SPARK Assistant | Medical Fitness Center | PRN status

Logan Health Medical Center • Kalispell, MT

54d

About The Position

Where summer fun meets real connection! This isn’t your average summer gig — if you're enthusiastic, energetic, and love working with kids, this is your chance to make a difference and have a blast while doing it! Our Mission : Quality, compassionate care for all. Our Vision : Reimagine health care through connection, service and innovation. Our Core Values : Be Kind | Trust and Be Trusted | Work Together | Strive for Excellence. As a Camp Counselor, you will be responsible for ensuring a safe and positive environment, supervising campers throughout the day, and managing daily check-in and check-out procedures. Counselors will help plan and lead a variety of age-appropriate activities including arts and crafts, fitness games, basic sports skills, and team-building activities designed to foster cooperation, creativity, confidence, and healthy habits. What You’ll Be Doing: Leading and participating in daily activities like art projects, fitness fun, sports skills, and cooperative games. Yes, you get to play too ! Making sure each camper is safely checked in and out each day — and has a blast in between. Creating and adapting activities to keep the fun flowing and every child engaged. Supporting campers with encouragement, creativity, and enthusiasm. Collaborating with fellow counselors and staff to ensure a safe, inclusive, and upbeat environment. Helping track camper attendance, behavior, and progress — because every win counts! Why Join SPARK? Because no two days are the same — and every day you’ll help kids gain confidence, make friends, and have the best summer ever. Plus, you’ll have just as much fun as they do!

Requirements

• CPR/AED certified (or willing to get certified before the program starts)
• 1+ year of experience working with children or youth (camp, tutoring, babysitting, etc.) preferred
• A team player with strong organizational skills, creativity, and the ability to roll with the punches.
• Someone with great communication skills and a positive, approachable attitude.
• Current HS AED Certification required.
• Minimum one (1) year experience working with children and youth preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, a self-starter, possess critical thinking skills and be able to set priorities and function as part of a team as well as independently.
• Commitment to working in a team environment and maintaining confidentiality as needed.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy.
• Possess and maintain computer skills to include working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn other software as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Bonus points if you love being outdoors, getting messy with crafts, or bringing out your inner coach!

Responsibilities

• Assists in preparing an implementing activities to include, but may not be limited to; art projects, fitness fun, sports skills and a variety of cooperative games.
• Responsible for the daily checking in / out of each child in addition to overseeing their participation in the program.
• Assists with implementation and monitoring of activities and programs for participants.
• Develops new games and activities to be considered into daily lesson plans.
• Monitors activity sessions as assigned, follows lesson plans, and makes adjustments as applicable to assigned area.
• Recognizes when adjustments are required and creatively adapts activities to maintain participant’s enthusiasm.
• Interacts with children during activities.
• Participates in games as required, and as opportunity arises.
• Works closely with leadership and staff to ensure the safety of all children participating.
• Treats participants with honesty and respect while maintaining established standards for control.
• Shows no partiality or favoritism toward any one or group of participants.
• Interacts professionally with participants by utilizing children’s names and instills confidence regarding their ability to participate.
• Keeps accurate count of program participants, activity, success/failure, discipline challenges, special participant needs, etc.
• Creates an environment to grow holistically (socially, emotionally, physically, and environmentally).
• Maintains regular and consistent attendance as scheduled by department leadership.

Benefits

• PRN employees can participate in a matching 401(k) plan and have access to the Employee Assistance Program.
• Additionally, they may qualify for hourly differential pay for certain shifts or hours, offering extra compensation based on department-specific scheduling needs.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees