What is an Activities Aide?

While your summer camp will most likely be quite different than summer camps at Camp Crystal Lake from "Friday the 13th," being a camp counselor can be fun. Especially when you're not being chased by Jason.

This is a great job to have if you've received your high school diploma, as you'll be in charge of designing and leading activities. The majority of your day will be spent in recreation centers and parks. So basically, if you like being in charge of groups of people, being active and spending some of the day (if not all) outside then you'll fit right in!

Aides make it possible for patients to stay at home with less severe conditions, instead of staying in hospitals or retirement homes. They monitor the patients' condition, keep them company, and help practicing hygiene and with chores around the house. Aides perform basic health care as well and help with transportation, if necessary.

Home health aides are the fastest-growing occupation in the U.S., with an increase in demand of 70% from 2010 to 2020. This tendency is likely to continue in rapid growth up to 2030, as the Baby Boomer generation reaches seniority.

Aides make $18 per hour, on average, and generally work 40 hours a week, sometimes taking night shifts and working on weekends, too. Part-time and live-in arrangements are both common as well, so you have a lot of options to figure out what works best for you.

The most critical of all Camp Counselor tasks is to keep campers safe at all times. You'll be in charge of tracking their actions and making sure they don't get distracted or injured. A Summer Camp Counselor's tasks include organizing summer camp activities, teaching children and adolescents, and setting up camp.

The summer camp counselor acts as a role model, companion, instructor, and guide for our campers. Each counselor is in charge of a cabin community, and they live, eat, laugh, encourage, and plan events for them.

They work hard to foster partnerships, organize special cabin events, and is responsible for their campers' spiritual care, protection, and well-being. A Camp Counselor must be dependable and capable of establishing healthy relationships with youngsters.

It will help if you are familiar with outdoor sports such as camping, canoeing, and caving. Employers can provide you a pay rise if you're patient, enthusiastic, and firm when necessary. Usually, you can expect your salary to be around $58,000 a year as a Summer Camp counselor.