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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:

  1. When should you register? ______
  2. If you are a counselor what should you inspect your cabin for? ______

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  1. 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

  1. ______
  2. ______
  3. ______

Common Goals and objectives for all staff: (page 10)

  1. 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?

  1. Goal 1 ______
  2. Goal 2 ______

D. Evening and Morning Speakers

1. What are the expectations for the camp speakers?

a. ______

b. ______

III Protocol (Page 12)

  1. If you are a department director who is your direct leader? ______

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  1. 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? ______

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