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Assistant Summer Camp Counselor: Springfield Promise Neighborhood

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Assistant Summer Camp Counselor: Springfield Promise Neighborhood at Springfield Promise Neighborhood

Available Openings: N/A

Posted Date: February 4, 2026

Apply By: June 1, 2026

Industry: Summer, Camp, Youth, Community, Sports, Arts, Wellness

Pay Type: Hourly

Compensation: $13.00/hr

Education Level: High School

We believe that the long term goal of poverty alleviation depends upon caring for children. The foundation for social and academic success begins early in a child’s life. If we succeed here, then we all succeed. It is the mark of a caring community to care for its youth. It is the mark of personal faith and honor to care for all community members, especially those who have been affected or harmed by generational poverty, redlining, and institutional bias. This honest and fruitful effort depends on us all.

RESPONSIBILITIES

● Assist with recruitment and registration of students and families into a variety of summer programming ● Work collaboratively with a college or adult intern to lead a camp group through their daily camp schedule ● Assist with implementation of daily youth programming, which includes utilizing built curricular resources to create a lesson plan and provide instruction to a group of students, behavior management, and modeling a positive attitude and healthy relationships ● Assist with community including, but not limited to: educational sessions for families, “open houses” and family-building events where educational activities can be incorporated ● Assist in promotion, recruitment, public relations, and communication regarding summer camp activities

QUALIFICATIONS

● Able to work with adults and children coming from many diverse backgrounds ● A commitment to community development, community organizing, social justice issues and neighborhood-based change ● Proactive motivation, flexibility, independence, ability to problem solve, ability to remain calm in stressful situations, and acting as a positive role model are essential ● Physical requirements: Able to stand, sit, move, bend, twist, and run frequently to play with children; lift and carry up to 25 pounds ● Experience in providing educational programming, afterschool care, or babysitting and working with youth is appreciated but not required ● Must be willing to work in occasional inclement weather ● Has access to transportation/way to get to internship ● Complete an FBI/BCI background check and a check of the National Sex Offender Registry before first day of employment

Springfield Promise Neighborhood

Contact: Kali Lawrence

Phone: 9375050330

Email: promise.springfield@gmail.com

237 E High Street , Springfield, OH, 45505

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