Overnight Counselor, Summer Camp

We are looking for a reliable individual to join our team at SOAR365. This is a great opportunity for a motivated and hardworking person that truly takes pride in their work. If you feel that you are the right one for the job and meet the qualifications, please apply today. We look forward to meeting you!

A little about us:

We are SOAR365! Our programs and services have always been designed for individuals and families who are coping with the daily real-world challenges of living with a disability. To that end, we've continually added more ambitious and thoughtful programs over the past 65 years. And, today our services have a profound impact on more than 1,300 people and their families.

A Day in the Life of:

As a member of our Summer Camp team, you will provide Camp Baker with the ability to operate a summer camp program for persons with disabilities. You will be responsible for supervising camp counselors and consumers enrolled in camp during overnight hours and for leading work of other counselors scheduled overnight. Your people skills will come in handy and will help you to maintain fantastic professional relationships with your fellow team members and those that we serve.

You will come to know the great people that make us who we are as a business and who keep our reputation alive. You will be a part of something great here at SOAR365 and you will enjoy what you do and with whom you do it.

Apply today!

Benefits: We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards for our seasonal employees: 403b retirement plan (employee contributions only), Verizon Wireless discount, workers' compensation, free room and board

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provides direct supervision and support to consumers overnight while they are attending summer camp.
• Encourages through positive behavioral support the ability for consumers to spend the night safely.
• Stays awake overnight and alerts scheduled sleeping staff when additional supports are needed.
• Completes all necessary paperwork (i.e. incident reports, behavioral management logs, consumer activity/billing data sheets, etc.) accurately with factual, descriptive information.
• Assists consumers with completion of overnight personal care/hygiene needs as may be necessary

Requirements and Qualifications:

• A minimum of 1-2 years of college preferred but not required.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience in the areas of special education, psychology, recreation, therapy preferred.
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities required.
• Requires ability to supervise persons with disabilities in a center-based, summer camp, residential program.
• Requires ability to direct the work of others when their assistance is needed.

To apply for this position, a completed SOAR365 application is required.

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If you need reasonable accommodation when you apply for a position on our website, please contact us at (804) 358-1874 and ask for human resources.

SOAR365 employees benefit from working for a rehabilitative non-profit agency that specializes in providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities.