Horton Center – Summer Staff 2016

Job Description

Assistant Director

Supervisor: Director of Outdoor Ministries (“Camp Director” or “Director”)

General Expectations

  • Represent Horton Center in a professional manner consistent with its mission statement.
  • Assist campers, counselors and deans with any and all needs. Model this attitude for the staff and work to cultivate a staff culture of service and generosity.
  • Help to build camp morale and sense of community. Encourage growth in staff members, and abide by the Horton Center Covenant
  • Enforce camp rules at all times, including at night.
  • Be available for as-needed week-long shift as cabin counselor.
  • Clean bathrooms, wash dishes, general cleaning
  • Lead campers in group building activities (‘challenges’)
  • Camper supervision

Assistant Director Duties

  • Fulfill Camp Director’s role when Camp Director is off-site or unavailable. Report any and all breaches of covenant or camp policy to the Camp Director.
  • Train & supervise staff in collaboration with Director & Program Director.
  • Work with Director to complete bi-weekly performance reviews.
  • In collaboration with the Program Director, schedule the staff to meet the needs for daily duties, chores, hikes, Faith Discovery Groups, and programming.
  • Be a leader in staff activities, meetings, and in-service trainings.
  • Assist the Director as requested communicating consistently with on-site Director throughout the day.
  • Be available to campers, counselors, and deans for disclosures, homesick campers, and other sensitive issues as they arise. Maintain confidentiality, work to be a non-anxious presence, and collaborate with Director to make decisions and take action as appropriate.
  • Collaborate with Program Director to oversee challenge program supervising staff and maintaining safety of challenge elements and staff use of them.
  • In collaboration with the Camp Director, maintain ACA Standards & record keeping
  • Train staff to work in the camp store. Assist the Camp Director with store management
  • Manage flow of maintenance and program requests and assign to staff members as needed.
  • Make or arrange necessary trips to town to pick up general supplies - attempt to consolidate trips.
  • Work with Director and Program Director to be sure a director is present at volunteer counselor meeting and to be sure campers are supervised during this meeting.
  • In coordination with the Director and Program Director lead every other Saturday camp clean up, counselor check-in, and counselor slide show as needed.
  • With the Program Director, provide administration support to the Director such as health forms
  • Fill in as needed with other areas of staff.
  • Other duties as assigned

The Mission of Outdoor Ministries in the New Hampshire Conference of the United Church of Christ is to invite all God’s children to experience Christian community in the natural world.