Camp La Jita - Adventure Course Specialist (Summer 2024)
Girl Scouts
- Utopia, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Facilitates games and initiatives along with high ropes activities/elements.
- Assists with developing and leading team building sessions/activities with unit staff and campers.
- Enforces ropes course safety measures for every person in camp.
- Teaches staff and campers the skills necessary for a fun and secure experience including personal and group health and safety, care and use of equipment, emergency procedures, etc.
- Helps supervise all activities connected with the ropes course to ensure safety of participants, including but not limited to, executing safe and effective programming, using good judgment when making independent decisions and instructing participants in the proper use of all course elements and equipment.
- Works as a team with Adventure Course Director in planning, facilitating, operating, and evaluating the course.
- Reports accidents to the nurse or Camp Director promptly.
- Responsible for care and use of the adventure course, gear, hardware, and other equipment and supplies; requisitions necessary equipment and supplies before and during camp; requests necessary repairs or maintenance work.
- Keeps and performs daily course assessments along with recording of the rope logs.
- Participates in general camp program outside his/her own field.
- Performs a daily pre-use inspection of the environment, element, and equipment, along with continuous monitoring and post-use inspections.
- Responsible for opening and closing procedures during operations.
- Documents equipment usage reporting any issues to the camp director/course director.
- Participates in staff meetings.
- Assists in opening and closing of camp as related to ropes course activities.
- Participates in all camp activities.
- Acts as host/hostess for camp visitors and parents.
- Follows and adheres to National and Council policies, procedures, and plans.
- Operates according to ACCT standards and local operational procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Must attend mandatory staff training session June 3 – 7, 2024 and additional training week for ropes course May 28 - June 1,2024. Passing a written and practical exam may be necessary, depending on certification level.
- Must be available to stay at camp June 9 – July 26, 2024, from 10:00 am Sunday morning until 6:00 pm the following Friday evening. Staff may stay on camp property over the weekend if necessary. (Camp will not be in session June 30 – July 6, 2024.)
- Must be at least 21 years of age or older.
- Valid driver’s license and successful completion of a criminal background check.
- Reliable transportation required.
- Must be able to obtain or become certified in First Aid/CPR.
- Prior ropes course experience preferred (level 1 certification is a plus!)
- Able to put together a day-long sequence of activities related to group goals/needs.
- Experience in supervising others – peers and children.
- Previous experience in residential camping preferred.
- Ability to communicate and work with participating groups (all ages and skill levels) and provide necessary instruction to campers and staff.
- Ability to observe camper and staff behavior, assess its appropriateness, enforce appropriate safety regulations and emergency procedures, and apply appropriate behavior-management techniques.
- Visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards related to the activity. The employee must regularly lift and or move up to 25 pounds.
- Ability and willingness to work at heights.
- Physical and technical ability to learn knots and belaying.
- Physical ability to respond appropriately to situations requiring first aid. Must be able to assist campers in an emergency (fire, evacuation, illness, or injury) and possess strength and endurance required to maintain constant supervision of campers.
- Some physical requirements of the position could include endurance: prolonged standing and sitting, some bending, stooping, climbing, and stretching.
- Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity to manipulate program equipment and activities.
- Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare and communicate appropriate camper and staff activities/programs.
- Ability to walk long distances.
- Willingness to live in a camp setting and work irregular hours delivering camp programs.
- Work daily with exposure to the sun and heat.