Responsible to: Program Director
General responsibilities:
- Ensure that each camper has a well-balanced camping experience emotionally, mentally, physically, spiritually and socially.
- Ensure your campers are receiving adequate rest, food and hygiene and that they remain healthy and safe.
- Provide opportunities for campers to develop in their relationship with God.
- Personally prepare yourself emotionally, mentally, physically, spiritually and socially.
Specific responsibilities:
Pre-camp:
- Prepare teacher lesson plans from the Discovery material provided.
- Read the materials and complete all required projects received from the Camp.
- Provide the Director with 'need to know' information regarding personal choices or struggles that may affect your level of
care/competence - especially with regard to time spent with or around campers.
Camp Training
- Take part in Leadership Training Camp, when possible, getting to know the staff.
- Participate as a team player, showing respect and care to other members.
- Become fully acquainted with facilities, grounds and emergency procedures.
During Camp
- Your prime responsibility is to your campers. This means that you will live with and be available to them 24-7, putting their well
being before your own personal desires. You will care for them individually and as a cabin.
- Provide authority and leadership to your cabin group while being patient, loving and kind.
- Keep your campers on schedule.
- Teach skills, lead activities and supervise as assigned by the program director.
- Lead daily cabin Bible Studies and devotions, participate in chapel services and attend and contribute to all staff meetings.
- Participate in the whole program with a positive attitude and a desire to learn.
- Make contact with parents before and after camp, showing an honest interest in them and their camper.
- Use your personal time to care for yourself so that you are more prepared to care for kids.
After Camp
- Complete and submit all required evaluations and reports related to your cabin group.
- Cabin leaders will contact parents for permission regarding any further contact of campers (visit, letter, email or phone).
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