Title: Camp Counselor
Location: Watton, MI, Camp Nesbit
Classification: Limited Term Employee
Term: August 11 – 15, 2025 (Mandatory orientation on August 10, 2025)
Salary: $15 an hour
Description
The Onji Akiing (From the Earth) Cultural Summer Camp Program is a collaborative effort between the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and the United States Dept. of Agriculture- Forest Service. The camp centers around the Medicine Wheel, addressing not only the physical but also the emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of adventure-based learning workshops to promote treaty right awareness and practice, strengthen relationships with the outdoors, and foster natural resource careers infused with traditional ecological knowledge for youth entering 5-8th grade.
Responsibilities
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Responsible for the supervision of youth campers during activities and throughout camp areas
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Organization of campers in your cabin, at activities and throughout camp
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Participates and broadly assists campers throughout the camp/summer program
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Maintains prompt and on-time scheduling, assists campers to and from activities
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Organizes and facilitates small activities
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Enforces and follows all safety guidelines including always knowing the location of assigned campers
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Supports positive interpersonal cooperation between campers
