About My Experience

Camp H.E.R.O. aims to focus on Health, Esteem, Recreational Opportunities and is run through the Bryan Parks and Recreation Department. This was my second year as a camp counselor for the seven and eight year old group and it was so wonderful to see how they had grown over the past year. Before camp started we had two weeks of training where we got to know the other counselors, learned the rules of camp, and learned about the games we would be playing at camp. This year I was a morning counselor and I was expected to check-in my group, supervise morning free play, and take up lunches. We would then have our daily meeting and go outside for a snack and playtime. After that on Mondays and Wednesdays we would either go to clubs (I was in charge of teaching Yoga Club) and play games in our groups. Twice a week we took the camp to Henderson Harbor, where I was a lifeguard for camp. On Thursdays we would take the kids on a field trip to the movies, ice skating, Franklin Safari (picture on the right), and many other exciting places! Once lunch is over the morning staff does their designated clean up duty and our lead counselor would have a brief meeting with us about the morning. Overall, I learned a lot about customer service for both the parents and the kids that we served. I cannot imagine having a better group of people to have worked with that could've made camp as great as it was!

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Job Description​

To create a safe and fun environment for children 5-12 years of age. 

• Organize and lead group activities and games
• Plan all activities for one week of the ten-week camp program
• Serve as an American Red Cross lifeguard and administered first aid as needed
• Performed daily clean up duties

Benefits and Opportunities​

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​Achievements 

Benefits include: getting First aid, CPR, and Lifeguard (optional) certified for free, higher pay if you get lifeguard certified , free entry to lake Bryan with your city ID, lower adoption fees at the animal shelter,...

There were great opportunities at work to work extra  hours and as mentioned before to get three different certifications. Another great opportunity is to be involved in other parts of the parks and recreation department like special events and volunteer opportunities. 


​Working my second year at camp H.E.R.O. with the seven and eight year olds, I learned a lot about myself and about the job. I became the head morning counselor for my group and was able to assign tasks in order to help our group run more efficiently. I also was able to gain new perspectives and develop new strategies to work with children who have disabilities and at times need specials attention. 

​If you are interested in getting more information about camp, or if you're interested in applying to be a camp counselor, you can contact Ashley Bennett via email at ​[email protected].