Summer Rec Employment

Meet the Staff

Senior Staff Application Deadline: February 28, 2026

Counselor Application Deadline: February 28, 2026

POSITION	PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES	PREFERRED CREDENTIALS
Senior Staff	Report directly to the Summer Rec Coordinator Responsible for daily management of assigned Summer Rec. age group/ activity Maintain a safe and secure environment for all assigned children and staff Supervise all assigned staff, ensuring all are actively engaged with campers Meet with coordinator/staff for planning, troubleshooting and day-to-day operations Assist in planning and implementing Summer Rec. program Maintain good rapport and communication with parents of assigned campers Assist in training, evaluating and monitoring all assigned staff Enforce discipline policies as needed Other duties, as assigned	Minimum of four semesters of college in area associated with education/child care and/or five years' experience working in a formal setting (school/camp) with children Must be at least 21 years of age Available to work all dates and times of Summer Rec. program Strong leadership, team work, and interpersonal skills Ability to work successfully with children Ability to supervise personnel
Head Counselor	Supervise and interact with campers Maintain a safe and secure environment for all assigned campers Remain actively engaged with campers the entire time Meet and communicate with coordinator/senior staff members for planning, troubleshooting and day-to-day operations Plan and implement activities for assigned group Maintain good rapport with parents of assigned campers Utilize the discipline process as outlined Other duties, as assigned	Minimum of two semesters of college and/or two years' experience working in a formal setting (school/camp) with children Must be at least 18 years of age Available to work all dates and times of Summer Rec Strong team work, and interpersonal skills Ability to work successfully with children
Junior Counselor	Assist in supervision of and interact with campers Assist in maintaining a safe and secure environment for all campers Remain actively engaged with campers the entire time Meet and communicate with coordinator/senior staff/head counselors for planning, troubleshooting and day-to-day operations Assist in planning and implementing activities for assigned group Utilize the discipline process as outlined Other duties, as assigned	Minimum of three years of high school and/or two years' experience working in a formal setting (school/camp) with children Must be at least 16 years of age Available to work all dates and times of Summer Rec. program Strong team work, and interpersonal skills Ability to work successfully with children

POSITION

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

PREFERRED CREDENTIALS

Senior Staff

Report directly to the Summer Rec Coordinator
Responsible for daily management of assigned Summer Rec. age group/ activity
Maintain a safe and secure environment for all assigned children and staff
Supervise all assigned staff, ensuring all are actively engaged with campers
Meet with coordinator/staff for planning, troubleshooting and day-to-day operations
Assist in planning and implementing Summer Rec. program
Maintain good rapport and communication with parents of assigned campers
Assist in training, evaluating and monitoring all assigned staff
Enforce discipline policies as needed
Other duties, as assigned

Minimum of four semesters of college in area associated with education/child care and/or five years' experience working in a formal setting (school/camp) with children
Must be at least 21 years of age
Available to work all dates and times of Summer Rec. program
Strong leadership, team work, and interpersonal skills
Ability to work successfully with children
Ability to supervise personnel

Head Counselor

Supervise and interact with campers
Maintain a safe and secure environment for all assigned campers
Remain actively engaged with campers the entire time
Meet and communicate with coordinator/senior staff members for planning, troubleshooting and day-to-day operations
Plan and implement activities for assigned group
Maintain good rapport with parents of assigned campers
Utilize the discipline process as outlined
Other duties, as assigned

Minimum of two semesters of college and/or two years' experience working in a formal setting (school/camp) with children
Must be at least 18 years of age
Available to work all dates and times of Summer Rec
Strong team work, and interpersonal skills
Ability to work successfully with children

Junior Counselor

Assist in supervision of and interact with campers
Assist in maintaining a safe and secure environment for all campers
Remain actively engaged with campers the entire time
Meet and communicate with coordinator/senior staff/head counselors for planning, troubleshooting and day-to-day operations
Assist in planning and implementing activities for assigned group
Utilize the discipline process as outlined
Other duties, as assigned

Minimum of three years of high school and/or two years' experience working in a formal setting (school/camp) with children
Must be at least 16 years of age
Available to work all dates and times of Summer Rec. program
Strong team work, and interpersonal skills
Ability to work successfully with children

Applications must be submitted through the HF-L job application system. HFL Summer Rec Staff Application

For more information, call 624-7068 or email: hflcommunityprograms@hflcsd.org

All Summer Rec employees are background checked. If you are offered a position with the program, please be prepared to be fingerprinted for clearance.