What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Camp Counselor (Recreation Assistant I, Grade S1) position at Montgomery County Government?
About The Position
Montgomery County Department of Recreation is a nationally recognized and award-winning agency with a mission to provide high quality, diverse, and accessible community-based programs, activities, and services that serve the recreation and leisure needs of the Montgomery County community. The department manages 39 facilities including recreation centers, senior centers, and indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities and provides thousands of programs such as out-of-school activities, aquatics, classes, youth and adult sports programs and leagues, senior programs, and therapeutic recreation.
Who We Are Looking For
Montgomery County Recreation is looking for energetic, highly motivated, and responsible individuals to join our team as Assistant Camp Counselors for the summer of 2026! Candidates must be available to work from June through August 2026. As an Assistant Camp Counselor, you will assist the Camp Director and staff in providing safe and engaging activities for children and youth ages 6 to 21.
What You'll Be Doing
As an Assistant Camp Counselor, you will:
Assistant Camp Counselor positions are available at multiple locations. Applicants with worksite preferences should clearly list the community center/facility on the application and/or resume. Please note that the County reserves the right to place staff at community centers/facilities based on service needs.
Minimum Qualifications
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.
Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .
All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.
This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.
If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.
Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.
Montgomery County Department of Recreation is a nationally recognized and award-winning agency with a mission to provide high quality, diverse, and accessible community-based programs, activities, and services that serve the recreation and leisure needs of the Montgomery County community. The department manages 39 facilities including recreation centers, senior centers, and indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities and provides thousands of programs such as out-of-school activities, aquatics, classes, youth and adult sports programs and leagues, senior programs, and therapeutic recreation.
Who We Are Looking For
Montgomery County Recreation is looking for energetic, highly motivated, and responsible individuals to join our team as Assistant Camp Counselors for the summer of 2026! Candidates must be available to work from June through August 2026. As an Assistant Camp Counselor, you will assist the Camp Director and staff in providing safe and engaging activities for children and youth ages 6 to 21.
What You'll Be Doing
As an Assistant Camp Counselor, you will:
- Assist the Camp Counselor and provide support to activities including arts and crafts, dance, exercise, music, sports, games, outdoor play and offsite experiences
- Assist in monitoring campers through their daily/weekly activity schedules
- Assist with greeting, escorting and monitoring campers throughout the camp day, assuring their safety
- Set up, take down and maintain equipment
- Assist with resolving conflicts and maintaining order among campers
- Assist with ensuring all safety and health protocols are followed, including performing first aid and addressing injuries as needed
- Report incident and accidents to Camp Director for documenting
- Demonstrate an understanding of protocols and camp expectations, tactfulness, and excellent customer service
- Be reliable, patient, and have good organizational and communication skills
- Enjoy working with children and youth
- Demonstrate a positive attitude
- Be able to meet physical demands of recreation environment, participate in outdoor activities, strenuous events
- Be first-aid and/or CPR certified (preferred)
- Plan to attend pre-season trainings, weekly staff briefings/meetings
- Be available to work Monday through Friday from June 2026 through August 2026 and attend mandatory camp trainings (dates TBD).
- All candidates will be required to successfully pass a criminal history background check, as well as a child protective services background check. These processes will include State, Federal and Sexual Offender registry checks.
Assistant Camp Counselor positions are available at multiple locations. Applicants with worksite preferences should clearly list the community center/facility on the application and/or resume. Please note that the County reserves the right to place staff at community centers/facilities based on service needs.
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience: Some work experience as a participant or instructor in one or more recreation activities is preferred.
- Education: Ability to read and write in English.
- Equivalency: None.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.
Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .
All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.
This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.
If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.
Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.
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