Camp Chateaugay, a premier co-ed sleep-away camp for children ages 7-17, is seeking a skilled tennis counselor for summer 2025. It is a 2 month residence position from 9th of June through August 13th 2025 in Upstate New York. You will be teaching at one of the most popular sports & areas on camp. We have 5 newly full sized hard courts and you will be working with a highly skilled director of Tennis, a previous qualified professional to create lessons and exercises to teach skills to the campers. The tennis department bases their program around “level sheets” which are given to each camper upon their first visit to tennis. Each sheet is one level and in order to pass the level the campers need to demonstrate their skill efficiency to either a counselor or director. As a coach, you will help them achieve each level. Tennis is a very popular area and the level of campers’ ability can range dramatically - some have played their whole life and some have never picked up a racket before - as a coach you need to be prepared to teach all levels. Camp Chateaugay also participates in intercamp tournaments with surrounding camps. This gives campers the opportunity to represent Chateaugay outside of camp.
Also when not teaching tennis, you will be a bunk counselor, who are responsible for an assigned bunk outside of their activity. Counselors live in the bunks with 6-12 campers and usually 1 or 2 other co-counselors. Between them, they will be in charge of cabin clean up, getting campers ready in the mornings and to each meal on time. At least one counselor should be supervising the bunk at all times, whether it be during rest hours or at night. Counselors need to be energetic and enthusiastic to motivate the campers, to bring the camp spirit to their Chateaugay experience. A cabin counselor creates a bond with her/his cabin, mentors and inspires campers, and handles minor issues that arise. A camper spends more time with their cabin counselors than with any other adult on camp, and can be most impacted by him for that reason. We want to create friendships, foster growth and independence, and make sure our campers have the best summer experience possible. Each cabin goes on at least one adventure per session - a trip and/or campout on camp or offsite.
Job Type: Seasonal
Pay: $2,300.00 - $3,000.00 per summer
Ability to Relocate: Merrill, NY 12955: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person