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Northfield, Minnesota

(Summer) St. Olaf Basketball Camp | Counselor (WS-NST-E)

CounselorPart-Time

Listed compensation

$18.75/hr

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Job Description

Job Title: St. Olaf Basketball Camp Student Counselor

Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)

Name and Address of Employer: St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave, Northfield,

MN 55057

If the position requires the student to work off campus, provide the name and

address here:

Department Name: College Events - STO Basketball Camp

Unit Number (5 digits): 13411

Length of Position: Camp Dates: June 18-20, 2025

Contact Person/Supervisor: Head Women’s Basketball Coach

Wage Range: $18.75/hour

Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position)

The Basketball Camp Counselor supports all aspects of camp life including camper experience and programming with camp director and coaches for the duration of camp.

Transferable Skills

Leadership, time-management, coaching, communication

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Ensure campers are accounted for during all camp programming.

2. Provide supervision of campers at assigned activities, both instructional and recreational,

for the duration of the camp session.

3. Be responsive and reachable throughout the duration of camp.

4. Apply basic youth development principles in working with students through

communication, relationship development, respect, and involvement.

5. Be aware of and implement all safety guidelines. Follow and uphold all security rules and

procedures. Maintain high standards of health and safety in all activities for campers.

6. Interact with people from a diversity of backgrounds and experience.

Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills)

Applicants should have a background working with children and knowledge of competitive basketball and working with youth.

Physical and Environmental Factors

This position requires crouching, stooping, twisting/pivoting, climbing/balancing, reaching overhead, grasping/handling, pushing/pulling, lifting and carrying objects up to 20 lbs., and repetitive motions to perform the essential functions. It also requires exposure to loud noise and proximity hazards to perform the essential functions. Candidates must possess the ability to safely perform the physical work required of all duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.

Key Responsibilities

Support all aspects of camp life, including camper experience and programming. Ensure camper safety and provide supervision during instructional and recreational activities.

Requirements

Applicants should have a background working with children and knowledge of competitive basketball. Must be able to perform physical tasks such as lifting up to 20 lbs and repetitive motions.

Key Skills

Safety Implementation

Basketball Camp — Counselor Career Context

Of the 48 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% are remote, 15% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates (Summer) St. Olaf Basketball Camp | Counselor (WS-NST-E) at St. Olaf College a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Counseling — ranked against 13,776 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.

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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.6
Better work-life than 60% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,776 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Northfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$382k
Typical market rent
$1,724/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.