Summer Maintenance Crew Chief

Summer Maintenance Crew Chief - $450/week

Position Title:

Summer Maintenance Crew Chief

Department:
Camp Arnold

Status:
Temporary/Seasonal, Non-Exempt, Hourly

Pay: $450/week - Room and Board (lodging and food) included

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Direct, supervise and disciple summer camp maintenance workers. Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and work in all camp maintenance areas.

• Be responsible for the spiritual welfare of the summer camp maintenance staff.
• Attend and participate in evening programs and spiritual activities.
• Maintain a standard of cleanliness in personal grooming and in living quarters.
• Assist with the clean‑up of the total camp at the end of each session and at the conclusion of the summer.
• Prepare and deliver the Maintenance Crew Chief camp brief at the end of the summer.
• Assist with evening cabin supervision.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Food Service Administrator or Assistant Camp Administrator.

• Enforce camp policies and procedures.
• Maintain the utmost level of safety for staff and campers at all times.
• Ensure compliance with American Camping Association standards of safety and programmatic conduct at all times.
• Coordinate and implement all program components relative to the daily schedule in a timely fashion.

• Organize daily devotions for summer camp maintenance staff.
• Prepare written job assignments and schedules for summer camp maintenance staff.
• Supervise and direct the Maintenance Crew.
• Prepare/participate in the planning of daily devotions for the Maintenance Crew.
• Clean and prepare all areas for use by campers and guests:
• Dust windows, doorways, and knock down all cobwebs.
• Sweep floors & porches.
• Scrub bathroom sinks, showers, toilets, and clean mirrors.
• Mop and disinfect bathroom shower & floor.
• Re‑stock all paper products.
• Empty all trash & replace can liners, and take to main dumpster.
• Check & replace burnt light bulbs.
• Prior to the start of each camp session, close and lock all buildings and rooms not planned for program use.
• Periodically check to make sure that buildings and rooms not in use remain locked.
• Daily trash runs and litter patrol.
• Build campfires & prepare sleep‑out locations as needed.
• Assist with the upkeep and maintenance of all camp vehicles, including washing and waxing.
• After each use, clean & service all hand equipment including:
• Weed Whackers - check spark plug and refill with 2‑cycle gas.
• Lawn Mowers - clean off clipping and refill with unleaded gas.
• Blowers - clean and refuel with 2‑cycle gas.
• Keep the Maintenance Building neat & orderly at all times and keep all tools in their proper location.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the laundry rooms.
• Assist with general maintenance projects as directed by the Operations Manager.
• Chop firewood, or supervise summer camp maintenance staff chopping firewood, for evening programs.
• Sweep and clean amphitheater in preparation for evening programs.
• Prepare fire for evening Timberlake programs.
• Set up sound systems for special events under director of the Media Specialist.
• Supervise TLC setup and take down for “Big Chapel.”
• Supervise end of week Timberlake carnival setup and take down.
• Work on special projects as assigned.
• Be a liaison between the summer camp maintenance crew and the year‑round staff.

• Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
• Ability to grasp, push, pull objects and reach overhead.
• Ability to operate telephone.
• Ability to operate a desktop or laptop computer.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to access and produce information from a computer.
• Ability to understand written information.

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