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Req Id: 41948
Job Title: RecWell Boiler Pickle Camp Counselor - Student Service
City: West Lafayette
Job Description:
Job Summary
Job Title: RecWell Boiler Pickle Camp Counselor - Student Service
Division: Student Life
Department: RecWell
Compensation Hours/Week
$12.50/hour Weekly average, approximately 35-39 hours per week
Required hours may include days, evenings, weekends, overnight hours and holidays
Employment Summary
The Division of Student Life is committed to making every experience at Purdue University a learning opportunity for students. Employment within our division provides you with the opportunity to work with other great students and leaders. As part of your employment, we incorporate the Leadership and Professional Development Competencies and the Steps to Leaps Learning Pillars into your learning and performance management experience to ensure you are building the skills employers want. Purdue Student Life develops welcoming communities that engage and support students while enabling individuals to flourish on their unique and personal path.
Job Description
The primary role of the Boiler Pickleball Camp (BPC) Counselor - Student Service position is responsible for the safety and well-being of campers during camp operational hours. This multi-day athletic camp is built on four pillars: safety, community, fun, and athletic growth. The goal of this position is to give students valuable real-world experience in a professional environment while developing the athletic and teamwork skills of the camper through various pickleball activities. This position will work 35-39 hours per week during the month of June 2026. Those hours may be worked in any combination, at the discretion of the direct supervisor. A BPC Counselor position must be reliable, organized, responsible, and flexible. They must also be ambitious, detail-oriented, creative, and driven.
Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and minimum of one semester of college coursework successfully completed
• Previous work experience within camps, or working with children preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Flexible and dependable with a strong attention to detail
• Problem solving, logic and reasoning skills
• Customer service oriented
• Ability to multi-task and work within deadlines
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Be timely and organized

Position Responsibilities
Position Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily operations of camp and serve as a direct extension of the Camp Director
• Plan and implement the full summer program, including staff training week, weekly themes, daily activities, and the overall structure and flow of camp
• Provide leadership and act as a role model for both Head Counselors and Counselors
• Develop staff schedules, coordinate and organize camp activities, respond to questions and concerns, resolve conflicts, and manage behavior challenges with campers
• Lead weekly staff meetings and take charge of planning and executing events.
• Supervise camper drop-off and pick-up procedures and provide support by stepping in for counselors when needed
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Camp Director

Core Competencies
Transferable Skill Development:
Students employed in this role will develop and demonstrate a number of transferable skills essential for future employment success and be reviewed on these skills in their performance evaluation.
Communication (Verbal, Written, Non-Verbal, Listen & Observe, Summarize & Distill Information)

• Demonstrate professional verbal communication in all interactions
• Demonstrate enthusiasm; engage and connect with customers to promote excellent customer experience
• Verbally communicates to staff on situations that may arise due to problems
• Written communication to complete accurate food usage records and food temperatures according to established procedures

Ways of Thinking (Systems Thinking & Planning, Reflective & Analytical Reasoning, Idea Generation, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Ethics)

• Utilize policies and knowledge to proactively make decisions and solve problems for area assigned

• Develop new or novel ideas through critical thinking and creative processes that address issues and/or lead to change
• Understand standards and expectations for personal and professional ethical behavior
• Demonstrate knowledge of the position and operation

Collaboration (Organization Behavior & Teamwork, Appropriate & Productive Relationships, Helping Others & Working Together, Cultural Intelligence & Inclusion, Service & Social Responsibility)

• Working together with co-workers and demonstrate flexibility in a fast-paced, team atmosphere

• Establish productive relationships with customers and staff
• Acknowledge and support customers and staff with unique needs and differing backgrounds
• Work independently to complete responsibilities
• Proactively and willingly acquires new skills, tasks, procedures and projects
• Provide support to fellow team members

Self-Awareness (Self-Understanding, Continuous Learning, Initiative & Follow-Through, Personal Responsibility, Resiliency)

• Demonstrate time management skills and attention to detail

• Demonstrate initiative; Understand and respond to the various needs of customers and staff
• Maintain positive attitude and enthusiasm in times of ambiguity and peak time of demand
• Complete work independently in an efficient time manner
• Demonstrate dependability and responsibility within operation
• Demonstrate punctuality by always being on time to each shift

Employee Class
Student
Benefits Eligibility
NO
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt