Summer Camp Counselor-Campers with Disabilities

NEEDED SOON!! Interviewing now!

Summer Camp Counselors in Homer Glen, IL.  We are about 40 miles from Chicago!

Are you ready for the best summer of your life? Then Shady Oaks Camp is where you need to be in 2026! You will work with our campers with disabilities.

Our campers are amazing and we have staff from all around the world! Come and join the fun!

Watch the 2025 video here!  

https://shadyoakscamp.org/summer-2025-video/

Camp Counselor

Responsible for the safety and well-being of the camper they are assigned to for the day

• Directly accountable to the HDC of the dorm in which they are working
• Responsible for bathing, toileting, dressing, feeding and assistance of personal needs of each camper
• Required to do dorm duties as assigned
• Responsible for entertaining their camper during down times / when no set activities are planned such as after lunch and after dinner before evening activity time
• Respectful to all campers and staff at all times
• Required to speak English at all times when working with campers
• Required to stay with their camper at all times
• Required to be on time for all activities and in the mornings when reporting for work and after breaktime each day
• Required to participate fully in every activity at camp with energy and enthusiasm
• Required follow the Lysol schedule in their staff dorms and keep their rooms clean and tidy
• Any other duties assigned by the camp director or executive director.

** You must live on camp grounds for the summer.

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