Youth & Family Camp
Counselor
About Procter
The mission of Procter is to embody and teach creation care, spiritual growth, hospitality, and belonging, through becoming beloved community.
Procter Summer Camp, a ministry of Procter Center in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio, creates a place for children, youth, and families to grow in faith, sing, learn, play and pray in the peaceful farmland outside London, Ohio. By demonstrating and encouraging Christian community we are showing daily what the world could be like. At Procter, the camp staff is intentional about sharing God’s love with one another and our campers; children and adults. We seek and serve Christ in all people with whom we interact at camp, modeling joy, respect, and inclusiveness.
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Our Program
Procter is a ministry center of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio, offering summer camps for children, youth, and families. As part of the Episcopal Church, we believe all people are loved by God, no matter who they are or what their life is like. Christian Formation is an important part of our program; we share stories and learn together, say prayers and sing together every day.
Campers and staff members of all faiths and the LGTBQ community are welcome.
At Procter, we canoe, fish, have campfires, sleep outside, create art, do chalk murals, play sports and wacky games, and explore the farm and natural world around us. Serving on a camp staff is a formation experience in itself. While care and safety for campers is always a staff members first priority, personal, faithful and professional growth results from serving and living in community.
Position Purpose
When you join Procter’s Summer Staff you join some of the most important work there is in the world – helping young people discover and celebrate their authentic selves! But this amazing opportunity to give back to campers also comes with meaning and belonging for our staff. When you join our team you will have the opportunity to learn how to work together, celebrating each members unique gifts and building community.
We are looking for a diverse and dynamic staff excited to learn, grow, and help Procter thrive this summer!
Counselors are responsible for three distinct areas of camp life: cabin life, community building, and creative & recreational activities. Counselors accompany campers as they grow closer to God, to the camp community, to creation, and to their authentic selves.
Essential Counselor Functions
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Minimal Qualifications
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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
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Work Environment
Potential counselors should be prepared to enthusiastically live in a camp setting without a lot of privacy or down time. We live in Episcopal community and work irregular hours and daily exposure to the sun and heat.
Schedule
Counseling is a 24/7 job. Days off and breaks will vary based on camp schedule.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Meals
Counselors eat three meals per day in our Dining Hall during camp, and have access to the camp kitchen and leftover on off days.
Housing
Counselors will live onsite in the cabins with campers. Accommodations are modest and comfortable, with access to indoor bathrooms and hot showers . Wi-Fi is not always available in the cabins, but access to Wi-Fi is always available in the center’s main building and staff lounge.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Prolonged standing, stooping, lifting, walking long distances daily, requires typical range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare and communicate camper activities and programs, willing to participate in activities in and around water (pool, lake and pond).
Above all, counselors are expected to strive for wellness: spiritual, physical, and emotional for first themselves and second everyone they encounter.