Assistant Wilderness Director

Salvation Army Careers • Estes Park, CO

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Wilderness Director is a temporary, full-time, exempt position reporting to the Program Director. This role involves supervising Wilderness Cabin Leaders, overseeing the summer camp program under the direction of the Wilderness Program Director and Camp Director, and being responsible for the spiritual welfare of campers and staff. The position requires active participation in camp activities, maintaining cleanliness, and assisting with camp-wide clean-up and supervision. Key duties include ensuring safety, enforcing camp policies, coordinating program components, and supporting staff through prayer and one-on-one meetings. The role also involves collaborating with the Wilderness Program Staff on various schedules, overseeing registration, assigning camper groups, and maintaining American Camping Association standards. The Assistant Wilderness Director will also lead campfire programs, prepare a brief for the Assistant Program Director, and support various program areas as needed. The position emphasizes a positive attitude, leadership, experience in camp activities, and the ability to manage behavior effectively in an outdoor, wilderness education setting, while also supporting The Salvation Army's mission.

Requirements

• Positive attitude and ability to take a leadership role.
• 21+ years of age preferred.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification (may be obtained on site).
• Experience and previous knowledge of camp activities.
• Ability to use positive behavior management techniques with campers and an ability to adapt to difficult situations with a sense of maturity and safety.
• Maintain a high standard of personal and communal living and behaviors.
• Ability to live and thrive in an outdoor, wilderness education setting.
• Be supportive of The Salvation Army’s mission.
• Ability to reflect and model the high standards of our organization as one of the world’s most distinguished human services charitable organizations.
• Ability to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
• Ability to grasp, push, pull, and reach overhead.
• Ability to operate telephone.
• Ability to lift to 25 pounds.
• Ability to access and produce information from the computer.
• Ability to understand written information.
• Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all Wilderness Cabin Leader staff.
• Oversee whole summer camp program under the direction and supervision of the Wilderness Program Director and with the help of the Camp Director and Divisional Youth Secretaries.
• Responsible for the spiritual welfare of the campers and staff alongside the Wilderness Program Team and High Peak Camp Leadership.
• Attend and participate in evening programs and spiritual activities.
• 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.
• Assist with evening cabin supervision.
• Attend and participate in Staff Orientation.
• Attend and participate in all camp wide activities, campfires, staff meetings and staff devotions.
• Assist with Camper check-in and check-out.
• Assume the responsibility for the supervision and direction of all wilderness cabin leaders.
• Enforce, and abide by, all camp policies and procedures.
• Responsible for the health and well-being of self and campers.
• Maintain the utmost level of safety for staff and campers at all times.
• Practice and enforce all camp safety regulations and emergency procedures.
• Maintain group/staff control at specialized group activities so that other support staff can focus on safety.
• 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.
• Attend relevant in-service trainings.
• Encourage and support the staff through prayer and one-on-one meetings.
• Assume responsibility for the direct supervision and direction of the Wilderness Cabin Leader(s).
• Assume indirect responsibility of all Adventure staff and Cabin Leaders.
• Collaborate with the Wilderness Program Staff under the direction of the Wilderness Director to plan specific weekly duties and schedule.
• Collaborate with the Wilderness Program Staff under the direction of the Wilderness Director to plan Elective Classes Schedule.
• Collaborate with the Wilderness Program Staff under the direction of the Wilderness Director to plan the Cabin Activity Schedule.
• Coordinate all other program components relative to the daily schedule.
• Collaborate with leadership team to ensure all staff have specific assignments well in advance.
• Coordinate Night Watch duties as they relate to the Program.
• Oversee registration day duties and trouble shoot issues as they arise.
• Work with the Wilderness Cabin Leader(s) in assignment of camper groups.
• Maintain American Camping Association standards for the camp site and program.
• Lead and assign table grace and give announcements in dining hall when necessary.
• Organize leadership for flag raising and lowering.
• Provide oversight and direction to the planning of all campfire programs including preparing, and/or delegating the preparation of, campfire devotionals.
• Prepare the Assistant Program Director brief at the end of the summer.
• Work in a variety of program areas to support cabins as needed. This may include archery, zipline, sports, etc. and will be determined by need and experience/comfort.
• Attend all relevant in-services for areas trained.
• Perform all other duties and roles assigned.
• Assist in duties not directly related to this specific job description for the smooth operation of the camp.
• Comply with all reasonable requests.
• Have fun!
• Ask for help because we are here for each other!
• Remember that God is in control.
• Let God’s love be more evident in your actions than your words!
• Remember that God loves you, and we love you!

Benefits

• Sick leave benefit – 1 day per month, 12 sick days per year (accrual and availability begins at hire; sick time accrual is pro-rated for part-time hours.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed