Why you’ll love YMCA Camp Potawotami
- Personal Development: You’ll have many opportunities for free training and certifications, as well as opportunities to advance and potentially find a long-term career.
- Housing & Meals: The Teen Leadership Supervisor is required to live on-site: housing and food are provided.
- Fulfillment: Work with a team that cares about you and is actively involved in our community!
- YMCA Membership: As a part-time staff member, you will receive a free individual membership, or 50% off family membership, 50% discounted programs at Y branches for you and your household, and a 40% discount for you and your family at camp.
Responsibilities
- Lead: Provide supervision, support, and leadership to campers and staff within their Camp Corner.
- Develop: Ensure Teen Leadership training and sessions are appropriate and provide opportunities to help them grow as individuals and leaders.
- Implement: Follow camp procedures to hold staff and campers accountable for bedtimes, showering, embers, superlatives, achievement paddles, and addressing camper issues.
Requirements
Candidates must be committed to contributing to the mission, culture, and values of YMCA Camp Potawotami and the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne as well as:
- Must be at least 20 years old and have a high school diploma or GED.
- Must have experience working with youth in a camp or outdoor setting.
- Documented knowledge, experience, and/or certifications/licensures in your specialized activity are required.
- A high level of organization, time management, flexibility, and ability to prioritize and handle difficult situations effectively and consistently within the YMCA's core values and mission.
- A warm, enthusiastic, and friendly personality, ability to express enthusiasm, and communicate effectively with staff, parents, and children in one-on-one as well as large group settings.
- Valid driver’s license preferred.
- Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community both individually and in a group setting.
Commitment Details
- Commitment: May 17, 2024- July 26, 2024
- Starting at $470/week
- Room & Board Provided
Location:YMCA Camp Potawotami is located on beautiful Blackman Lake in Northeast Indiana; 7255 East 700 South, Wolcottville, IN 46795