Summer Camp Counselor

About Awbury Arboretum:

Awbury Arboretum is a 56-acre public park in the East Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, with 40 acres of rolling meadows, woods, creek, ponds, a natural materials playground, and 16 acres of farmland and cooperative gardens.

About Awbury Adventures Summer Camp:

Awbury Adventures Summer Camp are exciting, challenging, and imaginative day camps that run for 9 weeks (from June 16-August 15), with eight 2-week sessions and nine 1-week sessions, for children aged 5-17. Campers play, learn, and discover in a fully outdoor setting, unplugged from electronics. They are taught skills, then allowed to use them independently while encouraged to be themselves. Inclusivity, acceptance, self-reliance, and respect are championed here.

Time frame: Camp sessions are 1 or 2 weeks long and take place for 7 hours a day, Monday-Friday (except June 19 and July 4, which are national holidays). Camp will run from 8:30am-3:30pm, but counselors will be expected to be present for the half hour before and after for set-up, pre- and post-camp staff meetings, and clean-up (8:00am-4:00pm). There will be a paid training session in late May, and a special paid training for Ilvermorny camp staff in mid-July.

Location: Awbury Arboretum, 1 Awbury Road, Philadelphia, PA 19138

Job Title: After-Camp Director

Status: Full-time (15-20 hrs per week), seasonal

Reports to: Camp Co-Directors

Pay: $21 per hour, based on experience

About the After-Camp Director position:

Awbury is seeking a director to lead campers ages 5-14 in an engaging After-Camp program. Director will oversee 1-2 teen junior counselors and up to 15 children from 3:30pm-6pm daily. Must be able to develop an engaging curriculum that will work for all age levels, but primarily for 5-8-year-olds.

Qualifications:

• Education: College degree or equivalent
• Experience: A minimum of three years of experience working with children or in a school setting or in community-based programming for youth.
• Skills: Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to build strong relationships with children; ability both to lead and to take direction; must be collaborative and team oriented; must enjoy nature and the outdoors.
• Abilities: Must be able to walk and stand for up to 3 hours, kneel, teach outdoors in varying weather conditions (heat, humidity, rain, etc.), accompany children on walk from camp drop-off to After-Camp spot (approximately 1/4 mile)
• Other: Must have commitment to racial, economic, environmental and social justice; respect for people of all cultures, backgrounds, and gender identities; a passion for working with youth
• Requirements: Must be able to pass all child abuse and criminal background checks as required by Awbury Arboretum

Job Title: Assistant Camp Counselor

Status: Full-time (40 hrs per week), seasonal

Reports to: Lead Counselor, Camp Leadership Team

Pay: $16-$19 per hour, based on experience

About the Assistant Counselor positions:

Awbury is seeking counselors to work collaboratively with other educators for 1-5 sessions of day camp. We are also in need of additional archery instructors, so if that holds interest for you, Awbury can pay for training and certification in a beginning archery course in April. Extra pay available for archery instructors, counselors who can teach self-defense, and counselors who have a background in African Studies or Indigenous Studies.

Qualifications:

• Education: High school degree or equivalent
• Experience: A minimum of one year of experience working with children or in a school setting or in community-based programming for youth.
• Skills: Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to build strong relationships with children; ability both to lead and to take direction; must be collaborative and team oriented; must enjoy nature and the outdoors; must enjoy entering into fantasy/magical worlds
• Abilities: Must be able to walk and stand for up to 3 hours, kneel, teach outdoors in varying weather conditions (heat, humidity, rain, etc.)
• Other: Must have commitment to racial, economic, environmental and social justice; respect for people of all cultures, backgrounds, and gender identities; a passion for working with youth
• Requirements: Must be able to pass all child abuse and criminal background checks as required by Awbury Arboretum

Job Title: Lead Camp Counselor

Status: Full-time (40 hrs per week), seasonal

Reports to: Camp Leadership Team

Pay: $20 per hour

About the Lead Counselor positions:

Awbury is seeking lead counselors to write curriculum for and lead camp sessions overseeing other educators and teens for 1-5 sessions of day camp. You must be open-minded, able to mentor younger counselors and teens, flexible, and creative. We are seeking candidates with a background in art, science, or Indigenous Studies to lead our art camps, our Junior Citizen Science camp, and our Native Lands camp.

Qualifications:

• Education: College degree or equivalent
• Experience: A minimum of three years of experience working with children or in a school setting or in community-based programming for youth.
• Skills: Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to build strong relationships with children; ability both to lead and to mentor less experienced staff; must be collaborative and team oriented; must enjoy nature and the outdoors; must enjoy entering into fantasy/magical worlds.
• Abilities: Must be able to walk and stand for up to 3 hours, kneel, teach outdoors in varying weather conditions (heat, humidity, rain, etc.)
• Other: Must have commitment to racial, economic, environmental and social justice; respect for people of all cultures, backgrounds, and gender identities; a passion for working with youth
• Requirements: Must be able to pass all child abuse and criminal background checks as required by Awbury Arboretum

The Awbury Arboretum Association is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Black and candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please send your résumé and a compelling cover letter to [email protected] for consideration. More information may be found at https://awbury.org/employment-opportunities/

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