Learning how to be a great co-counselor will be one of the most important life skills you take away from camp. Here’s how to do it.
Welcome to episode 19 of First Class Counsellors!
One of the best parts about camp is that we get to live and work with people that can become our nearest and dearest friends.
However, to get to that point, you have to understand that it takes work, and it’s not always easy.
The camp job can be hard. Working and living with the same people is sometimes HARDER. This isn’t a group project. You may have 2 whole months with these people and even when it gets hard, it’s still your job to be good to each other.
A good co-counseling relationship will inevitably mean that the campers have a good week, and of course, that’s what we want.
On this episode of First Class Counselors, we give you the tools to not only be an incredible co-worker at camp, but a great co-worker for the rest of your lives.
Tune in to this episode to hear about:
How to support the mental, emotional and physical health of your Co
How to support your Co in their big moments to step up and take leadership
Tips for keeping each other accountable for doing the best possible job you can
What do you do if you don’t like your Co? What if you HATE them?
How to support the rest of your co-workers in the everyday places at camp
We hope you enjoy this episode, and most importantly, find it useful!
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Oliver Gregan, Summer and Families Camp Director at YMCA Camp Jewell
Matt Honsberger, Executive Producer of Podcasting at Go Camp Pro
What is First Class Counsellors?
Camp Directors, this Podcast isn’t for you. It’s time to delegate! First Class Counsellors is for your counselling staff, the ones who are on the ground, playing with kids and changing lives.
Each week, we’ll cover practical and accessible tips that will level up your camp counsellor skills. These are things every counsellor should know, but that you may not have time to teach in staff training.
Our two hosts, Oliver Gregan, Summer and Families Camp Director at YMCA Camp Jewell and Matt Honsberger from Go Camp Pro are excited to be able to provide this resource to camp counsellors and up and coming staff, who they believe, have the most important job at camp.