Early Childhood Camp Counselor

The St. Louis Jewish Community Center (the J) has been providing excellent health and cultural experiences for the entire community for over 140 years. Members and program participants enjoy access to state-of-the-art facilities and programs, arts, and sports experiences. Employees enjoy a large range of benefits including a complimentary membership! The J's culture is warm and inclusive to all, employees are safe being who they are at work. Be a part of this amazing team and community.

Summary:

Camp runs 10 weeks, June 2, 2025 - August 8, 2025, providing activities that help campers Play, Connect and Grow throughout each camp day: swimming, arts/crafts, and much more. The J is currently hiring for Early Childhood Camp Counselors at both Camp locations, Creve Coeur, and Chesterfield. 

Responsibilities:

• Assist early childhood classroom teachers.
• Assist teachers to ensure students are behaving appropriately at all times by being both proactive and reactive as necessary. 
• Assist Swim Instructors with lessons as needed, engage with students in the pool during free swim. Serve as “eyes on deck” when assigned.
• Assist teacher in the care for the physical and emotional well being of students at all times.
• Provide quality customer service at all times.
• Recognize and respond to opportunities for problem solving.
• Enforce appropriate safety regulations and emergency procedures.
• Attend all staff meetings throughout the summer.
• Follow and enforce all JCC and Day Camp rules and regulations. 

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Previous camp or childcare experience essential.
• Auditory, visual, ambulatory, cognitive, communications and physical ability to complete major tasks in the EC.
• Ability to provide guidance, supervision, and engage with children in an enthusiastic manner is required.
• Ability to assist in teaching an activity.
• Ability to assist campers in emergency situations; including fire, evacuation, illness or injury.
• Good character, integrity and adaptability.
• Enthusiasm, sense of humor, patience and self control.

For more information about the J, please see our website: www.jccstl.org.

The J is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in the Department of Homeland Security's E-verify Program.