Seasonal Program Specialist - Camp Nawakwa Job Indiana Pennsylvania USA,Education / Teaching

Position: SEASONAL PROGRAM SPECIALIST - CAMP NAWAKWA
Location: Indiana

Program Specialist
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana

Reports to Camp Director, Assistant Camp Director, & Lead Program Specialist

Who We Are:

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana embrace an inclusive culture. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion across all identities. We are committed to continual learning and to a culture of safety and wellbeing in which individuality is celebrated and everyone is valued and respected. Everyone is welcome to bring their authentic selves into our space.

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana serves 45 Indiana counties, nearly more than 16,000 Girl Scouts and 10,000 adult volunteers. We are the proud facilitators of Girl Scout camp at five Indiana locations, conveners of thousands of Girl Scout programs with nearly 600 community partners and serve thousands more community members each year at our STEM Center of Excellence and Founders Lodge Event and Conference Center.

About the Role:

The Program Specialist will support the Camp Directors & Leads in delivering a safe, knowledgeable, and learning campong experience.

How You Will Lead:

Deliver Girl Scout program to units and girls.

Conduct program planning and delivery.

Help to create new and exciting programs.

Teach appreciation of the out-of-doors.

Guide activities and experiences through use of girl-leader planning, and the Girl Scout program.

Coordinates program activities for specific areas.

Work with Campers, Aides, Volunteer Directors, Volunteer Staff, and other Staff.

Assume responsibility for physical health and safety and the mental welfare of the campers.

Be responsible for unit cleaning/activity at the end of each session and at the end of camp.

Act as ambassador for the unit and activity area.

Assist Tag Staff, Math and Science Center, and Kitchen Staff when not facilitating program activity/planning.

Keep records and make reports as required.

Makes every effort to have a strong, cohesive program to provide the best program and atmosphere for the campers.

Follow camp rules and regulations.

Helps with when needed at other camp activities, help in the kitchen with cleaning up and serving when needed.

Cleans and stores equipment at end of summer.

These are not the only duties to be performed. Some duties may be reassessed, and other duties may be assigned as required.

Foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and amongst the membership.

Core Competencies:

Conflict Management – Anticipates, prevents, and resolves conflicts while maintaining productive working relationships (for example, with customers, vendors, or coworkers); distinguishes between disruptive conflict and constructive differences; identifies common interests to resolve differences; identifies the causes of problems; analyzes factors contributing to conflict; anticipates potential conflicts; facilitates conflict resolution.
Problem-Solving- Identifies and analyzes existing and potential problems systematically and thoroughly; reports/documents the problem; obtains and evaluates relevant information and contributing factors; identifies important interrelationships; implements solutions after evaluating alternatives and anticipating their impact; supports decisions or recommendations with data and/or reasoning; defines and implements solutions to problems.
Judgment and Decision-Making - Recognizes when immediate action is required; recognizes when sufficient information has been obtained to decide; makes decisions where appropriate or refers decisions to the appropriate organizational level; makes decisions without undue delay.
Fostering Diversity - Understands and embraces the differences that individuals bring to Girl Scouting; encourages and fosters the unique contributions and varied talents of diverse groups and individuals; values, develops, nurtures, uses, and celebrates group and individual diversity; removes barriers to participation (holds meetings in accessible locations, uses translators, etc.); strives to ensure a friendly and harmonious environment for girls, adult volunteers, and staff;

treats others in an unbiased manner; challenges the biased behavior of others; adheres to organizational diversity goals.
Adaptability - Adjusts, modifies own…


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