Summer Camp Aide Job at Archdiocese of St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO

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  • Archdiocese of St. Louis
  • Saint Louis, MO

Job Description

The Archdiocese of St. Louis strives to teach and share our faith, serve others, and foster unity throughout the St. Louis area. Once a part of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary's campus, the Cardinal Rigali Center in Shrewsbury, MO is today the headquarters and curia (governing body) for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

Job Summary

  • The purpose of the Camp Counselor is to use their kindness, enthusiasm, and perception to guide children at summer camp teaching them love for our amazing world, love for their friends, and love for Jesus. Our camp’s values are fun, safety, friendship, and faith.

 

  • This position is seasonal; the candidate will need to work 45 hours a week for ten weeks during summer. (Children are at camp for 8 weeks, 5 days a week, 7.5 hours a day.) For the 2024 summer, the camp will be a pilot program welcoming 20 children.

Job Responsibilities

1. Guide children toward fun, friendship, and faith in Jesus.

  • Have fun with children by joyful activities.
  • Help children make friends and gain skills to be better friends.
  • Lead children in simple prayers and discussions about Jesus.
  • Follow plans of Camp Director regarding daily and weekly activities with children.
  • Fill unexpected gap time with joyful improvisation.

 

2. Support Camp Director

  • Help prepare materials for daily and weekly planned activities.
  • Help prepare facilities before the each day and reorganize after each day.
  • Help Camp Director with other daily tasks as assigned.
  • Work with the Camp Director to prepare facilities for camp.

 

3. Keep children safe.

  • Support Camp Director in teaching children camp expectations.
  • Discipline children appropriately for violating camp expectations.
  • Watch over children with special dietary or activity restrictions.
  • Assist in procedures to check children into and out of camp each day.

Job Requirements

  • One to Three years of school, camp, or child-care experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of the Catholic faith is preferred.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital, parental, veteran or disability status.

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