Summer Camp Save a Life Counselor

Company: American Red Cross
Location: Philadelphia
Posted on: May 22, 2025

Job Description:

Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when accessing Candidate Home.By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?Join us-Where your Career is a Force for Good!Job Description:WHY CHOOSE US?Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.Where Your Career is a Force for Good!The American Red Cross is hiring 8 part-time Summer Camp Counselors in Philadelphia. The positions are temporary running 6 weeks at 20 hours per week. No benefits offered.MUST be 18 years of age. MUST have a current driver's license and be willing to drive.WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Summer Camp Counselor position supports the Youth Disaster Preparedness Program within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Disaster Cycle Services Region. Counselors deliver disaster preparedness education to Philadelphia Parks and Recreation youth summer camp locations July 14 - August 15 from 9am - 1pm Monday - Friday within the City of Philadelphia. Counselors participate in a one-week onboarding training July 7 - 11 from 8:30am - 5pm. Counselors will drive Red Cross fleet vehicles to travel to camp locations. Counselors need to pass a child protective services background check along with a good driver record as reported by the Division of Motor Vehicles.The "Save a Life" Summer Camp Program saves lives and prevents injury by providing instruction for Disaster Cycle Services youth curriculum supporting thePrepare with Pedro, and programs.is a 30-45-minute presentation that provides home fire safety and preparedness education to youth ages 4-8 in camp settings by following Pedro the Penguin as he learns how to be prepared and take action before, during and after an emergency.The program is a 30-45-minute presentation that provides home fire safety and local hazards emergency preparedness education to youth ages 9-12 in camp settings educating on how to be prepared and take action before, during and after an emergency.The program is a 15 - 25-minute presentation that teaches youth ages 9-12how to check for consciousness, call 911 and give continuous chest compressions instructing bystanders how to deliver life-saving care until professional responders arrive.Utilization of tools for this program includes a standardized curriculum, workbook, quizzes, and activities that have been constructed with the help of curriculum and hazard experts. Presenter tools are used to foster consistency and fidelity to the program's goals and objectives. The highly interactive presentations address home fire safety, local natural hazards, psycho-social coping skills and household preparedness steps.Team member roles rotate daily across a team of three to four members to include being a driver, presenter, presentation assistant and administrative support.Where Your Career Is A Force For Good:Team Member Responsibilities:

• Attend mandatory trainings during one-week onboarding period July 7 - 11 daily 8:30 - 5pm.
• Coordinate with team members regarding timely arrival at camp locations each day.
• Conduct Prepare with Pedro, Be Red Cross Ready and Hands Only CPR presentations for youth at summer camp settings.
• Utilize physical and audiovisual program materials to deliver engaging presentations.
• Work with individual students during activities.
• Organize and distribute program support materials to students.
• Assist with classroom management.
• Ensure all reporting data for each presentation given is completed and given to regional staff in a timely manner.
• Assist with other duties as assigned by the regional staff and volunteer program leads.WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
  • Education: High School or equivalent required.
  • Experience: Working with youth and delivering educational presentations is preferred. Will train disaster specific knowledge required for program delivery.
  • Skills & Abilities: Basic computer skills.Exemplary interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills. Work well with youth.Ability to work on a team.
  • Travel: daily travel is required throughout the City of Philadelphia. A current, valid driver's license with good driving record isrequired.Physical Requirements:Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.Regularly lift and/or move objects 10-50 pounds.Occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.Occasionally required to sit and climb or balance.The work environment will consist of moderate noise.Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make your career a force for good!The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners - the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance - launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce.American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.To view the EEOC Summary of Rights, click here:

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