EASTER SEALS CAMP COUNSELOR

Job Description

Job Description

Easterseals Summer Camp Counselor

Be a Camp Counselor for campers with disabilities! No experience necessary, we will train and coach you in everything you need to know.

Below is a brief overview of the position. However, to learn more in depth about being a Camp Counselor, including day in the life, and what we can offer you, visit campesn.com/jobs. This position would be seasonal.

Position Overview:

• Provide a safe, high quality, fun, and stimulating recreational experience for their campers.
• Be responsible for the general safety and development, growth, and skill achievement of each camper they serve.
• Adapt each camp activity to fit the needs and ability of each camper.
• Provide personal care to campers (dressing, bathing, changing, lifting, transferring)
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with campers, families, and staff.
• Model and mentor respectful interactions and healthy boundaries with campers.
• Work as a team, offering help to others and asking for help when you need it.
• Be active, standing, walking, and playing for many hours per day.
• Engage in outside activities including fishing, canoeing, archery, walks/hikes, and more!

Location:

• Varies per week, but most sessions are held at sites in or near: Lincoln, Omaha, Ashland, & Gretna.

Commitment:

• Flexible! Many of our staff take summer classes, go on family trips, or even have second jobs that we work around.
• For 2026, we plan to have about 3 weeks of overnight camp and 4 weeks of day camp.
• Our sessions are generally M – Th with one week that is M – F.

Email us at campesn@ne.easterseals.com if you have more questions.