Counselors-in-training (CIT’s) are high school students who work alongside naturalists and interns in our Nature Discovery Day Camps to help campers have a fantastic camp experience.
CIT’s work with campers range in age from 4 to 10 years old.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Help with set up and clean up before and after camp
- Watch out for camper safety
- Keep track of campers on hikes
- Assist with crafts
- Sing songs
- Play games
- Lead lunch time activities
SCHEDULE: Generally CIT’s arrive at 8:00am and finish the day around 4pm. There may be overnights and will be differing schedules for some camps.
Candidates and a parent/guardian must attend this interview to be considered for the position.
Spaces are limited. Priority goes to students who have experience with CCNRD camps as campers.
Contact naturalist, Tania Gale if interested - tania.gale@calvertcountymd.gov
Our Counselor-in-training (CIT) volunteer program provides young adults with opportunities and experiences that push them to learn, grow, and practice new skills. This fun and educational program includes training in leadership skills in group and independent settings, interacting with different ages of campers, safe animal handling, and learning to lead many fun games, crafts, and activities. Our CIT’s are depended upon to help lead activities, keep program materials clean and organized and, of course, join in on some fun and games with campers.
We believe that giving teens the chance to develop important life and career skills is a cornerstone of our program and we appreciate our volunteers’ families’ dedication to joining us in this process at home. We ask all of our teen volunteers to take the lead in managing their schedule, correspondence, and responsibilities when working with our volunteer program and we ask for adult family members to support them in doing so. With this in mind, we encourage volunteers complete their own applications and list their own email contact information when doing so. We thank families for helping their volunteers begin this process and encouraging teens take the lead.
