The following descriptions are meant to provide basic guidelines for the responsibilities of each position and its place in the camp’s staffing structure. All counselors are volunteers.
Qualifications:
- Preferably, but not limited to, juniors and seniors, OR experienced counselors.
- Be physically and mentally able to assist in counseling, programming and ensuring
the physical care of a group of 10-20 campers.
- Camp/leadership experience.
- First Aid & CPR certification.
- Be an enrolled [name of university] student during the [current year] school
year.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible to Admin Team.
- Oversee a group of approximately 10-20 campers and 5-10 counselors (numbers vary based on camper enrollment).
- Provide cabin counselors with support and guidance and evaluate cabin counselors at the end of camp.
- Act as a liaison between the counselors and the Admin Team.
- Complete specific administrative tasks, such as behavior incident reports when necessary.
- Handle challenging behavior management situations and “out of the ordinary” circumstances.
- Live in a cabin with campers and fulfill all cabin counselor responsibilities. (Please see:
Cabin Counselor Responsibilities.)
- Create an environment where campers feel safe, loved, and respected at all times.
- Fully participate in staff training and all staff meetings.
- Know and adhere to the policies in the Camp Kesem Staff Manual
Rev. 8/11 © 2004 Camp Kesem National. All Rights Reserved. Camp Kesem & the Camp Kesem logo are trademarks of Camp Kesem National.

[Enter your camp’s program areas here – suggested: arts & crafts, drama, sports, adventure (team building), and videographer/photographer.]
Qualifications:
- Be physically and mentally able to assist in counseling, programming, and ensuring the physical care of a group of five to eight campers.
- Suggested camp/leadership experience.
- First Aid & CPR certification.
- Be an enrolled [name of university] student during the [current year] school year.
- Related experience in respective program area and proper certification where necessary.
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Responsibilities:
- Responsible to Admin Team and Unit Leader.
- Plan and lead groups daily in safe and exciting activities within respective program area.
- Promote positive self-esteem, creativity, leadership, teamwork and respect among campers in respective program area.
- Live in a cabin with campers and help cabin counselors and unit leader with daily responsibilities when not involved in program area preparation or activities.
- Participate in the planning and implementation of cabin, group, and all-camp programming when not involved in program area preparation or activities.
- Create an environment in respective program area where campers feel safe, loved, and respected at all times.
- Fully participate in staff training and all staff meetings.
- Know and adhere to the policies in the Camp Kesem Staff Manual.
Rev. 8/11 © 2004 Camp Kesem National. All Rights Reserved. Camp Kesem & the Camp Kesem logo are trademarks of Camp Kesem National.

Qualifications:
- Be physically and mentally able to assist in counseling, programming, and ensuring the physical care of a group of five to eight campers.
- Suggested camp/leadership experience
- Suggested First Aid & CPR certification.
- Be an enrolled [name of university] student during the [current year] school year.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible to Unit Leader.
- Live in a cabin with campers, serve as a group counselor, and help campers to have a positive experience.
- Participate in the planning and implementation of cabin, group, and all-camp programming.
- Oversee the following on a daily basis: a.
Facilitate daily cabin clean-up by campers. b.
Teach campers, through example, responsibility by making sure that your group attends all meals and camp activities on time. c.
Be with campers at all times. If a camper is left alone, he/she is considered lost. d.
Set a good example for campers through leadership and personal behavior. Foul language is not acceptable in the Camp Kesem setting. e.
Encourage respect for all camp equipment and facilities. f.
Report any incident involving “out of the ordinary” circumstances to the Unit Leader.
- Create an environment where campers feel safe, loved, and respected at all times.
- Fully participate in staff training and all staff meetings.
- Know and adhere to the policies in the Camp Kesem Staff Manual.
Rev. 8/11 © 2004 Camp Kesem National. All Rights Reserved. Camp Kesem & the Camp Kesem logo are trademarks of Camp Kesem National.