Summercamp Assistants - Port Elizabeth Verfied

Salary Negotiable Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape more than 14 days ago 20-02-2017 12:24:04 PM
20-03-2017 12:24:04 PM
Spend 9-11 weeks living the American dream while working as a Camp Leader in USA.

OVC partner with Camp America who are the biggest and best summer camp provider!
Every summer, Camp America send approximately 7 000+ young people to work at camps across 50 states in the USA. They are the best and most experienced at what they do, and send far more young people to camp than any other summer camp provider.

Eligibility

- South Africans aged 18 to 30
- Male and female candidates
- Valid South African passport holders
- Experience working with young people is an advantage
- Knowledge of any particular sport or activity offered at the camps is necessary
- Working with people with special needs is a bonus
- Lifeguarding certificates/watercraft licenses are a bonus Start/Finish Dates Camps counsellors should ideally be available to travel to the US anytime from the 1st of May 2017. Camps are 9-11 weeks within this period. Camp length varies on the type of camp you are placed at, as well as the duties you will perform.

ADVANCED SKILLS COUNSELLORS are the all-action heroes of summer camp. They take on the overall responsibility of organising and instructing in a particular activity. They are the experts in their chosen field and are the staff that counsellors will assist.
As an advanced skills counsellor, its likely that your days will be dedicated to coaching one specific area and although camps hire instructors in a wide variety of areas, we are on the look out for highly skilled applicants with formal experience and expertise in the following skill areas:

- Archery
- Climbing Wall/Rock Climbing
- Gymnastics (apparatus/trapeze)
- High/Low Ropes
- Lifeguarding / Swimming
- Motorboat Driving
- Musical Instruments
- Bike Riding
- Riflery
- Sailing / Windsurfing
- Tennis
- Waterskiing / Wakeboarding
- Yoga

Recruiter: OVC PE