Ecology Camp Counselor II

Ecology Camp Counselor II

Organization:

Evanston Ecology Center [more info]

Salary:

Starting at $15.00/hour Duties and

Responsibilities:

Join the Ecology Center seasonal staff for an exciting summer season focusing on environmental education and nature discovery in Evanston. Get hands-on experience managing staff, working with children, and delivering science and nature activities and lessons. Camp staff receive training before and during the summer camp season to support their professional growth.

Description:

Responsible for the supervision and safety of children ages 5-14 and camp day instruction; including planning and leading of games, activities and science/nature education for camp participants. Responsible for the supervision of assistant counselors and volunteers. Responsible for communication with the camp director/program coordinator concerning these individuals.

Job Summary:

• Attend mandatory staff training sessions the week of June 1st
• June 5th
• Lead program activities and games for camp participants
• Responsible for the safety of individuals in camp
• Supervise and lead participants in daily camp activities and field trips
• may include overnight camping, canoeing and fishing
• Assist in the management and evaluation of assistant counselors
• Assist in the management and evaluation of volunteers
• Responsible for effective and appropriate communication to caregivers regarding participant progress and behavior within program setting
• Attend staff meetings as scheduled by camp director/program coordinator
• Enforce late pick up policy and ensure all participants are properly dismissed to caregiver
• Responsible for care and maintenance of camp equipment and storage areas
• Complete written reports such as accident, incident and the like on a timely basis
• Communicate to supervisor(s) if there are problems or issues needing special attention Performs other duties as assigned by camp director, camp assistant directors or program coordinator.

Qualifications:

• Experience working with children
• At least 1 year experience working in a camp setting
• High school diploma or GED preferred
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; to deal with complex problems
• Ability to read staff manuals, memoranda, and attendance sheets
• Ability to complete attendance sheets, accident reports, incident reports and camper behavior reports using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, and style.
• Ability to give verbal direction to subordinates, communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, citizens, and the public as well as other employees; speaking extemporaneously on a variety of subjects.
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work.

Teen Opportunity:

No How to

Apply:

Apply online here: https://www.applitrack.com/cityofevanston/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?all=1&AppliTrackPostingSearch=category%3A%22Parks%2C%20Recreation%20&%20Community%20Services%20

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Address:

Ecology Center 2024 McCormick Blvd Evanston, IL 60201

Categories:

Education, Environmental/Biological Science, Parks/Outdoor Recreation

Type:

Full-Time Job

Timeframe:

Seasonal

Contact:

Margar Isaacson Division Manager (847)448-8256 ecologycenter@cityofevanston.org (

Posted:

4/7/26)