Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center
Outdoor Adventure Area Lead
Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center, Denver, Colorado, United States
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All Cabin Staff Responsibilities
Take care of your campers by prioritizing their physical, social, and emotional health, safety, and well-being.
Work as a team with your co‑staff to ensure the day runs smoothly and to the schedule, and complete daily camper notes.
Create a community that you want to be a part of and that you want campers to be a part of.
Include everyone and make sure everyone is included.
Jump into the camp life: ride horses, swim, camp, play games, sing songs, roast s’mores, and be ready to do everything the campers do.
Know where your campers are and what they are doing all the time.
Care for the campers and manage camper behaviors using the tools learned in Staff Orientation week (positive behavior management techniques, enforcing appropriate safety policies, emergency procedures, camp rules, and more).
Be flexible and adaptable because things change quickly at camp; you have to roll with it.
Live in a bunk with your co‑staff and campers.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned, such as creating themed activities, members programs, or special events.
Outdoor Adventure Program Staff Responsibilities
Create and run multiple programs each day for campers of all ages in your specialty areas (ropes/challenge course, mountain biking, archery, hiking, and outdoor skills) that are safe, fun, and memorable.
Document the programming you create for other staff members to use in the future.
Work with the program team to create and run engaging staff and all‑camp programming.
As a member of the Outdoor Adventure Staff Team, you’re responsible for:
Assisting in maintaining camp’s mountain bikes and related equipment and structuring age‑and‑skill‑appropriate rides for campers in 5th–8th grade.
Daily set‑up and breakdown of the challenge course, including inspecting elements and equipment used for the day and documenting that inspection.
Generally organizing and maintaining the equipment associated with your activities.
Specialize in one branch of Outdoor Adventure programming and hold additional responsibility for the quality, facilitation, and upkeep of that area:
Challenge Course: assist in daily set‑up and pre‑use inspections, ensure appropriate participant briefing and screening occurs, and be a primary facilitator of activities. Ensure all safety procedures are followed.
Archery and Outdoor Skills: organize and maintain all equipment and storage, ensure safety briefings occur and are followed, and create new programs.
Mountain Biking: maintain camp’s mountain bikes and related equipment, structure age‑and‑skill‑appropriate rides, and be the primary facilitator of mountain bike activities.
Responsibilities (Leadership roles)
Help develop programming for staff, such as One‑G’s, staff appreciation, or other events.
Help develop all‑camp programming, such as evening programs or special days.
Work with the Staff in Training (SIT) program as a mentor.
Physical Demands and Working Environment
Operative auditory and visual functioning.
Walk upwards of two (2) miles each day, including use of stairs and uneven terrain.
Stand, sit in chairs or on the ground, run, and swim. Lift or body‑block campers when necessary.
Work in indoor, often loud spaces and spend extended time outdoors under the sun, in a hectic and sometimes stressful environment while maintaining the standard of care.
Qualifications and Requirements Basic Qualifications
Must be at least 18 years of age or 17 and graduated from high school.
One year of experience in a child‑care setting or a vested interest in working in a professional child‑care setting.
One year of experience with outdoor adventure programming.
Satisfy employment requirements at the Staenberg‑Loup JCC, including background screening, three references, documentation, and compliance with CDHS law.
Must be high‑energy, enthusiastic, creative, and open‑minded.
Preferred Qualifications
One year of experience in a camp environment.
Current CPR and First Aid certification.
Completed some college coursework or hold a high school diploma (GED) or equivalent experience.
Benefits Overview This is a seasonal job and is therefore ineligible for benefits.
Note This job description is not meant to be an all‑inclusive statement of every duty and responsibility which will ever be required of an employee in this position; however, the employee will be held responsible for all duties assigned.
EEO Statement The Jewish Community Center values diversity and inclusiveness and is an equal opportunity employer.
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All Cabin Staff Responsibilities
Take care of your campers by prioritizing their physical, social, and emotional health, safety, and well-being.
Work as a team with your co‑staff to ensure the day runs smoothly and to the schedule, and complete daily camper notes.
Create a community that you want to be a part of and that you want campers to be a part of.
Include everyone and make sure everyone is included.
Jump into the camp life: ride horses, swim, camp, play games, sing songs, roast s’mores, and be ready to do everything the campers do.
Know where your campers are and what they are doing all the time.
Care for the campers and manage camper behaviors using the tools learned in Staff Orientation week (positive behavior management techniques, enforcing appropriate safety policies, emergency procedures, camp rules, and more).
Be flexible and adaptable because things change quickly at camp; you have to roll with it.
Live in a bunk with your co‑staff and campers.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned, such as creating themed activities, members programs, or special events.
Outdoor Adventure Program Staff Responsibilities
Create and run multiple programs each day for campers of all ages in your specialty areas (ropes/challenge course, mountain biking, archery, hiking, and outdoor skills) that are safe, fun, and memorable.
Document the programming you create for other staff members to use in the future.
Work with the program team to create and run engaging staff and all‑camp programming.
As a member of the Outdoor Adventure Staff Team, you’re responsible for:
Assisting in maintaining camp’s mountain bikes and related equipment and structuring age‑and‑skill‑appropriate rides for campers in 5th–8th grade.
Daily set‑up and breakdown of the challenge course, including inspecting elements and equipment used for the day and documenting that inspection.
Generally organizing and maintaining the equipment associated with your activities.
Specialize in one branch of Outdoor Adventure programming and hold additional responsibility for the quality, facilitation, and upkeep of that area:
Challenge Course: assist in daily set‑up and pre‑use inspections, ensure appropriate participant briefing and screening occurs, and be a primary facilitator of activities. Ensure all safety procedures are followed.
Archery and Outdoor Skills: organize and maintain all equipment and storage, ensure safety briefings occur and are followed, and create new programs.
Mountain Biking: maintain camp’s mountain bikes and related equipment, structure age‑and‑skill‑appropriate rides, and be the primary facilitator of mountain bike activities.
Responsibilities (Leadership roles)
Help develop programming for staff, such as One‑G’s, staff appreciation, or other events.
Help develop all‑camp programming, such as evening programs or special days.
Work with the Staff in Training (SIT) program as a mentor.
Physical Demands and Working Environment
Operative auditory and visual functioning.
Walk upwards of two (2) miles each day, including use of stairs and uneven terrain.
Stand, sit in chairs or on the ground, run, and swim. Lift or body‑block campers when necessary.
Work in indoor, often loud spaces and spend extended time outdoors under the sun, in a hectic and sometimes stressful environment while maintaining the standard of care.
Qualifications and Requirements Basic Qualifications
Must be at least 18 years of age or 17 and graduated from high school.
One year of experience in a child‑care setting or a vested interest in working in a professional child‑care setting.
One year of experience with outdoor adventure programming.
Satisfy employment requirements at the Staenberg‑Loup JCC, including background screening, three references, documentation, and compliance with CDHS law.
Must be high‑energy, enthusiastic, creative, and open‑minded.
Preferred Qualifications
One year of experience in a camp environment.
Current CPR and First Aid certification.
Completed some college coursework or hold a high school diploma (GED) or equivalent experience.
Benefits Overview This is a seasonal job and is therefore ineligible for benefits.
Note This job description is not meant to be an all‑inclusive statement of every duty and responsibility which will ever be required of an employee in this position; however, the employee will be held responsible for all duties assigned.
EEO Statement The Jewish Community Center values diversity and inclusiveness and is an equal opportunity employer.
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