Camp Advocate
POSITION SUMMARY
An Inclusion Camp Advocate is a support person who provides one-to-one assistance and support as needed in at Minnesota JCC summer camps; Camp Olami & Summer Quest (Minneapolis), Camp Butwin (Eagan), and Summer @ the J (St. Paul). The Inclusion Camp Advocate seeks to integrate a child/teen with a disability into camp programs to the maximum degree of involvement possible. Planning and foresight are required of the advocate especially when the activities/programming may need to be adapted to ensure the child/teen’s participation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
This job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee in this position. Activities, duties, and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
• Providing assistance (e.g., interpreting instructions, providing physical assistance, teaching social skills) in order to help the youth participant learn new recreation and leisure skills
• Encouraging social interaction between the youth with special needs and the group/participants
• Adapting both individual and group activities, as needed, to allow active participation by the youth
• Providing positive reinforcement or other behavioral intervention, as needed, to facilitate the youth’s involvement and acceptance in the group
• Promoting the child’s enjoyment in the program
• Responding to typical participant and staff concerns regarding the inclusion youth participant
• Role modeling best inclusive practices for both staff and other program attendees to promote full inclusion
• Developing anecdotal or written reports regarding the progress of the child after each program session for parents and the Inclusion Coordinator/Director
• Tracking the development of recreation and other skills from session to session via documentation and/or environmental analysis checklists, meeting goals and objectives set for the participant
• Supervise the health and safety of all participants
• Attend and participate in Inclusion Camp Advocate team meetings
An Inclusion Camp Advocate is a support person who provides one-to-one assistance and support as needed in at Minnesota JCC summer camps; Camp Olami & Summer Quest (Minneapolis), Camp Butwin (Eagan), and Summer @ the J (St. Paul). The Inclusion Camp Advocate seeks to integrate a child/teen with a disability into camp programs to the maximum degree of involvement possible. Planning and foresight are required of the advocate especially when the activities/programming may need to be adapted to ensure the child/teen’s participation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
This job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee in this position. Activities, duties, and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
• Providing assistance (e.g., interpreting instructions, providing physical assistance, teaching social skills) in order to help the youth participant learn new recreation and leisure skills
• Encouraging social interaction between the youth with special needs and the group/participants
• Adapting both individual and group activities, as needed, to allow active participation by the youth
• Providing positive reinforcement or other behavioral intervention, as needed, to facilitate the youth’s involvement and acceptance in the group
• Promoting the child’s enjoyment in the program
• Responding to typical participant and staff concerns regarding the inclusion youth participant
• Role modeling best inclusive practices for both staff and other program attendees to promote full inclusion
• Developing anecdotal or written reports regarding the progress of the child after each program session for parents and the Inclusion Coordinator/Director
• Tracking the development of recreation and other skills from session to session via documentation and/or environmental analysis checklists, meeting goals and objectives set for the participant
• Supervise the health and safety of all participants
• Attend and participate in Inclusion Camp Advocate team meetings
