved (and embraced)!
• Water Sports Wizard: Dive into the fun with kayaking, paddleboarding, swimming, and water games. You'll be the hero of the splash zone!
• Adventure Leader: Guide campers in team challenges, scavenger hunts, and outdoor exploration. Bonus points if you can build the ultimate campfire story!
• Leadership Guru: Mentor campers, inspire teamwork, and help kids build confidence and friendships that last a lifetime.
• Chief Fun Officer: From silly camp songs to epic dance-offs, you’ll be at the heart of the fun, spreading joy and laughter every day.

BPR’s Community Programs Team provides recreation and leisure programming to Boulder’s youth (camps), people with disabilities (EXPAND) and underrepresented communities (YSI). We are looking for passionate, dedicated, and creative staff to work directly with individuals supervising and supporting them in activities while making a difference in their lives. If you are looking to build leadership skills while having fun, then this is the position for you!

This job is part-time with varying hours each season based on the programs offered. Roles include being a camp counselor at summer or school day off camps and being a program staff at weekly activities and special events with people with disabilities and/or people living in low-income housing sites.

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Assisting with Recreation and Leisure Activities for youth and teens

Set up and take down of activities
Explaining the rules of a game or activity to groups of 5-15 youth/teens  
Promoting participation and encouraging teamwork  
Complete tasks when asked/directed by leaders, director and coordinators
Leading parts of activities (i.e. lead a drill at basketball)

Supervision of Participants

Supervise and interact with participants with a variety of different needs and abilities
Actively engage with participants in activities  
Providing 1:1 support to youth, teens and adults with disabilities as needed 
Supervising the proper use of equipment by youth and teens

Ensure safe environment for Participants

Follow general safety recommendations and regulations for Community Programs Team
Enforce safety procedures and program rules
Assess emergencies and provide first aid when necessary

Behavior Management

Utilize behavior management/ support techniques to adequately ensure participants’ safety
Utilize group management skills to keep participants safe and engaged

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience and/or interest in working with youth. 
Minimum 16 years of age  
Ability to create a fun and engaging environment for participants.
Ability to provide excellent customer service to participants and parents/guardians 
Physical ability to participate in activities, run, climb, swim, lift or support the weight of children
Ability to evaluate conditions in assigned area and make decisions related to safety 
Ability to communicate effectively when enforcing policies, rules and regulations 
Willingness and ability to work as part of a team 
Willingness to provide support to people with disabilities 
Knowledge of sports, games and leisure activities 
Ability and willingness to attend and complete trainings as , including State of Colorado Child Care requirements.
Have and maintain acceptable background information, including criminal conviction history.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience working with youth, teens, people with disabilities and/or underrepresented communities in group or 1:1 settings 
Experience leading recreation or leisure programming with youth, teens and/or adults 
First Aid, CPR and AED Certified  
Experience supervising groups of youth and/or teens 
Experience working with and/or supporting people with disabilities. 
Knowledge of injury prevention and treatment 
Knowledge of principles and experience instructing sport, recreation, or leisure activities. 
Ability to communicate with parents/guardians on campers’ progress and express concerns when needed
Bi-lingual in English/Spanish 
Lifeguard Certified

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

No previous experience necessary. Must be interested and excited about working with youth, teens, people with disabilities and under-represented youth.

SUPERVISION

Supervision Received:Recreation Program Coordinator

Supervision Exercised: None

WORKING CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Must have sufficient strength, agility, stamina, and flexibility to lift, carry or move a variety of objects up to 20 lbs. 
Must be able to work while crouching, kneeling, bending, stooping, or assisting children for long periods of time. 
Must have sufficient hearing to be able to hear and discriminate differing sounds in a variety of situations. 
Sufficient vision to be able to discriminate between colors, size, and type of objects and people, both close and distant. 
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.

Additional Job Description:

Last updated: 9/27/23

The City of Boulder is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected statute. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please send a request to riskmanagement@bouldercolorado.gov.

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