Pool SOU Native Youth Program

Position: (Pool) SOU Native Youth Program
* Each applicant is required to provide (as attachments to the online application) the following supplemental documents: (1) a letter providing some detail of the applicant’s qualifications and interest in the position; and (2) current resume/CV. **- PLEASE NOTE - during the application process, you will be prompted to attach these documents in the area titled "Resume." Please either combine ALL documents into ONE attachment, OR upload each item separately in this section.

Failure to upload ALL of the required documents may disqualify application from consideration.
*** For inquiries and additional information, please contact Human Resource Services via email at  or by phone at .
* Expertise and experience in working with Native students and communities.
* Experience working with middle and high school students.
* Strong communication skills, flexibility, and ability to problem-solve quickly and efficiently.
* Ability to support needs of student participants.
* Able to make fulltime commitment during KONAWAY.
* Experience working with Native youth, and middle and high school students.
* Experience leading teams using effective communication skills. Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to set own priorities and coordinate multiple assignments with fluctuating and time-sensitive deadlines.
* Ability to proactively assess camp operations and anticipate potential needs.
* Basic First Aid training
* CPR training
* Head residents must have at least one year of previous experience as a Konaway Nika Tillicum Senior Counselor.
* Head Residents should have completed at least two years of college and should be currently pursuing or have attained a college degree.
* Coordinate and equitably divide Head Resident duties between both Head Residents.
* Supervise Senior Counseling staff and act as a role model and mentor.
* Manage health and wellness initiatives including the dispensing of mediation, and tracking of emergencies and health incidents at camp.
* Personal experience working with Native youth or Native communities.
* Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to work within an ever-changing work environment.
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate information in a clear and understandable manner both verbally and in writing.
* Ability to always put a positive face forward no matter the circumstances, and ability to function in a calm, efficient, and supportive manner, especially in crisis situations.
* Senior Counselors must be at least 18 years old.
* Counselors must be enrolled in a college or university and have completed their freshman year.
* Experience teaching Native youth or working in Native communities.
* 1+ years of experience with the subject matter.
* In the last year of Undergraduate OR 20+ years old.
* Ability to create age-appropriate engaging curriculum for 4-5 days of no more than 90 minutes of class time.
* Excellent communication skills; ability to effectively communicate information in a clear and understandable manner.
* Ability to work with a high level of productivity and accuracy/attention to detail.
* Excellent organizational and time management skills.
* Ability to initiate, establish, and foster communication and teamwork between students by maintaining a positive, cooperative, productive atmosphere and creating community- oriented relationships within a diverse population and with those from various cultural backgrounds.
* These positions are designated as a critical, security-sensitive or safety-sensitive positions and therefore, requires the successful completion of a Criminal Background Check and adherence to confidentiality agreements.
* Persons employed in these positions are considered “mandated reporters” under the Oregon Revised Statutes and are required to comply with the requirements set forth by the Oregon Department of Human Services.
* This position classification has been defined as non-exempt and is subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
* All staff are required to attend staff trainings prior to the start of camp. Staff training, orientation sessions,…