Group Lead Counselor

Job Description

Job Description

Status: Seasonal; Full-Time

Salary: $18-20 hourly commensurate with experience

Organization Overview:

Pattison’s Academy is a nonprofit organization with the mission to unlock the potential of individuals with disabilities and empower their families. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, we provide individualized, comprehensive, year-round programming for children with disabilities through our charter school, summer camp, therapy services, and early intervention services. Our collaborative model places the child at the center of care and surrounds them with a multidisciplinary team of specialized providers, ensuring that all children’s needs are addressed with compassion and expertise. By consolidating their care network, we provide a one-stop destination with the tools necessary for children with disabilities and their families to thrive.

Job Summary:

Pattison's Academy is seeking a passionate and driven Lead Counselor to join our summer camp team. Reporting to the Camp Director and Assistant Camp Director, this position will be responsible for facilitating a 4-week camp program for participants with multiple and severe disabilities. As a Lead Counselor, you and a Co-Lead would supervise a group of counselors assigned to the group, while ensuring that our camp programming is individualized to the needs of your campers.

Qualifications:

• Must have experience working with individuals with disabilities
• Minimum of 2 semesters of higher education with a focus on one or more of the following: Education, Therapy (SLP, OT, Physical), Medicine, Psychology
• Minimum of one year of supervisory or leadership experience

Responsibilities:

As a Lead Counselor, you will be expected to carry out the following job duties:

• Execute a daily schedule of activities while adapting the camp program to target the goals of each camper
• Collaborate and work with a co-lead to ensure daily group tasks are complete
• Lead camp counselors in modifying and accommodating campers’ individual needs
• Think creatively to ensure each child is socially, educationally, and physically challenged in all activities
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on campers’ daily activities via camper goals, daily logs, and daily parent communication
• Work closely and collaboratively with all members of the interdisciplinary team
• Flexible to the pace and needs of the children and the program
• Lead and assist counselors in caring for campers’ personal hygiene needs, including oral feeding, tube feeding, and toileting/diapering
• Ensure compliance with all safety requirements
• Acts as liaison between camp counselors and camp administrative staff
• Oversee camper data collection
• Participate in daily briefings, debriefings, and check-ins with administration
• Assist with daily setup and breakdown of activities
• Perform other duties as assigned