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For nearly fifty five years, Green Acres School Summer Camp has been operated by Green Acres School, a non-profit independent school, located in North Bethesda, Maryland.

The staff is critical to the overall success of our camp program. This is a demanding and difficult (but fun) job! The camp is well known for the excellent program it provides—in part because the staff is committed and hard working.

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Green Acres is a fully vaccinated community and vaccinations and boosters are a condition of employment.

General Information
Staff Positions

General Information

There are 320 children enrolled in the camp. The camp serves children aged 3 to Grade 7. The staff is approximately 90 people. The Camp Director, Sarah Emeterio is an employee of the school.

To ensure continuity for our campers and to foster connections among the staff, is important that you are able to make the full seven-week commitment.

SCHEDULE

All Junior Camp staff and Lifeguards get in the pool every day. All new staff will need to pass a swimming test before camp starts.
Although 80% of the camp’s physical plant is air-conditioned, a lot of time is spent outside, so this can be a hot job!
Counselors eat lunch with their homeroom groups. Junior Camp staff units meet once a week during the camp day for planning and coordination. Each staff member gets a short break each day.
When camp units have an Extended Day or an overnight, the counselors for that unit must stay after 3:30 PM (Units B & C) or overnight (Unit D).

Staff Positions

When hiring new staff we look for people who:

Enjoy working with children and genuinely care about their well being.
Appreciate the outdoors.
Are able to swim and are comfortable in the water.
Have high self-esteem and a positive outlook on life.
Are honest, responsible, and conscientious, with a desire to carry out their work assignments to the best of their ability.
Are team players.
Are flexible and easygoing even when the unexpected occurs.
Have a good sense of humor and the ability to have “fun” with campers on their level.
Have the ability to instruct the activity they are assigned with patience and understanding.
Are positive role models for children and take this responsibility seriously.
Get along with, enjoy being with, and respect people of all ages and backgrounds.
Have the ability to recall their own trials and triumphs as a youth to better understand their campers.

Camp Staff Positions

Unit Leader

Unit Leaders oversee camper units in Junior and Senior Camp. Unit Leaders need to be experienced teachers or have equivalent experience and have a solid understanding of child development. Unit Leaders are responsible for overseeing a group of children, as well as implementing a child-centered program. Under the guidance of the Camp Director, the Unit Leader develops the schedule and the structure of the program for the whole unit. For the older units, the Unit Leader needs to be specialized in a specific field. All Unit Leaders will be supervising Lead Counselors, Counselors, Counselors in Training, and Community Service Counselors. Unit Leaders communicate with parents as needed.

Lead Counselor

Counselor - Finishing 12th Grade & Freshman/Sophomore in College

Counselor in Training (CIT) - Finishing 10th or 11th Grade

Student Service Learning Counselor (SSL) - Finishing 8th or 9th Grade

SSL Counselors must be entering ninth or tenth grade and be interested in working with children in a summer camp setting. The first three weeks will be working in the classroom in the mornings and spending the afternoons in training. The second three weeks will be spent working in the classroom all day. SSLs are supervised by a Community Service Coordinator and must be available to work for the entire session. This is an unpaid position. At the end of the session, counselors receive a certificate stating the number of community service hours completed. SSL Program

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