EQ Summer Team Lead

Job Details

Job Location
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Bette Perot - Palestine, TX Position Type
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Seasonal Salary Range
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Undisclosed Job Category
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Nonprofit - Social Services

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) offers amazing opportunities for talented, forward-thinking individuals who share our vision of helping girls and young women change the world for the better.

Here’s your opportunity to enhance your career while making a difference in girls’ lives and in the world. At Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, you can build a rewarding career in everything from working hands-on with girls, to accounting, human resources and project management, to marketing, research—and more.

Camp Bette Perot, our equestrian camp, offers sleepaway camp for girls ages 7-16. We serve approximately 150 campers per week from a variety of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Camp community life includes group living, shared meals, daily activities, kapers (chores), and rest. Campers come to camp independently and are cared for by Counselors. Camp is located 20 minutes from the small town of Palestine and 2 hours from the large city of Dallas.

Season runs end of May to end of July 2026. Barn Manager work week is typically 13 hours per day for 6 days per week.

The EQ Summer Team Lead is responsible for assisting the Manager of the Equestrian Center and staff team with daily operations of sleepaway camp, including program coordination for the camp community, EQ summer staff coaching and mentorship, camp values promotion and relationship-building, and general EQ operations and problem-solving support. This position develops relationships with staff and campers and participates fully in daily camp life while serving as a caring mentor, positive role model, and helpful problem solver.

The position reports to the Equestrian Center Manager. Paid staff training is provided at the beginning of the summer and takes place at Camp Bette Perot near Palestine, TX. The position stays on site.

Summer camp changes lives for the better! Join an amazing community where you will make new friends, develop personal and professional skills, engage your body and your mind in an outdoor environment, overcome challenges, and be the best version of yourself, plus have tons of fun! As part of a team mentoring, teaching, and helping, you get to make an incredible impact on staff and campers, who remember the sense of belonging, friendship, growth, and magic of summer camp for their entire lives.

All positions include meals when camp is in session, housing (if applicable), paid training and certifications (if applicable), plus invaluable work experience that prepares you to succeed in future careers.

• Champion a positive, inclusive, caring, safe, and fun camp environment and promote the values of the Girl Scout Promise and Law, including serving as a positive role model for youth in language, dress, culture of inclusion, behavior, and attitude

• Lead and participate in EQ program activities and administration, including meals, activities, rest, free time, kapers (chores), staff trainings and meetings, planning and preparation, and cleanup

• Assist with staff training and mentoring and work closely with camp administrative staff

• Assist with coordination of response for any emergencies that arise

• Facilitate positive group relationships, including addressing conflict in constructive ways

• Advocate for camper and staff confidence, responsibility, challenge seeking, teamwork, learning, goal setting, relationship skills, coping strategies, and opportunities for personal and group success

• Adhere to EQ schedule and uphold schedules with others

• Assist in care equestrian facilities, equipment, and supplies, including managing resources wisely

• Practice all camp safety standards and emergency procedures and uphold them with others

• Work independently and as part of a team to facilitate smooth operation of EQ summer camp programming.

• Participate in staff trainings and meetings as requested.

• EQ Senior Team Lead (21+):
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