Diocese of Sacramento
Job Description
Reports to: Camp Pendola Director and Health Center Manager
Job Summary:
Assists the Health Services Manager in the overall operation of the Health Center including rendering First Aid, ensuring gets their scheduled medications, and maintaining an overall healthy camp. This may include daily cabin inspections for cleanliness.
Essential Functions:
1. Ability to communicate and work with campers and provide necessary instruction to campers.
2. Ability to observe camp behavior and assess its appropriateness, enforce appropriate safety regulations and emergency procedures and apply appropriate behavior management techniques.
3. Visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards related to the activities.
4. Possess strength and endurance required to maintain constant health supervision of campers and staff.
5. Ability to walk on uneven terrain up to one mile.
6. Ability to make quick decisions and respond appropriately.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Work with the Health Services Manager to provide a healthy and safe environment for all.
a. Ensure each staff member and camper has a current health history on file.
b. Assist with health screening for arriving campers and staff, and for out-of-camp trips.
c. Follow appropriate medical routines including record keeping, disposal of medical waste, managing and safeguarding medication and utilizing approved standing orders.
d. Assist with the distribution of medications for campers and staff.
e. Complete accident/incident reports in a timely manner.
f. Keep Health Services Manager apprised of illnesses, incidents causing injury and treatments as they occur.
g. Monitor health of all staff including kitchen staff.
h. Monitor/evaluate camp procedures, facilities and conditions and suggest modifications that would create more healthful conditions in camp.
i. Work with the Kitchen Manager to provide meals with campers and staff with dietary restrictions
j. Other duties as assigned.
2. To fulfill other staff administrative roles
a. Actively participate in staff training, and meetings.
b. Set a good example for campers and others, including cleanliness, punctuality, sharing clean-up chores, sportsmanship and table manners.
c. Follow all camp rules and regulations pertaining to smoking, use of alcoholic beverages and use of drugs.
d. Encourage respect for personal property, camp equipment, and facilities.
e. Manage personal time off in accordance with camp policy.
f. Maintain good public relations with campers’ parents and visiting public.
g. These are not the only duties to be performed. Some duties may be reassigned and other duties may be assigned as required.
Desired Qualifications:
Education: First Aid and C.P.R. for the Professional Rescuer Certification
Wilderness First Aid (Basic level)
California Food Handler Certificate
Preventive Health Care (Part of CA Child Care Health Certification)
Experience: Child care or working with children in activities
Skills: Desire and ability to work with children outdoors
Able to work and live cooperatively in a team context
Ability to accept supervision and guidance
Basic knowledge of medical record keeping
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Revised 11/27/2017