About This Role
As a Camp Counselor at YMCA Southcoast, you'll lead groups of campers through daily activities while managing their safety, behavior, and social development. Your responsibilities include supervising scheduled events, addressing interpersonal conflicts, and enforcing camp standards. You'll guide campers in team-building exercises and help them develop healthy relationships with peers. This seasonal position suits people who enjoy working with youth, stay calm under pressure, and can handle both structured programming and unexpected behavioral situations. You'll need strong communication skills to provide constructive feedback and resolve issues fairly. This role is ideal for individuals passionate about youth development and creating a positive camp environment where children can grow.
$25–$45/hr
School / Hospital ER
Days
Therapy license
Location & Routes
- Base city: South Westport, MA
Hiring Process
- Apply — Submit your application online
- Review — A recruiter reviews your qualifications
- Background check — Standard employment and license verification
- Start your assignment — Begin your therapy role
Requirements
Active state license in good standing (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or equivalent)
Experience requirements vary by employer.
BLS typically required.
Ability to stand for long shifts, lift up to 50 lbs, and assist with patient transfers.
Frequently asked questions
What license do I need to apply?
An active state license in your discipline (PT, OT, SLP, LCSW, LPC, BCBA, etc.) in good standing. Therapy licensure is state-specific — the PT, OT, and ASLP-IC compacts let you practice in member states without a separate license.
Is this a school-year or year-round position?
School-based therapy roles typically follow a 9- or 10-month school-year calendar with summers off. Outpatient, hospital, home-health, and telehealth positions are year-round with PTO. Both options are widely available — check the job description for specifics.
What experience is expected?
Most therapy roles welcome new grads through mid-career clinicians. Specialty positions (acute care, NICU, pediatric feeding, hand therapy) typically prefer 2+ years plus relevant certifications.
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South Westport, Massachusetts therapy jobs include PT, OT, SLP and mental health positions across clinics, hospitals, schools and home health agencies.
Therapists in South Westport can find roles in outpatient orthopedics, pediatrics, home health, school-based settings and telehealth. New grads and experienced clinicians are both in demand.
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Full Job Details
Job Title: Counselor-Camp Position Summary: Provide leadership and guidance to a group of campers in a range of daily activities. Essential Functions: Provide supervision of campers participating in scheduled camp events. Monitor and provide guidance to campers in areas of health and safety, team building, and interpersonal relationships. Resolve issues of interpersonal, behavioral, and administrative nature; administer disciplinary action in accordance with camp standards. Provide feedback to campers and camp leadership regarding camper progress and concerns; identify and communicate areas for improvement. Contribute ideas and suggestions to camp management in areas of program participation growth, camper satisfaction, and retention of campers. Maintain awareness of potential health and safety issues, identify hazards, take appropriate action to resolve. YMCA Competencies:
- Mission and Community Oriented: Accepts and demonstrates YMCA values. Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill a community need. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them.
- People Oriented: Seeks first to understand the other’s point of view; remains calm in challenging situations. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative in developing others.
- Results Oriented: Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high value experience for members. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Makes sound judgments and transfers learning from one situation to another. Establishes goals, clarifies work, and participates in meetings.
- Personal Development Oriented: Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations, and how they impact relationships. Pursues self-development that enhance job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change; seeks opportunities in the change process.
Qualifications: Minimum 16 years of age. Minimum 2 years of High School required; High School graduate or minimum one year of college preferred. Experience working with children in day camp setting. Experience in one or more camp activities including: outdoor living, boating, archery, camping, music, skits, sports, aquatics, recreational games or similar. Ability to interact effectively with children and parents on a range of issues. Certified, or ability to become certified, within first 30 days of hire in CPR, First Aid, AED, and Child Abuse Prevention. Physical Demands: Required to lift and/or move on occasion up to 50 pounds. Required to demonstrate physical stamina and agility, and stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, run, and stand for extended periods of time. Ability to react to emergency situations by quick movements, strenuous activity, and communicate verbally in a noisy environment. The YMCA Southcoast is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, protected genetic information, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran's status.