SIGN IN/OUT
CAMPER SUPERVISION
CAMPER SAFETY
CAMP AREAS
STAFF NEED TO KNOWS
100

What time does AM and PM care begin?

What is 7AM and what is 3:45/4PM?

100

What are staff called at the sandbox and playground to help supervise?

What are Land Guards?

100

What must all campers wear during creek walks?

What are life jackets?

100

What grade levels are Jr. Village?

What is preschool through 3rd grade?

100

What should staff do if a trash can is overflowing in a shelter?

What is call for Maintenance Director/Team?
200

What communication tool is heavily used during sign out?

What are Walkie Talkies?
200

What is a counselor's responsibility while campers are at masteries like Archery, Arts & Crafts & ODA?

What is run games and/or supervise/help specialist?

200

What should you do if you discover a bee hive or safety hazard on the playground?

What is report it?

200

What grade levels are Sr. Village?

What is 4th through 9th grade?

200

How many hours can you work until you need a 30 minute lunch break?

What is 6 hours?
300

What must be checked before releasing a camper to an adult?

What is an ID and authorized pickup list?

300

What is our Bathroom policy (per village/shelter)?

Counselor takes 3 or more campers (never less) to the bathroom. 

One toilet shelters: 1 camper at a time

Multiple stalls (LH): One counselor in doorway- multiple kids can go in individual stalls as long as we do not have one child and one counselor left alone.


300

What is the reason we would bring a camper to the nurse (looking for a saying)?

What is "if they are going home any different than the way they arrived at camp"
300

What units can go on the aerial course?

What is Daga, Taga and Teens

300

Are job sheets optional or mandatory?

What is mandatory?

400

During PM care, what should all staff be listening for?

What are names being called over the walkie?

400

How should you always transition in your group?

What is: Counselor Sandwich? One counselor in the front, and one counselor in the back.
400

Describe a buddy check in our Aquatics Center

What is "happens every 15 minutes to verify everyone swimming is still accounted for". If you are swimming you will be assigned a group of campers with similar swim abilities. When the whistle blows, everyone will get to the side of the pool and count your campers and give a thumbs up to the life guard

400

Name all 6 masteries

What is Music & Movement, Arts & Crafts, ODA, Archery, Ropes, Sports

400

If you need a bag of A&C supplies, can you take them from the A&C shelter?

What is NO

500

SITUATION: Brady (Seneca) is attending camp for the first time and is crying during drop off and Tracy (Brady's mom) wants to come back to his unit to make sure he is calmed down and feels comfortable. What do we do as YMCA staff to help this situation? Give 2 examples.

What is: (examples) 

Runner with crying child: ask child questions to distract! 

Parent: no unauthorized adults, everyone that works for us is fingerprinted and legally authorized to be here. 

500

What are the ratio's for Oneida, Jr. Village & Sr. Village?

What is : Oneida: 1 to 6 ratio, Jr Village: 1 to 8 ratio and Sr. Village: 1 to 10 ratio?

500

Emergency code for severe weather/thunderstorms

MAC Truck

500

What units could be housed in the Airnasium?

What are Cayuga groups, Seneca groups, and Onondaga groups?

500

What room in the Longhouse should staff never enter?

What is the Ropes Room?
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