Summer Kidder Creek Guide​/Lifeguard

Job Details:

Job Location:

Etna, CA 96027, Position Type:
Summer Staff, Salary Range: $340.00 - $345.00 Salary, Travel Percentage:
Kidder Creek Location, Job Shift: Kidder Creek, Position Objective:

The Kidder Creek (“KC”) Adventure Guide is a Ministerial position. Ministerial staff render their work, stewardship, relationships and behavior as evidence of being followers of Jesus Christ while embracing and affirming Mount Hermon Association, Inc.’s (“MHA”) Christian mission, vision, beliefs, culture code and standards of conduct. They are responsible for defining, cultivating and leading MHA’s Christian community, conference programs and retreats.

All staff are expected to join gatherings, which includes prayer, worship, and Bible-centered teaching.

• Guide adventure trips as assigned on the river, at camp on ropes courses and in the national forest and wilderness areas around KC Camp.
• Care for and maintain all river, adventure and recreation equipment, conduct daily and regular inspections and provide timely reports of damaged or broken equipment.
• Transport campers to and from wilderness, adventure, river and camp activities.
• Ensure the safety of all campers in adventure and river activities while guiding/facilitating.
• Assist with food prep while at the river and at Outback.
• Host outback adventure and River groups and assist with KC programs when adventure activities are not operating.
• Lead debriefs with campers and relate activities and experiences to applicable Biblical truth.
• Adventure guides may be asked to rotate into guide/counselor positions for camp programs.
• Lifeguard as assigned on day hikes, with groups and at the pond as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisors

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• At least 1 year of college experience preferred.
• Current valid driver’s license and a clean driving record required.
• Must be CPR/FA certified prior to arriving , WFA or WAFA certification is preferred.
• Must have successfully completed KC’s River Guide School and Swift Water Rescue (or equivalent course from another provider) prior to summer.
• Must take and pass rock training during KC’s staff training.
• Be lifeguard certified or able to pass lifeguard certification class once hired
• Must take ropes lead training and pass ropes guide/lead during KC staff training.
• Food Handler’s Card.

• Prior experience working with elementary, junior high and high school students.
• Experience with ropes courses, rock climbing and/or river guiding preferred.
• Prior camp counseling experience preferred.

• Ability to articulate the gospel of Jesus Christ as communicated in Scripture.
• Ability to demonstrate a personal, committed and thought-through faith in Christ.
• Positive role model, listener, enthusiastic leader, and friend.
• Ability to follow-through, be creative, and adjust to challenges of the program.
• Ability to engage in a variety of outdoor activities and demonstrate sound judgment.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing job assignments and schedules with short notice.

• The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in the heat/cold, wet/humid and dry/arid conditions.
• Requires sitting, standing squatting, stooping, twisting and hiking long distances on varied terrain, swimming climbing and shouting.
• Requires employees to ascend and/or descend ladders, stairs, cables and trees using hands and feet.
• Requires lifting and transporting 15-60 lbs. of gear and equipment up and down stairs and over uneven terrain.
• Physical environment requires the employee to talk and hear from close and long distances in adverse conditions.
• Specific vision…