Summer Camp Hebrew Immersion Camp CounselorAt Camp Shalom / Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center
Description
What you will get from Camp Shalom:
Camp Shalom offers you a chance to enhance your leadership skills by being a role model, problem solver and team player. Develop practical life skills that are transferable to future opportunities in how to work with a team, be flexible and help build the culture of a community. As part of your employment you will also receive access to gym for the duration of your employment. Camp Shalom will also offer you a chance to get CPR/First Aid certified.
Summary:
Under the direction of Youth & Camp Director, the Hebrew Immersion Camp Counselor will interact with and supervise campers ages 6-9 years old in a Hebrew Immersion group. Camp Counselors will assist with planning and implementing daily camp activities for a group of 16+ campers assure that day camp operates in a safe manner at all times, and assure the implementation of group activities. Hebrew Immersion Camp Counselors will conduct a majority of their day in Hebrew, by providing Hebrew to English translations as needed, but will interact regularly with English speaking coworkers, parents, and supervisors. Must be able to commit to a full 9 weeks, June 6th – August 5th.
Areas of Responsibility
• Must have the knowledge of campers’ whereabouts at all times.
• Actively facilitate camper development in Outdoor Recreation Activities, Social Skill Development, Values, Multi-Cultural and Environmental Awareness.
• Maintain a positive attitude and conduct with total staff team as a positive adult role model.
• Assist in development, implementation, and evaluation of daily day camp activities.
• Adhere to and enforce Camp policies and procedures and operate day camp activities in a safe manner at all times.
• Maintain good public relations with day camp parents.
• While working with co-counselor develop an environment in which Hebrew is spoken regularly throughout daily activities.
• Attendance at staff meetings and pre-camp training. (mandatory)
• Be prompt to all work assignments and adhere to day camp daily schedule and operating calendar.
• Maintains all camp equipment and supplies.
• Facilitates camper development.
• Cares about and gives attention to campers’ needs.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by Camp Leadership.
**Ability to work traditional business hours as well as non-traditional hours as business dictates. To include but not limited to weekends and evening.
Effect on End Result: The effectiveness of this position will be measured by:
• Purposeful and coordinated programs that advance Camp and JSV strategic goals, good public relations, sound financial position and good records systems;
• A positive working environment that allows for creative thinking, positive attitudes, teamwork and self-development.
• Permeation of Tiferet (contributing to the greater good) throughout all JSV programs, services and interactions. This position description is not intended to be all-inclusive.
Compensation
15.00-16.00Requirements
Qualifications and competencies: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty at a high-quality level. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or experience: • Minimum of 16 years of age (18 years old or older preferred) Specific Certification Requirements: • Current American Red Cross CPR for Child and Adult • Current American Red Cross First Aid Certification • If over 18 years old - Completion and clearance of background fingerprint assessment via JSV specific Live scan location. • If under 18 years old current Work Permit ** Employees at JSV may have availability to attend in-house Certification courses, please check with Camp Director as to availability Language skills: • Proficiency in English and Hebrew (spoken and written) • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from supervisors, co-workers, volunteers, members, donors and the general public Reasoning Ability: • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions • Must possess the ability to make sound independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action Other Skills, Requirements, Abilities and Personal Characteristics: • Ability and willingness to work as a “team” • Organized and possess excellent interpersonal communication skills • Able to set and meet deadlines • Enthusiastic, dependable and a sense of humor • Willing to follow directions and take initiative • Understanding of the JSV mission as well as a commitment to be a positive role model • Even-tempered and able to adjust tasks in accordance with changing priorities. Working Conditions/Physical requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical incidents and the physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency situation. • Ability to adequately observe participant activities, enforces safety regulations, and applies appropriate policies and procedures. • The physical ability to lead and interact in group activities and perform related skills. • Ability work both in an outside and inside environment, may involve different temperature extremes. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. • The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Also, may be required to climb, push, and pull at times. • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. The working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Disclaimer: This job description indicates in general terms, the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this classification. The duties described are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive to any specific employee. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and, when possible, to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job. Nothing in this position description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between JSV and its employees.How to Apply
Please apply at https://campshalomjcc.org/about-us/employment/ Email: hr@jvalley.org with questions.Contact Information
Camp Name
Camp Shalom / Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center
Job Title
Summer Camp Hebrew Immersion Camp Counselor
Website
Phone
Camp Address
14855 Oka Road Suite 201, Los Gatos, CA, 95032, United States