Girl Scout Council of the
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GSCNC Day Camps of Southern Maryland

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Camp is 100% volunteer run!  We need volunteers for a successful camp!

Wanted: volunteers. We are looking for adults age 18+ and Aides (high school age) to be counselors for all day camps - Bay Breeze, Spring camps, Teen Treks, Winona 1, and Winona Teen. If you are interested in the Summer Fun Camps, click here for volunteer info. Want to have fun, learn a few new things, work with girls or with other adults, or make some friends? Many of us take time off of our full-time jobs to come to camp. Parents do not have to be Girl Scout Leaders to help at any of the camps. Day Camp Training is available. Plan ahead and join us at camp this summer!

Positions available at all camps:  (All positions need to register.)  See also the Camp Status Page for updated opening info.
-Staff - Unit and Center Staff. These may be full-time or part-time positions.  Other staff not in a unit or center at camp (ex. Equipment, Security)
-Special program volunteers specific to the camp.  May be one hour, or 1 day, or more, but usually less than the week.
-Camp Helpers - other positions specific to each camp, such as registrar, computer expert, mailing, shopper, etc., that usually don't require attendance at camp. Bus Stop Monitors - do not need to attend camp

Staff (Counselors) 
General - Work on site directly with girls or boys and are expected to be available every day, all day for the camp week. The children of adult staff receive priority placement in camp at reduced or waived fees, with a small fee for boys and pre-schoolers.  Staff members sign a volunteer appointment form outlining their duties and responsibilities. If at any time a staff member withdraws or fails to comply with the agreement, their children must also withdraw from camp, entering again as space available basis on full fee. Adult staff are expected to attend camp training and planning sessions. They are also expected to read their camp Staff Handbook and meet or talk with their unit co-leaders and teen staff as often as needed to ensure a smoothly functioning unit.  These positions require an Adult Camp Registration and an Adult History Health form.

-Unit - A minimum of two adults (age 18+) are assigned to each unit.  Unit Counselors help plan the program for their unit when not in a center or other all-camp activity.  They also take their campers to assigned areas as given to them on the camp schedule (ex. arts and crafts center), take field trips with girls, guide girls at a cookout, and may stay overnight at camp (depends on camp and unit).  Counselors take attendance, check campers for first aide problems, and prepare and turn in paper work to camp office as required by the camp directors.  

-Centers - can have one or two adults, be all teen staff, or a combo of adult/teen.  Center counselors plan the program for all campers coming to their center.  Activities may be badge, try-it, or IP related, or just for fun activities.  Centers can be archery, crafts, games, songs, science, nature, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming, depending on camp theme and available resources. Some areas require current certifications and person to be age 18+ (archery, swimming, water sports, first aider).  Center counselors may have a cookout, may need to help in another area, may stay late one day, or stay overnight, depending on camp program.

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-Other - Adults are not usually assigned to a unit or center, or may move around camp while doing their job.  They may be part-time/day or full-time.

• First Aider -person stays in the first aide station at camp.  Trip first aiders will go on field trips as the first aider, and not as unit leader. The camp first aider must have a current first aide/CPR cert plus Level 2 or equivalent (nurse).  Trip first aider must have current first aid/CPR. Trip first aider needs only attend for the trip assigned.

• Security person may guide the parent check-in and check-out during a special camp show, or direct traffic for the show.  He/she may also help secure the camp at the end of the day.  For example: make sure all people are gone, lights off, doors and windows of buildings closed, equipment tied down, etc.  

• Equipment person will check in equipment on Monday, distribute camp gear, help organize the camp shed, make sure all equipment is returned, and check in  equipment on Friday to Council. He/she may also help move the equipment.  These two positions (security & equipment) could be covered by the same person, or a part-time person.

• PR person can take camp or unit pictures, contact newspaper, write article for newspaper, write a camp newsletter at camp, submit pictures for camp web page, brochure, or display. 

• Carpool person signs out carpooled campers at end of day. Need only be at camp just before closing, and then stay for about 15 minutes after or until all campers are signed out.

• Photographer (Winona 1) - take unit pictures on Monday, preferably with a digital camera.  Develop, sort, and bring pictures to camp by Thursday afternoon for camper distribution.  You will be reimbursed for developing.   Need to be at camp all day Monday only and part of Tuesday if need a unit picture missed on Monday.

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Special Programs
Activity can last one hour, 1 day, or more, but usually less than the week.  Time is spent on site working directly or indirectly with campers.  You may do a demonstration in your subject expertise area, lead a center for the day/morning/hour, or perform for the camp or a specific group. You can even help on a field trip.  This is a great way to take 1 or 2 days off work  instead of the whole week and still help at camp.  All but the performer position requires an Adult Camp Registration and an Adult Health History form.    

• Center Special - on the spot topic - past camps have had a person come in to work with Brownies on a science kit for the day, one led special craft activities for all groups for the day, and a few have presented a demo just in the afternoon.  
• Performer - present a "show" to campers lasting 30-90 min.  To give you an idea on some of the experts we've had:  a mime, a one-man song & dance show, a couple guys singing sea chanties, a Native American show, a musician from Williamsburg, state police K-9 dogs, Scales & Tales from MD DNR, and a jazzercise instructor.  Share your talent with us!

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Camp Helpers - These helpers do not attend camp during the day, but help at other times, or before and after camp.  They do not need to submit an adult health history form to camp because they will not be at camp.  The children of adult staff receive priority placement in camp.  These positions require an Adult Camp Registration form only.

• Camp Shopper-before and during camp:  shop at BJs and/or SAMs Club (or similar) to buy the paper products and snacks for camp week.  Delivers items to camp the weekend before camp starts, or as director states, and places items in proper camp areas.  A shopping list and instructions will be given to you by camp director.
• Admin Assistant:  Help sort, pack, and distribute camp materials for camp units and centers before camp starts.  Should be located near the camp directors to easily receive items.
• Bus Stop Monitors (pdf format) job description - You are at the bus stop both morning and/or afternoon to help campers get on the bus, take attendance before the bus comes, and make sure each camper is picked up in the afternoon.  This allows the bus to stay on time and the parents to know their child is on the right bus. 
• Camp set up/take down:  Help put up tents, tarps, tables, and other equipment required before camp starts.  Help take down all equipment and put away on last day of camp at end of day.  May also sign up for this job here, if you've already registered.
• Swap Person:  Arts and crafts people, here's your chance.  Research and make some sample camp theme swaps.  Present samples to counselors during training to show them some cool ideas.
• Other - pick your favorite interest or hobby.  Let us know and we'll see if it can be included in camp.

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