BC CAMPING COMMITTEE

VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION APPLICATION FORMS

The Provincial Camping Committee is made up of enthusiastic Guiders who understand the importance of promoting and mentoring camping in guiding. There are a variety of positions held at any given time and applications are always accepted. For a current list of vacant positions please contact the Provincial Camping Adviser at .

In addition to the adviser the camping committee consists of

  • secretary
  • camp in a box and challenge crest coordinator
  • adventure camp and Trex coordinator
  • area camping adviser liaison
  • events coordinator
  • communications coordinator

Prerequisites

  • minimum of five (5) years guiding camping experience as a Guider
  • responsible guider at a minimum of two different levels or types of camping (ie brownie, guide, residential, tenting, district or area camping event, etc,)

Today’s date: ______Position applying for: ______

Applicant Information

Name:______iMIS number: ______

Address: ______

Phone: ______Cell: ______

Email:______

District: ______Area: ______

General Questions

  1. How long have you been involved in Guiding:
  2. Girl years? ______Level(s) ______
  3. Guider years? ______Level(s) ______

Capacity ______

  1. Have you held a position(s) on a district or area council?______

If yes which one(s): ______

  1. What is your camping training and experience within Guiding? ______

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  1. What is your camping experience and related technical experience outside of Guiding? ______

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  1. Have you ever been part of a planning committee for a camp larger than a unit?______

If yes what was your position and how did you fulfill it? ______

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  1. Share your most memorable or best team experience – explain your role and why it was so great.

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  1. What do you enjoy most about Guiding?______

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  1. When girls look back on the Guiding years, one of the most memorable things is the camping they did. Why do you think this is? And how, in this changing world, can we keep it that way?

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  1. What do you believe you would bring to the position you are applying for.

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Please complete only the section(s) for the position(s) for which you are applying.

Each position will include but may not be limited to:

Adventure Camping and Trex Coordinator

  • planning and organizing adventure type camps and events such as:
  • Adrenalin Rush
  • In Motion
  • Tech Skills
  • Trex liaison

What is your experience with adventure camping? Please explain.______

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Have you organized any adventure trips? Girls or adults? Please explain. ______

Are you familiar with the new adventure OAL program? ______

If not, are you willing to become familiar with it and how would you promote the adventure OAL in BC?

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As Trex liaison you will be required to interview new Trex unit guiders. How familiar are you with the Trex program? ______

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What interviewing experience have you had?______

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Area Camping Adviser Liaison

Prerequisite: Must an active Area Camping Adviser.

  • two way communication between area camping advisers and the provincial camping committee
  • with committee input and editing, create the camping newsletter (The Headlamp) and forward to the provincial office for distribution

How long have you been in your current position as an Area Camping Adviser? ______

How do you see yourself keeping the lines of communication open between yourself and the other area camping advisers? ______

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Have you ever created a newsletter? If so, please send us an example. If not, are you familiar with word processing and/or publishing programs and which ones? ______

Camp In A Box and Challenge Crest Coordinator

Ordering, storing, packaging and distributing as necessary the following:

  • camp in a box crests
  • challenge crests
  • dippy bags
  • under the boughs toques

Close proximity to a post office is advantageous.

Are you willing and able to store the equivalent of two – four drawer filing cabinets that will hold all the above items? ______

Have you had any experience with organizing, ordering, filling and distributing items? Please explain. ____

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Are you willing to fill orders in a timely fashion and keep accurate records of all transactions? (within 1- 2 weeks upon receiving them) ______

Communications Coordinator

  • writing, editing and submitting Pipeline articles
  • provincial website liaison for monitoring submission and requesting changes and updates
  • oversee camp in a box creation and revisions

What is your writing experience? Please include an example. ______

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Have you ever been published in your local newspaper, Guiding newsletter, Pipeline, elsewhere? If so, please elaborate.

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How familiar are you with computers, word processing programs, websites, publishing programs, online document sharing, etc? Please explain. ______

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Are you familiar and comfortable navigating the camping section of the BC provincial website? ______

Are you willing to familiarize yourself with the camping sections on the national and other provincial camping websites if not already so? ______

Events Coordinator

  • organizing the BC biannual Mix It Up event and attending the US Mix It Up Encampment on the alternate year
  • overseeing the organization of committee meetings, workshops and conferences
  • overseeing communications and arrangements for interprovincial camps

Have you ever organized a major event, camp or trip? What was your role? ______

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Are you familiar with and comfortable with doing reservations and bookings for hotels for conferences and camps for workshops and/or trainings? Please describe. ______

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Have you dealt with difficult situations within the guiding organization? If so, please describe how you dealt with it? ______

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Are you familiar with the under 72 hour international requirements in Safe Guide? ______

If not, are you willing to familiarize yourself with them? ______

Secretary

  • takes comprehensive committee notes, types and sends notes to adviser for editing and approval within 2 weeks of event, upon approval forwards to provincial office for distribution
  • helps with correspondence as needed

Have you ever held a secretarial position in or out of guiding? Please explain. ______

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Are you notes concise, comprehensive and detailed? Please include a sample of notes you have taken. ______

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References

Please provide two references (one camping)

Name: ______

Relationship: ______

Email contact: ______

Name: ______

Relationship: ______

Email contact: ______

Please return completed application to:

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