Position Description

Reports to: LIT Director, LIT Assistant Director

Commitment: May Long Weekend, Staff Training, Weeks 1-8, November Reunion Weekend (date TBD)

Expectations:

• 19+ years old (by Dec 31 2020)
• Compliant with Staff Standards (see Staff Manual)
• Mature Christian, confident in answering questions, with a passion for discipleship
• A desire to mentor and disciple young people
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Patient and kind, enjoys working with teenagers
• Good listener, discerning, calm under pressure, able to deal with situations in a Godly way
• Able to maintain a high level of responsibility and accountability
• Maintains a high level of responsibility, and will supervise and care for teenagers diligently
• Ability to provide guidance and encouragement for LIT’s in leading their own cabins
• Preferred: Experience with Outtripping

Responsibilities

• LIT Training Weeks:
  • Abide by all camp policies, know, understand, and follow Plan to Protect guidelines for safe
  • interactions with LIT’s
  • Intentionally develop relationships with all LIT’s assigned to your small group
  • Spend daily time in 1-1s with members of your small group individually, praying with them and
  • supporting them in their spiritual development (at least 2 1-1s with each LIT over the 2 week training
  • period)
  • Encourage independence of proper hygienic care of LIT’s in your cabin/ small group (showering,
  • brushing teeth, changing clothes) and taking their medication
  • Establish and follow bedtime routines, making sure lights out is respected at 11 pm
  • Bring any recurring or significant behavioural issues to the attention of the Assistant Director
  • Ensure LIT’s are respecting the “no relationship” rule during the program with each other
  • Maintain a clean and tidy cabin area - emphasize cabin cleanliness with your cabin
  • Teach or assist with electives as assigned
  • Come up with 2 electives-half an hour each, to send to the Director before LT Weekend
  • Participate in Emergency Drills as directed by the Waterfront Director
• Canoe Trips:
  • Co-lead a 4 day canoe trip with each session following the instructions from the Outtripping Directors
  • Encourage and support LIT’s to take initiative and share responsibility on canoe trips by doing dishes,
  • selecting roles at each portage, cooking meals, setting up and tearing down sites etc.
  • Placement Weeks:
  • Check in on each member of your small group at the beginning and the end of their first week of
  • placement
  • Support, encourage and pray with small group members in these 1-1s
• Opening Day
  • Ensure cabin and surrounding area are clean, tidy, and ready for campers
  • Warmly welcome campers and their families. Assist with setting up personal belongings, and escort to
  • the Activity Area
  • Assist as requested by Assistant Director and Director
  • Closing Day
  • Meet with Assistant Director and other LIT staff to debrief the week and pray
  • Thoroughly deep clean cabin - spray and wipe all mattresses, sweep floors, empty garbages etc.
  • Time off begins with the completion of all assigned tasks and the permission of the Director

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Find Out More & Apply:

To find out more, or express interest in a position, please contact Pat Sutherland at pat@miniyowe.com

You can apply online at www.campmyw.com/staff-application.