Summer Specialty and Cabin Staff
Essential Functions of Summer Specialty (Teacher of Adventure Sports):
- Effectively communicate, teach and work with campers ranging in age and skill levels.
- Observe and assess the behavior of campers and staff in order to monitor safety and enforce appropriate rules and regulations.
- Be able to intervene when it is for the purpose of maintaining a safe activity.
- Identify and respond to any environmental hazard or emergency through the effective use of sight, sound, and smell.
- Experienced in teaching and training staff in the specific activity.
- Physical ability to respond to situations requiring first aid; this includes being of sound health and having good mobility.
- Possess physical strength and endurance to maintain constant supervision of activity.
Essential Functions of Cabin Staff:
- Getting to know each camper by spending time with them
- Supervising campers during cabin time (specifically, in the morning, at rest hour and at bedtime)
- Observing campers’ adjustment to camp life and overseeing their physical and mental well-being throughout the session – including being away from home, hygiene habits, and social skills
- Serving family-style meals in the dining hall
- Helping campers keep up with their belongings during their time at camp