Weekend Camp Operations Assistant-Camp Bette Perot-Palestine, TX
About The Position
The Weekend Camp Operations Assistant supports Camp Bette Perot operations during the weekend between camp sessions. The position arrives Friday to assist with camper and staff checkout, remains onsite through the weekend, and leaves Sunday morning. The assistant helps with weekend transportation, drives international staff to approved cultural events and activities, organizes the camp office and operational materials, and prepares supplies and resources for counselors and leadership staff for the upcoming camp week. The assistant helps ensure camp is organized and ready for the next session while providing reliable support to camp leadership and staff. The role operates early June through the end of July 2026 and is seasonal. The work takes place at Camp Bette Perot, an equestrian sleepaway camp near Palestine, Texas, serving girls ages 7–16.
Requirements
- Be organized, participant-focused, and safety conscious.
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.
- Be excited about working with youth and young adults of all ages and with variable needs.
- Be willing to work indoors and be active outdoors throughout the day in variable weather, including heat, humidity, rain, and wind, and to walk extensively around camp.
- Be willing to model respect, positivity, cheerfulness, kindness, patience, honesty, inclusion, good mental hygiene, and accountability, and to regulate emotions respectfully in varied circumstances.
- Be willing to listen to, learn from, and cooperate with others.
- Be able to work long hours all day and all week, with occasional need to respond to emergencies overnight.
- Be able to complete the full term of the camp agreement, including all weeks.
- Be at least 25 years old.
- Hold a valid driver's license and meet GSNETX driving record and automobile insurance requirements.
- Abstain from specified prohibited substances, activities, language, clothing, and conduct while on camp property or on duty, as described in the posting.
- Do not use a cell phone while on duty; staff phones may be kept in the administrative building and used during scheduled breaks away from campers.
Nice To Haves
- Professional work experience serving youth or young adults.
- Experience attending summer camp or going camping.
Responsibilities
- Champion a positive, inclusive, caring, safe, and fun camp environment and promote the values of the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
- Assist with weekly program operations as needed.
- Assist with coordinating responses to emergencies.
- Practice all safety standards on camp property.
- Assist with camper and staff checkout on Fridays.
- Support weekend transportation needs, including driving international staff to approved cultural events and activities.
- Organize the camp office and operational materials.
- Prepare supplies and resources for counselors and leadership staff for the upcoming camp week.
- Perform other duties related to weekly program operations as assigned.
Benefits
- Opportunity to develop personal and professional skills in an outdoor environment.
- Opportunity to engage physically and mentally, overcome challenges, and contribute to campers and staff.
- A team and community experience involving mentoring, teaching, and helping.
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Career Level
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