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2019 Camp Staff Manual Overview
Last Name ______First Name ______
Email address ______Street Address ______
City ______State ______Zip Code ______
Phone # ______
Introduction of Staff
A. What three statements deal with our salvation? (Declaration of Faith page 4.
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
B. Our Philosophy (page 5)
1. What is our philosophy as camp staff? ______2. What is God’s specific call to you this week? ______
C. Goals for New life Summer Camp (pages 5-6)
1. What is the primary goal at camp? ______
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2. To what spiritual level do you want to bring each camper? ______
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3. What is the ultimate goal of our faith on earth? ______
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4. What kind of opportunity will we as staff give unsaved students? ______
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5. What is the best way to present Christ and Christianity? ______
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II. Staff Directives
A. Staff Day or Arrival:
- When should you register? ______
- If you are a counselor what should you inspect your cabin for? ______
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- As a counselor list 2 goals for each camper:
Goal 1 ______
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Goal 2 ______
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What should you come to camp prepared to do? ______
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B. List 3 goals for each student to achieve during Camp
- ______
- ______
- ______
Common Goals and objectives for all staff: (page 10)
- What should all staff contribute? ______
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2. What is all staff expected to attend? ______
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3 What will assist your success in your responsibilities at camp? ______
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C. Additional Camp Goals
What are the two goals we want to reach?
- Goal 1 ______
- Goal 2 ______
D. Evening and Morning Speakers
1. What are the expectations for the camp speakers?
a. ______
b. ______
III Protocol (Page 12)
- If you are a department director who is your direct leader? ______
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- If you are a counselor who are you directly responsible to? ______
IV. Camp Staff expectations (Page 23)
1. List three things you should do as staff
a. ______
b. ______
c. ______
2. List three things you should NOT do as staff.
a. ______
b. ______
c. ______
3. How should you speak during your time at camp? ______
4. How should you work through problems? ______
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5. List two traits every leader should have at camp (Page 24-25)
a. ______
b. ______
6. What area should all staff role model?
a.______
b. ______
c. ______
d. ______
e. ______
f. ______
g. ______
h. ______
i. ______
7. What is the expectation for all staff in their dress code? ______
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8. List two things you will experience while at camp (Page 25)
a. ______
b. ______
V. Interacting with Campers:
A. New Life Summer Camp regulations for campers
1. Cabins (Page 31)
a. What is the purpose of a curfew for staff? ______
b. What must all camp staff not allow campers to do when transporting equipment on campus? ______
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2. Personal Property
a. Who is responsible for all damage while at camp? ______
b. What must be collected at the beginning and returned at the end? ______
3. Attendance (Page 31)
a. Which events are counselors and campers expected to attend? ______
4. Dining Hall Rules (Page 32)
a. What should never be taken outside of the cafeteria? ______
5. Bath House Guidelines (Page 32)
a. What two things are critical in the bath house?
1. ______
2. ______
6. Camp Dress Code (Page 32)
a. What is the best policy for modesty? ______
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b. Who should you go to if there is a question about a camper’s modesty? _____
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7 Recreation
a. What is contagious in our involvement with the recreation programs? ______
8. Swimming (Page 33)
a. How should all campers and staff be dressed when going to and
from the swimming area? ______
b. Who must be present at all times when in the water? ______
9. Camp visitors and phone calls (Page 33)
a. Who must have prior approval from the camp director to be on campus? ______
b. Who must be present if a camper must call home in an emergency?
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10. What is at least one thing we can do if a camper is homesick? (Page 33)
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11. Bedwetting: (Page 34)
a. What should you never do to a camper who has wet the bed? ______
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12. Counselor Crushes: (page 34)
a. What should we do if a camper has a crush on us?
13. Camper Couples (Page 34)
A. What should we discourage? ______
B. Understanding Discipline (Page 35)
1. What is the first principle of discipline? ______
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2. What should we expect from the camper?
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3. What is reality discipline? ______
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C. One on one Counseling tips (Page 36)
1. Who is the final authority on all advice? ______
2. As a man or a woman who should we counsel? ______
3. When should we break the confidence rule? ______
D. Sharing the message of salvation: (Page 37)
List two helpful versus in leading a camper to Christ.
a. ______
b.______
VI. Safety Procedures/Sexual abuse prevention and policy (Page 39)
A. What is sexual abuse:
1. What are two descriptions of sexual abuse?
a. ______
b. ______
2. What are two examples of unwelcome sexual advances?
a. ______
b. ______
B. How to spot abuse: (Page 39)
1. List one of each of the categories of reporting the abuse of a child.
a. ______
b. ______
c.______
C. How to report Abuse (Page 40)
a. ______
b. ______
c. ______
D. How can we prevent abuse (Page 40)
a. ______
b. ______
c. ______
E. Camp Leaders physical interaction with children: (Page 40)
1. What is appropriate contact? ______
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2. Inappropriate contact. List 3
a. ______
b. ______
c. ______
F. Children who need counsel (Page 41)
1. List the seven areas you need to be aware of:
a.______
b. ______
c. ______
d.______
e. ______
f. ______
g. ______
G. Dress Code: (Page 42)
1. How can temptations be avoided?
H. What is the appropriate order for phone calls or texts______
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I. What do you need to be able to take pictures of students during camp?
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J. Fire emergency Procedure (Pages 44-45)
1. What are the main concerns in case of a fire?
a.______
b. ______
c. ______
d. ______
K. Missing child emergency procedure:
1. Who is the first person to contact?______
2. Who should contact 911?______
3. Who should administer medications?______
4. What should we never Play? ______
Signature ______