Counselor-In-Training Volunteer - Summer Day Camp

Location : Coconut Creek, FL

Job Type: Temporary

Job Number: 2025-23

Department: Parks & Recreation

Opening Date: 12/17/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

FLSA: Determined by Position

Description

**Returning applicants must update your work/volunteer history on Master Profile before submitting application**

Serves as a volunteer for the City's Summer Day Camp Program. This is a temporary volunteer position, which carries no employee benefits or paid time off. Campers are ages 6 through 13 years of age.

Salary: Volunteer position

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, between 7:15 AM and 6:15 PM (the actual work schedule and specific number of hours worked may vary). Duration of the summer program: May 28, 2025 through August 1, 2024.

Work Locations:
•Recreation Complex: 4455 Sol Press Blvd. Coconut Creek, FL 33073
•Community Center: 1100 Lyons Road Coconut Creek, FL 33063

Must be available to work for the entire program at the assigned location. Mandatory orientation for those selected for this position is scheduled for the week of May 28, 2025. Specific locations and times will be announced at a later date.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Interacts with campers and staff in parks/facilities.
  
• Observes and respects all policies, procedures, staff, and campers.
  
• Performs park/facility maintenance, such as garbage removal, and policing debris.
  
• Attends all camp field trips
  
• Assists in planning and organizing games & activities.
  
• Assists with overseeing and controlling assigned age group.
  
• Assists in gathering members of groups for participation in each specialized activity.
  
• Assists in issuing & collecting of games and equipment.
  
• Escorts campers onsite (bathrooms, pick-ups, etc.) and during field trips.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be 14 years of age by September 1, 2025, and entering at least 9th grade by the 2026-2027 school year.
• Must have the desire to work in the summer camp environment.
• Must be available to work for the entire duration of the summer program.
• Must have the ability to interact with children effectively.
• Must have the ability to ensure cleanliness of parks and grounds, and identify potential problems in a camp setting.
• Knowledge of park and recreation activities is a plus.
• Previous volunteer experience in a recreation setting is preferred.
• Babysitting experience is preferred.
• CPR and First Aid certification is preferred.
• Possess the ability to effectively communicate verbally and understand written instruction.
  
  NOTE: Finger printing is required; all fingerprints will be checked through the State of Florida's Volunteer and Employee Criminal History System (VECHS) as well as through the Department of Children and Families (DCF).

Supplemental Information

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee in this position to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, run, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, sit, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, feel and operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and or move objects up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distant vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions and may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

APPLICANT SELECTED FOR HIRE MUST SUCCESSFULLY PASS PHYSICAL/DRUG TESTING AND BACKGROUND CHECK

NOTE TO APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES: Applicants with disabilities who will need special accommodations for testing must advise Human Resources not later than one (1) week prior to scheduled testing, so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

This is a temporary position with no benefits.

01

Please indicate your location preference for the CIT volunteer position.

• Recreation Complex, 4455 Sol Pres Blvd.
• Community Center, 1100 Lyons Road
• Able to volunteer at either the Recreation Complex or the Community Center

02

I am willing and able to volunteer at the following locations:(Location request is not guaranteed)

• Recreation Complex, 4455 Sol Pres Blvd.
• Community Center, 1100 Lyons Road
• Able to volunteer at either the Recreation Complex or the Community Center

03

Will you be 14 years of age by September 1, 2025 and entering at least 9th grade by next school year?

• Yes
• No

04

Education: Check the appropriate box to indicate the grade in which you will be enrolled during the 2024-2025 school year.

• 8th Grade
• 9th Grade
• 10th Grade
• 11th Grade
• 12th Grade
• Completed high school or obtained high school equivalent school

05

Certifications: Check all Current Certifications that apply. Please provide a photocopy of each applicable certification.

• CPR Certification
• First Aid Certification
• Babysitting Certification
• Other
• None

06

If other, please specify.

07

Total number of Months Served as a Junior Counselor/Counselor-in-Training in a Parks & Recreation Department or a similar setting:

• None
• 1-3 months
• 4-6 months
• 7 or more months

08

Please list dates and locations of experience. (If none, mark "N/A.")

09

I have the desire and ability to work effectively with children in a summer camp environment.

• Yes
• No

10

I am available to volunteer during the Summer Camp training week (week of May 28, 2025).

• Yes
• No

11

If you are unable to volunteer for the entire Summer Camp training week, please specify what dates/times you may require off.

12

I am available to volunteer for the entire duration of the summer camp program (May 28, 2025, through August 1, 2025).

• Yes
• No

13

If you are unable to volunteer for the entire Summer Camp program, please specify what dates/times you may require off.

14

I am available to volunteer between the hours of 7:15 am to 6:15 pm from May 28, 2025, through August 1, 2025.

• Yes
• No

15

I understand that I must successfully pass a physical, drug and background check. I also understand that finger printing is required for all volunteers that work with children.

• Yes
• No

16

What is your shirt size?

• Adult Small
• Adult Medium
• Adult Large
• Adult XLarge
• Adult XXLarge

17

Please provide at least two (2) contacts who are willing to provide a reference for you. This can include current or former teachers or individuals who can verify your volunteer/work experience with children. Please provide the following contact info: Name, Relationship, Phone # and Email Address

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