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2025 Summer Camp Counselor | Wet & Wild Rock Creek Camp (7/7-7/11) | Meadowside Nature Center, Rockville

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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:

~*Wet & Wild Rock Creek Camp*~
Dates: Mon Jul 7 to Fri Jul 11
Camp time: 9am-3:30pm
Volunteer shift: 8:30am-4pm
Camper ages: 6-10 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 Creek Week Camp must be available between Mon Jul 7to Fri Jul 11, 8:30am-4:30pm each day, totaling 40 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**
Wet & Wild Rock Creek Week
Campers learn through games, demonstrations, experiments, and play about the unique aspects of aquatic life and how to keep our waterways healthy. Warning: you will get wet! As a Camp Counselor, you'll help children explore water environments in the park and assist in field trips.

---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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