Ready for the best summer ever? Join the team at Lake Rickabear Girl Scout Camp as an Athletic Specialist and spend your days leading adventures, building friendships, inspiring campers, and creating unforgettable memories in the great outdoors.

Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey is looking for energetic, fun, organized, and caring staff to provide memorable experiences to girls in a safe and engaging Summer Camp environment!

Lake Rickabear Day Camp sits on 332 acres of land including a beautiful 40-acre, spring-fed lake, perfect for swimming, pedal boating, paddle boarding, and row boating.

The Athletics Specialist will develop and implement an age-appropriate athletics curriculum to educate and inspire campers to participate in a variety of sports-related activities at camp and guide campers through a variety of activities including but not limited to basketball, pickleball, gaga, and field games.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop and implement an age-appropriate athletics curriculum
• Activity areas include but are not limited to: basketball, pickleball, gaga, and field games
• Maintain strict safety procedures set forth by GSNNJ
• Attend pre-camp training and conduct training to encourage staff to participate during athletic activities
• Maintain communication with Unit Leaders, Counselors, and Junior Counselors regarding camper behavior and supervision
• Instruct and facilitate a group of up to 20 girls, providing fun, informative, and skill building athletic games and activities
• Plan, coordinate, and supervise special programs for Special Interest Day
• Assist in planning and leading games and campfire program for all 3 overnights until 9:30 pm
• Keep a supply of appropriate rainy day activity resources available
• Maintain cleanliness, organization, and safety of sports equipment and shed
• Conduct safety orientation of equipment and safety procedures
• Provide resources for unit staff to develop unit projects, lessons, and programs
• Maintain files of ideas and directions of athletic programs
• Write and submit a seasonal report and evaluation of the season's athletic program activities
• Promote high camper and staff morale
• Document and diligently report any health and welfare concerns to the Camp Health Supervisor
• Must be able to stay and sleep over for at least one out of the three overnights
• Must be able to stay at camp until the end of campfire for the overnights not staying overnight for
• Perform other duties as assigned

Daily Rate: $123 (new staff) - $128 per day (returning staff). This is based on a 7.5 hour work day, which translates to $16.40 - $17.07 per hour respectively.