Summer Timberlake Assistant Program Director

Summer Timberlake Assistant Program Director - $475/week

POSITION TITLE:

Summer Timberlake Assistant Program Director

DEPARTMENT:
Camp Arnold

STATUS:
Temporary/Seasonal, Exempt

PAY: $475/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 US city and over 120 countries around the globe, it’s a place where people can invest in people on every level. In the Northwest region of the US, we serve people with food to shelter opportunities and almost everything in between.

We are committed to being an efficient and effective network of local offices that make up a huge western region team. In other words, we’re committed to being big and small at the same time. That makes us a seriously great place to work. As one of the most impactful social service organizations in the world, we hire people who constantly seek new ways to keep us moving forward.

We welcome you on finding your place to offer opportunities for people in need!

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

• Be responsible for the spiritual welfare of Timberlake staff and campers.
• 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 and “End of Summer Brief” with recommendations for the future.
• Assist with other duties as needed.

• Assume responsibility for the supervision and direction of Timberlake staff.
• 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.

• Encourage and support the Timberlake staff through prayer and one-on-one meetings.
• Assume indirect responsibility of all Timberlake counseling staff.
• Provide counselors with resources, strategies, & intervention when needed to resolve camper management issues.
• Collaborate with Timberlake Program Director to plan specific weekly duties and schedule.
• Collaborate with Timberlake Program Director to plan Elective Classes Schedule.
• Collaborate with Timberlake Program Director to plan Free Time options and staff assignments.
• Collaborate with Timberlake Program Director and Recreation Director to plan the Cabin Activity Schedule.
• Assist with the coordination of all other program components relative to the daily schedule.
• Work with Timberlake Program Director to make sure recreation staff have specific Timberlake assignments well in advance.
• Assist in coordination of Night Watch duties as they relate to the Timberlake Program.
• Collaborate with Timberlake Program Director and Timberlake Units Leaders in assignment of camper groups.
• Provide logistic support for Unit Games and Pool Parties for Unit Leaders & Waterfront Director.
• Lead table grace and give announcements in dining hall when necessary.
• Plan all Timberlake campfire programs including preparing, and/or delegating the preparation of, campfire devotionals. Pre-screen skits and songs, inventory and maintain props, and secure needed supplies.
• Plan and implement the weekly Camp Wide Games, its set-up, clean up, & supplies.
• Coordination for Staff Banquet:
  Theme, Menu, Venue, and Committee selection.
• Laundry schedule: develop & post.
• Maintain American Camping Association standards for the camp site and program.
• Be responsible for the spiritual welfare of Timberlake camp staff and campers.
• Assist with check out of staff at the end of each camp session.
• Prepare the Assistant Timberlake Program Brief brief at the end of the summer.

• Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb,…