Summer Christian Education Director​/Life Coordinator

Overview

POSITION TITLE:

Summer Christian Education Director / Staff Life Coordinator

DEPARTMENT:
Camp Arnold

STATUS:
Temporary/Seasonal, Exempt

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

Join a team where you can offer compassion, dignity, and sustainable opportunities for people in need in your local community!

The Salvation Army is an inspiring place to work. With offices in every major US city and over 120 countries around the globe, it s a place where people can invest in people on every level. In the Northwest region of the US, we serve people with food to shelter opportunities and almost everything in between. We are committed to being an efficient and effective network of local offices that make up a huge western region team.

In other words, we re committed to being big and small at the same time. That makes us a seriously great place to work. As one of the most impactful social service organizations in the world, we hire people who constantly seek new ways to keep us moving forward. We welcome you on finding your place to offer opportunities for people in need!

GENERAL STATEMENT:

The Salvation Army is a branch of the Christian Church, and the ultimate goal of all programs is spiritual regeneration of all people.

The Salvation Army is an equal opportunity employer.

• Be responsible for the spiritual welfare of the all camp staff and campers for each program.
• 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 Christian Education Director camp brief at the end of the summer.
• Assist with evening cabin supervision
• Any other duties as assigned by the Assistant Camp Administrator.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Safety and Supervision

• 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.

Weekly Responsibilities

• Develop and implement daily chapels, for campers of varying ages. These chapels will look similar for each program.
• Work with the Assistant Camp Director and the three camp Program Directors to develop and implement the weekly schedule of chapel services for the three camp programs.
• Work with the Divisional Youth Secretary in planning the weekly worship times and camp chapels.
• Work with the Divisional Youth Secretary to develop a daily Spiritual Mission for each cabin for the Timberlake program and each team for the Day Camp program.
• Assist counselors in planning devotions for their campers.
• Spend one night a week at the Tahoma campfire program lending aid.
• Develop and implement a weekly vespers campfire for the Timberlake Program.
• Assist the Divisional Youth Secretary with spiritual counseling by notifying him/her of any special needs.
• Assist the Divisional Youth Secretary with coordinating the music for worship services.
• Assist in the planning and implementation of weekly staff devotions. Including a weekly late night staff devotion time.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• 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.

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is a reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

SPIRIT AND UNDERSTANDING:
By accepting employment with The Salvation Army, you acknowledge that The Salvation Army is a church, agree to do nothing to undermine its religious mission and acknowledge that your conduct must not conflict with or undermine the religious program of The Salvation Army Camp Arnold, or its religious and moral purposes. It is expected that all employees of Camp Arnold will conduct themselves in a manner likely to bring honor and glory to God, and credit and respect to The Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. Such…