Youth Leaders at School Break Camps- Monkey Business Classic Camps

Thanksgiving, Winter, February and Spring. If you want to welcome and play with campers each day, and help staff with yard games, songs, arts and crafts, basketball, dressing up for Wacky Wednesday, baking and cooking, conflict resolution, reading books, playing board games, swinging kids on swings, supporting them climbing, building sand castles, these camps are for you.  Youth leaders gather at start of week with Dara Ackerman, our Youth Leadership Director, to meet one another and get oriented to camp, as we want all youth leaders to treat one another well, and support each other to be a great team. There are 10 youth leader spaces for each vacation camp.

Camps will be held at Berkwood Hedge School, near Downtown Berkeley.

CITs (Counselors in Training):

• 11-15 years old
• can be new or a former camper

JCs (Junior Counselors):

• 14-17 years old
• have previously been CIT at our camps and received positive feedback from staff (e-mail office@monkeybusinesscamp.com if unsure). Please note: If you are 14-17 and new, be a CIT for this camp, then you can be JC next camp.

REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW AND RETURNING YOUTH LEADERS

The youth leader program works best when kids have:

1) shown a strong interest in mentoring younger children and kids look up to them
2) a love of the outdoors & camp in general- “It’s a lot of fun!”
3) very good social emotional/group dynamic skills & show strong capacity for kindness
4) ability to put the campers needs before own
5) interest in gaining more training and volunteer experience, so that eventually more qualified for paid camp position at this or another camp or kid’s program

If you agree these things apply to your child, feel free to register! If you have any concerns, please e-mail the office.

AVAILABILITY

We will post here once registration is opened in early fall

CAMP OPTIONS 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR

Thanksgiving Week Camp: November 25-27
Winter Camp: December 23-Jan 3 (no camp Dec 25 and Jan 1, weekly sign ups)
February Camp: February 18-21
Spring Camp: cancelled

ORIENTATION DETAILS

Prep to be done before camp:

• Orientation handbook reading, which includes some practicing of camp games and songs, as well as annual filling out and sending in a review questionnaire to our Youth Leader Director, Dara Ackerman.

During Camp Mandatory Details:

• Orientation Meeting: First day of each session from 8:00-9:00
• Attend all hours of their basic shift (unless sick). Do not schedule appointments or time away during their shift (fine to miss any registered hours outside of shift).
• If signed up for extended care outside of their shift, our youth leaders become more like campers, so can play, read book, as long as do not disturb those YLs who are on shift. They are also welcome to continue helping out.

SHIFT (HOURS), GROUP CHOICES, AND PAYMENT INFO (plans available)

During registration:

• Chose a shift (earlier sign-ups get all options, some sell out early)
  • CIT: 8:30-3:30 or 10:00-5:00
  • JC: 8:30-3:30 or 10:00-5:00
  • All youth leaders get a half hour break daily, between 12-1:30.
  • Sign up for optional extended care available-full hours 8:00-6:00. Advance sign up free or at discount.
• Choose preferred age group: on youth leader form, indicate either ages 4.5-6 or 7-10. We do our best to match youth leaders with those groups.

COUNSELOR IN TRAINING CAMP FEES

*AM and PM ext. care fun rates listed in chart above are advance sign up rates, and depending on the date you sign up vary from $0-7/hour. All of these are better than the drop-in fees (after 2pm the Friday before camp): $14/hour; $8/half hour.

JUNIOR COUNSELOR CAMP FEES

*AM and PM ext. care fun rates listed in chart above are advance sign up rates, and depending on sign up date, vary from $0-3/hour. After 2pm the Friday before camp, Drop-In Last Minute Extended Care available on site for $14/hour or $8/half hour.