Culinary Day Camp Counselor

Department:           Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs

Pay Range: $13-$14 / Hourly

Job Status:    Seasonal (120 days or less); Days, Evenings, and/or Weekends

JOB SUMMARY:

Direct supervision of campers for ages 5-10.  Supports the Chef Instructor in the daily supervision and operation of Culinary Camps. This role focuses on maintaining safety, organization, and positive behavior in a kitchen-based camp setting. The counselor assists with activities, monitors camper engagement, enforces kitchen safety guidelines, and helps ensure a clean, controlled, and safe culinary environment. Must be able to take directions, problem solve. Must be able to work well with children and adults. Camp counselor is responsible for the safety of all campers.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Be creative and collaborate as a member of a team.
• Take direction from supervisors and camp directors.
• Able to establish a tone of high energy for camp/campers. Be able to be creative in regards to researching new games, ideas, activities.
• Communicate with and between supervisors, participants in regards to campers.
• Show professionalism, energy, responsibility, dependability, and have the ability to multi-task.
• Set up needed materials, equipment, and other items for programs/activities.
• Must be able to commit to a full day of (7-9 hours per day) and a minimum of 7 weeks out of the 10-week summer.
• Must be willing to work at East Roswell Park.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• Prior childcare experience preferred.
• Experience working in a kitchen, cooking/baking is desired.

Licenses or Certifications:

• Driver License preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Candidates should be in good physical condition as activities with campers are moderately to highly physical. Mandatory orientation is required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The work is sedentary to light which requires the ability to exert light physical effort, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-35 pounds).

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

The City has the right to revise this job description at any time. This description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.

The City of Roswell, Georgia commits to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees, complying with local, state, and federal laws. The City’s policy is to employ qualified persons without discrimination regarding race, creed, color, religion, age, sex, country of national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, political affiliation, ethnicity, or status in any other group protected by federal/state/local law.