Camp Counselor Job Description (short season)

Job Description Summary

Community:
Camp Marshall is a community experience where all staff are with each other for an entire summer. Each week the staff will see a new group of campers, while concurrently, a deeper community will form among the staff. While each staff person has a role or specialty area such as Cabin Counselor, the larger role is one of everyone doing their part by living in community. It is that “intentionality of life together” where you might find yourself helping in the kitchen, campfire and or evening programming.

Counselors directly supervise campers and are responsible to lead groups of campers in daily camp activities. Counselors lead and motivate campers, and facilitate safe group interactions to foster campers’ social, spiritual, physical, and intellectual growth. Responsibilities include creating a strong and safe cabin community, giving attention to the needs of individual campers, supporting program staff in teaching activities during the day including, but not limited to, archery, arts & crafts, fishing, challenge course activities, water sports, field games, hiking, music, and possible overnight camping trips off site and serving as a positive role model for campers. Counselors help to lead Bible Studies and small group reflection with campers during each camp session and will help to lead worship at least once during each camp session.

As a Cabin Counselor, you will work with other counselors and program staff assigned to your group to help craft a weekly schedule, including day camps, for the campers/families you are assigned. Working in concert with different program specialists, such as Arts and Crafts, Waterfront or Media you will seek to foster the development of Christian Community while providing “context” for our life in Christ through programs. Cabin Counselors will oversee daily engagement with their campers, upkeep of camp facilities, and cabin devotional practices.

Program Team Leader

Job Description: Summary
Community: Camp Marshall is a community experience where all staff are with each other for an entire summer. Each week the staff will see a new group of campers, while concurrently a deeper community will form among the staff. While each staff person has a role or specialty area, such as Program Team Leader, the larger role is one of everyone doing their part by living in community. It is that “intentionality of life together” where you might find yourself helping in the kitchen, campfire, evening programming.

There will be two Team Leaders for the summer. One will focus on younger campers, grades 3 – 5, and the other grades 6 – 8. The decision on which group you lead will be made during Staff Training. *It is helpful to know if you have a preferred age group. During other weeks, such as family camp or Sr. High, we will have two program teams that will each be led by a Team Leader.

As a Program Team Leader, you will work with the counselors assigned to you to develop a weekly schedule, including day camps, for the campers/families you are assigned. Working in concert with different program specialists (such as Arts and Crafts, Waterfront or Media), seek to foster the development of Christian Community while providing “context” for our life in Christ through our programs. Team Leaders will oversee counselors daily engagement with their campers, upkeep of camp facilities, and their cabin devotional practices.

Digital Media Director
Job Description Summary:

To organize and operate a digital media program to help camper’s experience and express their creativity. To equip and empower staff and youth in the use and creation of digital media in ways that actively support and further the mission of our diocese.

Community:
Camp Marshall is a community experience where all staff and campers are with each other for an entire summer. Each week the staff will see a new group of campers while concurrently a deeper community will form among the staff who will be with each other all season. While each staff person has a “role” or specialty area such as Arts and Crafts Director, the larger role is one of everyone doing their part of living in community. It is that “intentionality of life together where you might find yourself helping out in the kitchen, campfire, evening programming, which sets camp apart as a place to work.

Waterfront Director

Job Description Summary:

Camp Marshall’s Waterfront Director is responsible for planning and implementing and overseeing Camp Marshall’s waterfront programs, including swimming, kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, sailing, boating, and fishing. *Some of these programs are considered specialized and will require documentation of experience and or instructor rated certification (or other acceptable license) for watercraft activities being taught. Camp Marshall will work with the Waterfront Director to obtain certification(s) pre-season if it is possible.

Arts and Crafts Director

Job Description Summary:

Community: Camp Marshall is a community experience where all staff are with each other for an entire summer. Each week the staff will see a new group of campers while concurrently a deeper community will form among the staff. While each staff person has a role or specialty area such as Arts and Crafts Director, the larger role is one of everyone doing their part by living in community. It is that “intentionality of life together” where you might find yourself helping in the kitchen, campfire, evening programming.

The Arts & Crafts Director will organize and facilitate opportunities for campers to work in a variety of mediums and will encourage campers to experiment by using art to respond to scripture and experience at camp. The Arts and Crafts Director will provide guidance for campers with a focus on teaching a progression of art skills.

Understanding: Cultivating an understanding of “ability” with staff and campers in art and craft skills. An awareness of skills, along with the sensitivity to be careful with a potentially new artist.

Projects must be reasonable in size and scope so that they will be completed before heading home.

Kitchen Staff:

Job Description Summary:

Participates in all facets of camp food service including food preparation, serving and sanitation. The dining hall serves groups ranging in size from 25 – 85 persons.

The Assistant Dining Hall Services Director:

Job Description Summary:

The Assistant Dining Hall Services Director is responsible to assist the Dining Hall Services Director in overseeing all aspects of food service at Camp Marshall. This includes, but is not limited to, overseeing all aspects of food service at Camp Marshall for groups ranging from 25 – 85 persons. Ensures that all guests enjoy meals high in variety, aesthetics, nutrition and rich in flavor. Assists in Supervising the activities and training of the food service staff, including sanitation, food preparation, serving and cleaning of the facility (inside and outside appearance).

The Dining Hall Services Director:

Job Description Summary:

The Dining Hall Services Director is responsible for overseeing all aspects of food service at Camp Marshall for groups ranging from 25 – 85 persons. Ensures that all guests enjoy meals high in variety, aesthetics, nutrition and rich in flavor. Supervises the activities and training of the food service staff, including sanitation, food preparation, serving and cleaning of the facility (inside and outside appearance).

Camp Nurse/EMT

Job Description Summary:

The camp nurse or EMT is a licensed physician, registered nurse, emergency medical technician, or paramedic who is responsible to supervise health care when camp is in session, and who creates and updates a written health care plan for use at camp. He or she will train program staff to identify their roles in camp health care and will oversee the camp health house during each camp session.

Summer Program Director

Job Description Summary:

The Summer Program Director Is responsible for the programmatic operation and oversight of Camp Marshall’s Summer programs. Doing this by building a team of eighteen paid staff with additional volunteers to help us deliver program for 24 to 50 persons (depending on the program).