Summer Tahoma Assistant Program Director

Description

POSITION TITLE:

Summer Tahoma 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!

SCOPE:

To assist the Tahoma Program Director in implementing the programming components of Camp Arnold's Tahoma program, working as a part of the Tahoma program team. Give support to the counseling staff, helping to provide resources needed for those staff members to be successful in their roles. The Tahoma program is to include fun and adventure, cooperative planning, improvement of health, group living, social adjustment and enrichment of spiritual values.

GENERAL STATEMENT:

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

The Salvation Army is an equal opportunity employer.

GENERAL DUTIES:

• Be responsible for the spiritual welfare of Tahoma 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 Tahoma Program Director an "End of Summer Brief" with recommendations for the future.
• Assist with other duties as needed.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:
Safety and Supervision

• Assume responsibility for the supervision and direction of Tahoma staff and Campers.
• 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 Tahoma staff through prayer and one-on-one meetings
• Work with Tahoma Program Director to plan specific weekly duties
• Assist logistician in set-up and clean-up of program activities
• Assist with registration day duties and medical screening of campers
• Work with TPD and counselors in assignment of camper groups
• Assist in leading campfire programs
• Assist in leading camper devotionals
• Attend small group times of each counselor weekly
• Plan and implement evening activities in conjunction with TPD and logistician
• Participate in daily staff devotion/prayer time
• Assist in night watch duties
• Assist in camper discipline and re-direction when necessary
• Ensure the safety of campers and staff on out-trips through consistent and continual evaluation of campers, staff and environmental concerns
• Instruct campers and staff on the proper use of backpacks, stoves, tents, etc.
• Assist in the operation of the Challenge Course as assigned by the Assistant Camp Director.
• Assist in leading debrief with Tahoma staff at the conclusion of each session. Take minutes at meeting.
• Assist in performing inventory of Tahoma program supplies and equipment at the start and finish of summer and
  each week. Ensure equipment is maintained and in good repair at all times.
• Lead and/or delegate weekly clean-up and assignment of duties for following week.
• Keep record of weekly cabin inspection and cabin competition points.
• Any and all other duties required to provide a consistently excellent program.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• 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 a reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

SPIRIT AND…