COUNSELOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Each counselor will be assigned a certain number of same gender Junior and/or Teen campers.

2. The Counselor will be the first level authority figure to whom the camper’s assigned to them are responsible in terms of allowing this camp and all campers to reach their respective goals.

3. The Counselor will oversee the sleeping quarters to which he/she is assigned.

4. Sleeping quarter responsibilities:

· Monitor the orderliness and cleanliness of your sleeping quarters.

· Advise the campers of the morning quarter’s inspection.

· Assure your campers that they will be held responsible for the orderliness and cleanliness of their quarters.

· Clarify to your camper’s that they are not permitted to loiter in their room without your presence.

· Room radios will not be turned on without the presence of a counselor.

· Remind your campers that everything has a place and everything will be in its place.

· “Lights-out” means “lights-out” and quiet in the room between “lights-out” and time to arise for the morning schedule. Failure to heed this policy shows disrespect for those who desire to sleep and take advantage of all scheduled activities with a clear mind and rested body.

5. Counselors are required to participate in the scheduled activities for their own age group, not the age group of the campers assigned to them. This gives both the counselor and their campers freedom to practice responsible-freedom. In an enclosed facility like the 4-H Center, there will be adults present in every location where the younger campers are scheduled to participate, and since all adults are empowered to monitor the behavior of the younger campers, this gives our counselors a measure of freedom to participate in scheduled activities at their own age level.

6. During scheduled activities where all campers are grouped together, younger campers will not be required to sit with their counselors, unless the younger camper demonstrates the inability to respect the rights of all others during the occasion when all campers are grouped together. If a younger camper becomes disruptive, the alternative plan will be that the younger camper will be required to sit with his/her counselor until he/she can demonstrate a willingness not to disrupt when not seated with the counselor. The issue here is to demonstrate a trust that the younger camper can and will be responsible. The ball is always in his/her court.