Camp assistant job description

Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas (GSSWT) is headquartered in San Antonio, TX and serves more than 18,000 Girl Scouts (girls and adults) across 21 counties in southwest Texas. Girl Scouts is the world’s preeminent leadership development organization for girls, building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

Job Summary: The Camp Ranger Assistant will assist camp ranger in various maintenance tasks to include but not limited to: (mowing, building repairs, property maintenance, landscape maintenance, and vehicle maintenance).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains camp property in a safe operating condition in accordance with Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., American Camp Association, and federal, state, and local standards/codes.
• Works with volunteer teams to support maintenance needs.
• Maintains janitorial and maintenance supplies.
• Maintains an inventory of furniture, fixtures and equipment.
• Works cross-functionally with Camp Ranger and Property Manager to ensure camp property and facilities are ready for program use.
• Ensures removal of all trash daily.
• For troop camping, prepares unit sites for arrival of troops, ensures that troops are oriented regarding the site, parking, use of equipment and safety, and reviews departure checklist with each unit.
• Provides basic equine care during resident camp and winter horse camp, as needed.
• Performs additional duties as assigned in support of the council’s mission and goals.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education/Experience : Familiar with a variety of ground equipment (ex. tractor, mower, etc.). Working knowledge of bench tools (ex. drill press, saw, router, etc.), hand tools (power and manual) and various facility maintenance tools and equipment required.
• Language Ability: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers or regulatory agencies.
• Math Ability: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Computer Skills: Must be proficient with computer and Microsoft Office (i.e. Excel, Outlook, and Word).

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions and occasionally works in high precarious places or near moving mechanical parts or exposed to vibration, fumes, airborne particles or toxic or caustic chemicals. Noise levels are loud.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Heavy visual acuity is required to perform the duties of this position including close vision, peripheral vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus). While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands or arms. The employee occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Mission Statement

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Position Summary

The Summer Day Camp Assistant supports the Camp Director, Corps officers and staff in daily operations of summer programs; assists with and monitors both classroom and outside activities for children; provides safe, clean environment; prepares and executes lesson plans for morning and afternoon activities; participates with children in field trips and activities and assists with meals for children as needed.

Essential Functions

+ Follow Instructions and directions with minimal staff supervision.

+ Monitor check-in and check-out times; demonstrate excellent telephone skills when needed.

+ Assist camp staff by passing out or collection materials; setting out and storing equipment as required; setting up rooms for special activities and restoring rooms to order following activities.

+ Assist in maintaining clean, orderly learning environment including necessary housekeeping duties.

+ Assist with children supervision in day camp setting as assigned.

+ Immediately report any potentially harmful situations to supervisor.

+ Remain available and ready for duty in assigned area during rotations.

+ Handle crisis and emergency situations appropriately and professionally.

+ Participate with children in group activities; assist in playground supervision, assist with meal/snack preparation and service.

+ Treat each child with dignity and respect; be sensitive and responsive to their needs at all times, be concerned for their safety and well-being.

+ Demonstrate proper clean-up methods; oversee children in clean-up activities.

+ Teach children responsibility for maintaining classroom equipment in good order.

+ Prepare presentations for talent show, showcase children's creative works.

+ Attend all in-service workshops and staff meetings.

+ Maintain professional attitude; demonstrate professional approach to problem solving.

+ Sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.

+ Grasp, push, pull objects such as files, file, file cabinet drawers, and reach overhead.

+ Life and carry up to 40 pounds.

+ Perform other duties as assigned.

+ Be able to sing and dance.

Working Conditions

Ability to walk, stand, bend squat climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or sometimes continuous basis. Ability to be able to lift up to 50lbs. Ability to grasp, push, pull objects such as file cabinet drawers and reach overhead. Ability to operate computer, fax, and telephone.

Minimum Qualifications

+ Minimum high school graduate of equivalent preferred.

+ Must be able to read, write and communicate well in English.

+ Bilingual in English/Spanish helpful.

+ Must work well and relate well with people.

+ Must attend staff, child safety, and other trainings as directed.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

+ Knowledge of Salvation Army Programs.

+ Requires detail-oriented, self-starter and team player, with ability to work with and relate well to children, parents, and staff in mature and sensitive manner.

+ Must meet all health, safety, and criminal/fingerprint clearance regulations.

+ Ability to work in fast-paced environment and maintain poise under pressure.

+ Ability to access and produce information from computer; ability to use new software programs with basic training.

+ Ability and willingness to keep information confidential.

+ Have a philosophy of education and child development in sympathy with that of The Salvation Army and Summer Day Camp programs.

Qualifications

Education

Required

+ High School or Equivalent or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)