YMCA Arlington Day Camp - Senior Camp Counselor

YMCA Arlington Day Camp - Senior Camp Counselor

3422 13th St N, Arlington, VA 22201, USA

Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 5:00 AM

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is one of the largest charities in the DC area. The Y serves as an anchor in the community offering programs and services encompassing youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

FIND YOUR PLACE AT THE Y… BE A CAMP SENIOR COUNSELOR THIS SUMMER.

Summer camp…adventure, friends, and fun. The Y invites you to join us for an amazing summer that is so much more than a job.

Position:
Senior Camp Counselor Salary: $16.50

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is currently hiring Summer Senior Camp Counselors. Working at the Y, you will create exciting and impactful experiences for children, build connections with your peers and Y professionals, expand your leadership skills, and have fun! This is a seasonal position for the months of June through August 2023.

Some of the exciting things you will do as a Senior Camp Counselor:

• Create a place for campers to have fun, learn, explore, and make new friends
• Provide leadership, enthusiasm, and heart to the camp program
• Oversee several groups of campers with assistance from counselors and junior counselors
• Oversee the Counselor in Training Program
• Implement the daily camp program in accordance with the overall camp program and curriculum schedule
• Deliver the daily and weekly program plan ensuring that they fit the campers needs and interests
• Mentor campers to help them adjust to camp life and to each other
• Responsible for the safety of the campers
• Support a safe and healthy environment for all campers
• Interact with the campers at all times, participating in activities alongside the campers
• Assist with and participate in all camp-wide activities and special events
• Support the program goals of the Y
• Participate in staff trainings and meetings as required

What you need to be a Senior Camp Counselor:

• Be able to work from the week before camp begins for training to the end of the final week of the season
• High school graduate
• 18 years of age
• Willing to participate in and obtain CPR and First Aid Certification
• Clear the local jurisdiction requirements for criminal background and/or fingerprinting
• Meet the county/state licensing requirements
• Prior supervisory experience in a day camp setting and two season’s experience as a counselor
• Skilled in teaching a variety of crafts, songs, stories, games, sports, aquatics and related camp activities
• Able to effectively communicate with children and parents
• Understand and be committed to working with diverse population and to Y character development

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time
• Must be physically active to play games and sports with the children
• Must be able to pick‑up at least 35 pounds
• Must have visual acuity to observe all children
• Documentation of physical examination and TB skin test

We offer the following benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Free Y membership
• 403(b) savings plan
• Exciting and collaborative work environment
• Ability to work with creative, talented and diverse individuals!

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Basic Function and Scope of Responsibility :

Oversees several groups of campers with assistance from other counselors or junior counselors

Provides leadership to the heart of the day camp program

Directs the CIT program

Supervisory Responsibility:

Provides guidance, leadership, or training to other employees (no direct supervision)

Directly responsible for supervising non-exempt, clerical, or office administration personnel

Directly responsible for supervising exempt, professional, or technical employees

Directly responsible for supervising supervisory/man a gerial employees

Organizational Structure :

Job title to which this position reports:
Camp Director or Assistant Camp Director

Job titles directly reporting to this position:
None

Job titles indirectly reporting to this position:
None

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Implements and supervises the planned activities of the daily camp program in accordance with the…