Summer Staff Conference Center Day Camp Assistant Lead
About The Position
The Day Camp Assistant Lead helps the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator and Day Camp Team Lead oversee and lead Day Camp Counselors as they provide activities, curriculum, and logistics for primary youth and nurture their spiritual growth. The Assistant Lead also serves as a Day Camp Counselor, modeling a genuine Christian lifestyle, ensuring campers’ safety and well-being, and befriending campers to nurture spiritual growth through program activities and curriculum consistent with Mount Hermon’s mission, vision, and values. This is a ministerial position. Ministerial staff are expected to demonstrate their Christian faith through their work, stewardship, relationships, and behavior, and to embrace and affirm Mount Hermon Association, Inc.’s Christian mission, vision, beliefs, culture code, and standards of conduct. Staff are expected to participate in gatherings that include prayer, worship, and Bible-centered teaching. The role assists with staff leadership, training, team building, communication, camper supervision, and implementation of camp activities and curriculum. The Assistant Lead also helps care for Day Camp Staff and campers, and may support campers with special needs through the One on One program. The position is based in Santa Cruz, Mount Hermon, California, with work in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Summer staff have an onsite community-living requirement.
Requirements
- High school graduate.
- CPR/First Aid certification before arriving at camp.
- At least 18 years of age due to onsite community living.
- Emotionally mature and willing to accept responsibility.
- Ability to lead and teach with patience and clear instruction.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision and solve problems on the job.
- Ability to articulate the Gospel of Jesus Christ as communicated in Scripture.
- Mature understanding of and respect for authority, peers, camp guidelines, and principles.
- Creative, detail-oriented, and able to follow through with projects.
- Ability to engage in active listening and a variety of outdoor activities.
- Willingness to serve when needed.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including sitting, standing, squatting, stooping, twisting, hiking, seeing, hearing, shouting, lifting or carrying 15–60 pounds, and engaging in physical play with children.
- Adherence to Mount Hermon’s mission, vision, values, and commitment statements, as well as its dress code and professional grooming standards.
- Satisfactory completion of a background investigation and proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Some college experience.
- Prior Day Camp experience.
- Prior leadership experience in camp settings.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator and Team Lead with staff leadership, training, team building, and ongoing communication.
- Run daily grade-group meetings with counselors, coordinate and distribute daily program schedules, delegate activity tasks, and facilitate cleaning-group responsibilities.
- Partner with the Day Camp team in discipleship and implement Day Camp curriculum in small and large groups.
- Guide and supervise campers and be responsible for their welfare.
- Coordinate with the Team Lead and other Assistant Leads to implement camp activities and curriculum.
- Provide counseling for a group of children.
- Lead and assist with crafts, music, drama, group games, and other activities.
- Help keep camp areas, workspaces, and supplies clean and orderly.
- Attend a weekly meeting with the Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator and Leadership Team.
- Assist the Team Lead and Family Ministries Children’s Coordinator with overall care for Day Camp Staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
