Summer Night Shepherd​/Program Aide

POSITION TITLE:

Summer Night Shepherd / Program Aide

DEPARTMENT:
Camp Arnold

STATUS:
Temporary/Seasonal, Exempt

PAY: $400/week – Room and Board (lodging and food) included

Join a team where you can offer compassion, dignity, and sustainable opportunities for people in need in your local community! The Salvation Army is an inspiring place to work. With offices in every major U.S. city and over 120 countries, it’s a place where people invest in people on every level. In the Northwest region of the US, we serve people with food, shelter, opportunities, and almost everything in between.

The Salvation Army is a branch of the Christian Church, and the ultimate goal of all programs is spiritual regeneration of all people.

To provide nighttime security by walking the grounds during the evening to early morning hours. This position is key to the overall safety of campers and staff and will help to maintain a secure and safe environment for campers. When not patrolling the camp grounds, the night shepherd will act as a program aid, filling in holes in programming as requested by the Recreation Director.

• Attend and participate in evening programs and spiritual activities.
• Assist with evening cabin supervision and devotions as needed.
• Assist with break day duties as assigned.
• Maintain a standard of cleanliness in personal grooming and in living quarters.
• Assist with the clean‑up of the total camp at the end of each session and at the conclusion of the summer.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Recreation Director or Assistant Camp Administrator.

• Enforce camp policies and procedures.
• Maintain the utmost level of safety for staff and campers at all times.
• Ensure compliance with American Camping Association standards of safety and programmatic conduct at all times.
• Patrol the camp grounds in the evening through the early morning hours.

• Along with another assigned camp staff member, monitor the campgrounds each night as assigned.
• Log and report any camp staff or campers seen out after curfew.
• Secure all buildings and log anything out of place or left unsecured.
• Check all areas of camp and log each round.
• Dismiss Night Watch from cabins each night in a timely fashion.
• Call the local sheriff’s office if anyone from off‑camp is seen on grounds during the night.
• Work on special projects as assigned.
• When not patrolling at night, fill in as a camper supervisor for activities such as free time.
• Provide support to the recreation team by covering shifts as able.
• Provide support to the counselor staff by helping to maintain good camper supervision.

• Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
• Ability to grasp, push, pull objects and reach overhead.
• Ability to operate telephone.
• Ability to operate a desktop or laptop computer.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to access and produce information from a computer.
  
  Ability to understand written information.

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

By accepting employment with The Salvation Army, you acknowledge that The Salvation Army is a church, agree to do nothing to undermine its religious mission, and acknowledge that your conduct must not conflict with or undermine the religious program of The Salvation Army Camp Arnold or its religious and moral purposes. It is expected that all employees of Camp Arnold will conduct themselves in a manner likely to bring honor and glory to God, and credit and respect to The Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from…