Job Description

Organizational Mission & Overview

Our mission is to bring out the limitless potential in young leaders through extraordinary experiences and nurturing relationships. At PEAK, we know that with the right support and access to quality programs and experiences, all young people are able to achieve at the highest level imaginable.


PEAK's Four Beliefs

Every living being has inherent value.

The community is better when everyone contributes.

We can only grow when we are honest about our mistakes.

Everyone has the power to change their world.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Camp Life Coordinator plans and facilitates staff appreciation efforts and morale-building activities during camp sessions and on days between camp sessions. To assist in smooth facilitation of daily camp life, the Camp Life Coordinator fills in to support campers, camp operations, and camp programming in a variety of ways, as assigned. This position serves as a member of the LVC Leadership Team.

POSITION AVAILABILITY: This position is an onsite, overnight position and must be available the following dates:

Staff Orientation: June 7 - 24

Session 1: June 25 - 29 and July 2 - 8

Session 2: July 9 - 13 and July 16 - 22

Session 3: July 23 - 27 and July 30 - August 5

Teen Camp and Camp Clean-up: August 6 - 8 and August 11 - 13

Family Camp: August 14 - 16

Please note that the Camp Life Coordinator's schedule differs from most on-site staff roles, due to their leadership of off-site trips for other staff on their days off. The Camp Life Coordinator will still have approximately 72 consecutive hours off per camp session.


BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY

• Plan and facilitate activities for staff days off and identify opportunities for regular staff appreciation efforts. This includes taking international staff on cultural outings and taking staff on supply trips.
• Coordinate activities that promote appreciation and fun at camp all summer long.
• Actively lead, participate in, and assist with the preparation and implementation of camp, including All Camp activities, staff orientation, bus duty, inventory/clean-up and more.
• The Camp Life Coordinator will be assigned to go to Milwaukee on camper arrival days to interact with campers and families and be a bus chaperone. They may also be asked to be a bus chaperone from Lake Valley Camp to Milwaukee and back on camper departure days.
• In between sessions (including between orientation and camp sessions), Lead Team members will be assigned by Directors to drive a vehicle back to PEAK in Milwaukee and then bring staff back to Lake Valley Camp after camper drop-off is complete. The Camp Life Coordinator may do this more often than some Leadership Team members due to availability.

• Build nurturing relationships and engage regularly with program participants.
• Drive campers partway or all the way back to Milwaukee if they need to go home early.

• As a member of the LVC Leadership Team, the Camp Life Coordinator will participate in regular meetings to provide updates and strategize to help our camp community be the best it can be. The Camp Life Coordinator will be responsible for some evening/overnight shifts as Supervisor-on-Duty. The Camp Life Coordinator may be asked to supervise campers overnight in situations that would mean they would not be staying in their typically living quarters. The Camp Life Coordinator may be asked to work additional hours outside of their regular schedule, which may include early mornings or late nights. They are also expected to be on call throughout the night in case of emergencies. The Camp Life Coordinator will consistently act as a positive role model for our community and their actions and decisions should reflect that expectation.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• This position is compensated at a rate of $850 per week, pre-tax.
• Summer seasonal staff are paid on a bi-weekly basis and are classified as exempt, seasonal employees.

• This position is eligible for a $50 weekly bonus for valid lifeguard certification during weeks worked.

• All meals are provided during camp sessions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• A belief that with the right support and access to quality programs and experiences, all young people are able to achieve at the highest level imaginable.
• Ability to receive constructive feedback and coaching from supervisor and make necessary adjustments.
• Ability to work collaboratively with co-workers to achieve program objectives.
• Ability to live with, support, and work with all camper age ranges at camp.
• Commitment to being punctual and adhering to a schedule provided by camp leadership.
• Possess strong communications skills and apply them with coworkers and supervisors, maintaining confidentiality of sensitive staff and camper information when necessary.
• Ability to perform job duties in a fast-paced environment and able to embrace change and be flexible.
• Ability to provide informal job coaching constructively to community members as a member of the LVC Leadership Team.
• While not required, familiarity with event planning and knowledge of opportunities for cultural outings in southwest Wisconsin would be beneficial.
• While not required, familiarity with current lifeguard certification or ability to pass the Red Cross shallow-water lifeguard course (provided by PEAK) would be beneficial.

EDUCATIONAL, CERTIFICATIONS, & LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

• Current CPR and First Aid Certification (PEAK can support in attaining).
• Must be able to pass PEAK's motor vehicle background check and driver training and safely drive/transport adults and children in PEAK vehicles, including a 12-passenger van.
• Must be at least 18 and/or have a high school diploma/GED before the position start date to apply.

REPORTING AND RELATIONSHIPS

• The Camp Life Coordinator reports to the Assistant Director of Camp Operations, with additional guidance and assignments from the Camp Director and Assistant Director of Camp Programs.
• While the Camp Life Coordinator doesn't have any direct supervisory responsibilities, they are expected as a member of the Leadership Team to provide ongoing feedback and support to all members of the community to help make camp the best it can be.

PHYSICAL & MENTAL DEMANDS & WORKING CONDITIONS


The mental and physical requirements and work environment conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

• Staff are required to actively participate in all camper activities, including water-related activities.
• Staff must be ready for new experiences and maintain a consistent level of energy all summer long.
• Position requires standing, stooping, sitting, walking long distances on uneven terrain (5+ miles a day), and occasionally lifting up to 40 pounds with or without assistance.
• Camp activities are often loud, involving many people talking, yelling, cheering, etc., in indoor and outdoor settings.
• The camp environment is often hot, rainy, with bugs or other wildlife. Staff must be able to work outside in a nature setting for sustained periods of time without air conditioning.
• All PEAK Initiative properties, including Lake Valley Camp and the Milwaukee Program Center, are substance-free environments. Smoking, vaping, alcohol consumption, and the use of illicit drugs are strictly prohibited on all property regardless of whether or not staff are on break.
• Staff must be able to walk and perform activities in the dark in an outdoor, nature setting.
• Staff must be able to sleep in a tent outdoors.
• Staff must be able to eat in a dining hall setting with 100+ people. The dining hall will be very busy and very noisy during these times and staff are expected to supervise and sit with their cabins throughout the meals.
• Staff must be able to eat family style meals in a dining hall for 3 meals a day. Sample menus available upon request. With pre-summer notice, the kitchen can accommodate most medical or value-based dietary restrictions.
• Position requires working weekends and nights, with time off in between camp sessions. Camp days are often long and at times require late night camper support, especially for Leadership Team Members and Health Staff. Staff will have daily scheduled breaks. Staff will have a combination of work and on call hours for up to 22 hours a day for several consecutive days.
• Staff must be able to reside in shared housing on the LVC overnight camp property in Boscobel, WI starting with staff training in June and ending after the last camp program lets out in mid-August.
• Staff must be able to live and sleep in housing with campers. Cabins have electricity, but no plumbing. Staff and campers are required to use communal bath houses located within the village.
• Staff may be required to drive 6+ hours in one day, transporting campers or other staff members.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:


The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

PEAK Initiative is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

Job Tags

Bi-weekly pay, Summer work, Seasonal work, Long distance, Sleeping nights, Flexible hours, Night shift, Weekend work, Afternoon shift, Early shift,

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