Cory Harte
Moss Point,MS
Summary
Friendly Camp Counselor skilled at motivating children and helping each to embrace camp environment. Driven individual committed to implementing and leading fun, educational and entertaining group activities. Caring supervisor of stressed and scared campers. Patient Camp Counselor talented at providing behavior monitoring and communicating with parents regarding children's experiences. Reliable individual with community-oriented focus and dedication to health and safety standards for all participants.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Director Youth Camp Counselor
YMCA
Vancleave, MS
01.2024 - Current
- Organized and supervised group games, competitions, and sports activities.
- Collaborated with other counselors to develop creative ideas for afternoon programs and activities for campers.
- Ensured that all rules were followed by participants during the entire camping experience.
- Encouraged positive behavior among younger children while providing appropriate disciplinary action if necessary.
- Created an inviting atmosphere where each camper felt comfortable expressing themselves freely without judgement or ridicule from peers or adults.
- Engaged children in arts and crafts, singing, sports activities, games and field trips while maintaining safe environment.
- Helped campers build confidence and self-esteem through consistent guidance and mentoring.
- Coordinated and led group activities for campers and counselors.
- Provided positive and authoritative approach to guiding behavior by using age-appropriate limits and choices.
- Delivered set curriculum to team of campers to promote engaging and fun atmosphere.
- Met with staff to discuss rules, regulations and work-related problems.
Ole Miss Graduate Football Equipment Manager
Ole Miss Athletic Department
Oxford, MS
08.2022 - 12.2023
- Organized storage of football gear in an orderly manner to ensure efficient retrieval during practice and game days.
- Performed regular inspections of equipment for proper fit and safety compliance.
- Maintained inventory of all football team equipment and supplies, including uniforms, helmets, shoulder pads, cleats, and other items.
- Conducted regular cleaning and maintenance of all football equipment.
- Managed distribution of new apparel at the beginning of each season.
- Supervised student workers responsible for helping set up and break down practice fields as well as game day field preparations.
- Oversaw workforce schedules and allocated resources in order to achieve project goals.x
Ole Miss Equipment Manager
Ole Miss Athletic Department
Oxford, MS
08.2020 - 07.2022
- Performed regular inspections of equipment to ensure proper functioning and safety standards were met.
- Planned, scheduled, coordinated, and monitored projects related to equipment maintenance and upgrades.
- Checked out equipment on day-by-day basis to identify concerns and coordinate corrective actions.
- Maintained and organized equipment storage areas regularly.
- Assigned equipment to users based on specific needs.
- Oversaw workforce schedules and allocated resources in order to achieve project goals.
- Assigned tasks and work hours to staff.
- Planned, organized or led exercise routines, athletic events or arts and crafts.
- Cleaned equipment and areas of amusement parks, cruise ships or other recreational facilities.
General Labor Worker
Dog River Lumber Company
Hurley, MS
03.2018 - 05.2020
- Loaded and unloaded materials onto and off of trucks.
- Loaded lumber into saws to cut it into specified sizes and shapes.
- Lifted heavy objects manually or with lifting devices such as hoists or cranes.
- Assisted skilled workers in their duties.
- Collected debris from job sites for disposal purposes.
- Cleaned up job sites after completion of projects.
Education
Sports Management W/ Minor in Education -
University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS05-2022
Associate of Science -
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Gautier05-2020
Skills
- Creativity and Innovation
- Activity Planning
- Positive Reinforcement
- Group activity implementation
- Child Supervision
- Compassionate communication
- Positive Engagement
- Program and Activity Planning
- First Aid
- CPR
- Activity Scheduling
- Activity Supervision
- Child development knowledge
- Arts and crafts
- Program Instruction
- Activity Coordination
- Group Recreation
Certification
- Praxis Core Mathematics
- Praxis Core Reading
- Health and Regulation training
- First Aid and CPR training
Timeline
Assistant Director Youth Camp Counselor
YMCA
01.2024 - Current
Ole Miss Graduate Football Equipment Manager
Ole Miss Athletic Department
08.2022 - 12.2023
Ole Miss Equipment Manager
Ole Miss Athletic Department
08.2020 - 07.2022
General Labor Worker
Dog River Lumber Company
03.2018 - 05.2020
Sports Management W/ Minor in Education -
University of Mississippi
Associate of Science -
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College