Summer Timberlake Unit Leader

Overview

POSITION TITLE:

Summer Timberlake Unit Leader

DEPARTMENT:
Camp Arnold

STATUS:
Temporary/Seasonal, Exempt

PAY: $450/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 equal opportunity employer.

To provide leadership, guidance and support to all Counselors and Junior Counselors in assigned units. Develop and implement unit activities and events and ensure that safety and appropriate supervision is provided for all campers at all times. Assist with the training and development of Junior Counselors assigned to your unit. Provide discipline for staff and campers in the unit. Provide and plan for staff enrichment through weekly meetings with staff.

All positions are meant to support the mission of Camp Arnold, in word and deed, to teach campers about Jesus Christ.

• Attend and participate in all camp programs and spiritual activities.
• Maintain 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.
• Complete and submit to the Timberlake Program Director an End of Summer Brief with recommendations for the future.
• Assist with other duties as needed.

Safety and Supervision:

• Assume responsibility for the supervision and direction of the Timberlake staff in assigned units.
• 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.
• Coordinate and implement all program components relative to the daily schedule in a timely fashion.

Weekly Responsibilities:

• Encourage and support the Timberlake staff in assigned unit through prayer and one-on-one meetings.
• Assume responsibility for the direct supervision and direction of the Counselors and Jr Counselors of assigned unit.
• Work with Timberlake Program Director to assign Junior Counselors to programs and cabin tasks appropriate to their training.
• Work closely and cooperatively with Counselors in assigned units to ensure the smooth delegation of responsibilities. Empower staff to have full and equal authority over the cabin with a clear communication plan.
• Be present at the Initial Cabin Meetings of cabins in assigned unit.
• Assist with cabin management when and where needed.
• Plan and implement Unit activities as dictated by the Timberlake Daily Schedule.
• Complete any required forms related to camper or program evaluation, or health documentation.
• Complete the daily entries required in the Camper Log book and submit for periodic review as required; turn in at the end of each week.
• Attend and direct Weekly Camp Outs; plan the flow of the event and provide staff direction as it pertains to roles.
• Teach and model appropriate counseling techniques to all counseling staff.
• Implement a weekly Unit Meeting to address camper issues, activities, programs, and prayer time.
• Check in daily with each Counselor and Junior Counselor in the unit.
• Prepare weekly Counselor and Jr Counselor evaluations and share with staff; submit to the Program Director after review and signatures.
• Ensure assigned unit is supervised at all times in accordance with Camp Arnold policies.
• Facilitate exit evaluation of each Counselor and Junior Counselor in the unit.
• Assist in conducting all camp program activities as needed.

• 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 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 committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful…