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2025 Summer Camp Counselor | Animal Friends PreK Camp (6/16-6/20) | Meadowside Nature Center, Rockville

Location:

Meadowside Nature Center
5100 Meadowside Lane
Rockville, MD 20855

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Meadowside Nature Center is looking for Volunteer Camp Counselors for the Summer 2025 season. This recruitment is for:

~*Animal Friends PreK Camp*~
Dates: Mon Jun 16 to Fri Jun 20*
*No camp on Jun 19 in observance of the holiday
Camp time: 9am-12pm
Volunteer shift: 8:30am-12:30pm
Camper ages: 4-5 years old

What do Volunteer Camp Counselors do?
Volunteer Camp Counselors (VCCs) assist staff in supervising children and leading activities. It's a great way to earn Student Service Learning (SSL) hours while gaining experience working with kids, and it's a lot of fun!

Apply to two camps at Meadowside!
For each camp, two volunteers will be selected as lead camp counselors, and two others will be selected to serve as a substitute. Substitutes are on-call in case a camp counselors calls out sick.

We encourage applicants to apply for two camps, ensuring you will be assigned to at least one.

Mark your calendar for training!
Volunteers are required to attend a training. It will be scheduled for Saturday, May 17 at 10am-2pm.

To see a complete description of this camp, click Job Details and then select the tab for Duties and Requirements.

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**SSL Forms will be signed and emailed to you after your scheduled camp weeks are completed**

Website: www.meadowsidenature.org

Background check required: Yes

Minimum age of volunteers: 14

Job type: Short-term (1-8 weeks)

Volunteer type:  Adult, Youth, Student Service Learning

**REQUIREMENTS**
>>Camp Counselors applying for Animal Friends PreK Camp must be available between Mon Jun 16 to Fri Jun 20, 8:30am-12:30pm each day except for Thurs, totaling 16 volunteer hours.
>>Camp Counselors must be comfortable with being outside. Volunteers will work outside in variable conditions. These include heat, humidity, rain, and mud.
>>All volunteers must be at least 14 years of age and submit to a background check.
>>Be available to serve as a substitute for another Meadowside Camp.
>>All applicants must attend a mandatory Camp Counselor Training. The training will be scheduled for Sat May 17 at 10am-2pm.

**DUTIES**
>>Help ensure a safe and enjoyable learning experience for campers.
>>Set-up before and clean-up after camp.
>>Prepare craft and activity materials for camps.
>>Assist Naturalists and Camp Staff with activities.
>>Lead or assist with games.
>>Accompany Naturalists and campers on hikes and field trips.
>>Serve as a substitute for a second Meadowside camp.

**CAMP COUNSELOR TRAINING**
The training will be scheduled for Sat May 17 at 10am-2pm. This training will present camp counselors with the information and skills they need to know to complete their position.

**ABOUT THIS CAMP**
Animal Friends PreK Camp
Campers will romp through forests and meadows, befriend the animals of the nature center, and let their imaginations run wild in our nature play space! As a Camp Counselor, you will learn how to encourage preschoolers to use their imaginations and senses to explore nature. This camp seeks volunteers who enjoy working with younger children.

---Priority will be given to applicants who can volunteer for more than one week of camps at Meadowside---

Meadowside Nature Center

Lucila Fernandez

(301) 258-4033


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