Safety Town Camp Counselors
Newtown Youth and Family Services is looking for Summer Counselors for Safety Town Program. Safety Town program is a one-week interactive safety education program developed to teach rising kindergartners and first graders important life-saving lessons on strangers, traffic, fire, pedestrian, poison, drug, playground, bus, and water safety. This program began in 2013 and is a replica of the nationally recognized program founded in 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio by policeman Fred Boals. Safety Town is separated by age group.
New this year, Safety Town: For Children entering Kindergarten in Fall 2025. Safety Town II: For Children entering First or Second Grade in Fall 2025. Safety Town II builds on the original Safety Town program, providing an accelerated curriculum with in-depth lessons on critical life-saving skills and safety knowledge specifically for older children.
Requirements:
- Counselors must be 16 years or older and have transportation.
- Counselors must be able to make a 6 week commitment during the weeks that camp runs. Camp Runs: July 7 - August 15.
- Safety Town Week 1: July 7 - July 11
- Safety Town Week 2: July 14 - July 18
- Safety Town II Week 1: July 21 - 25
- Safety Town Week 3: July 28 - August 1
- Safety Town Week 4: August 4 - August 8
- Safety Town II Week 2: August 11 - 15
Hours are 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM Monday - Thursday and 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM Friday. Summer Counselors must work all 6 weeks of program.
Pays $17-18/hour
Please email resume to Sheila Russo-Matyjasik, Human Resources Manager at srusso@newtownyouthandfamilyservices.org.
EOE
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