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About Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas:

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) offers amazing opportunities for talented, forward-thinking individuals who share our vision of helping girls and young women change the world for the better.

Here's your opportunity to enhance your career while making a difference in girls’ lives and in the world. At Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, you can build a rewarding career in everything from working hands-on with girls, to accounting, human resources and project management, to marketing, research—and more.

About Camp Bette Perot:

Camp Bette Perot, our equestrian camp near Palestine, TX, offers sleepaway camp for girls ages 7-16. We serve approximately 140 campers per week from a variety of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Campers come to camp independently and are cared for by camp staff.

Health Crew work weeks are available from late May to end of July 2024.

Job summary:

Camp Health Crew are responsible for supporting a healthy, safe experience for all campers and staff by implementing camp healthcare in our overnight summer camp program during June and July and by providing administrative service. The Camp Health Crew will follow camp processes to oversee the physical and mental wellbeing of campers and staff for the best camp experience possible. The position reports to the Camp Director or other supervising staff.

Benefits:

Summer camp changes lives for the better! Join an amazing community where you will make new friends, develop personal and professional skills, engage your body and your mind in an outdoor environment, overcome challenges, and be the best version of yourself, plus have tons of fun! As part of a team caring for campers and staff, you get to make an incredible impact on people who remember the sense of belonging, friendship, growth, and magic of summer camp for their entire lives. Camp Health Counselors receive housing and meals when camp is in session.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Conduct camper and staff health screening, including check-in and check-out and medication intake and security
• Administer all camper medications on schedule for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime
• Support camper and staff physical and mental health and promote interest in basic self-care and sanitation
• Evaluate healthcare needs and provide first aid care and ongoing observation for sick and injured campers and staff, including seeking appropriate external medical assistance as needed
• Carry out healthcare procedures and standing orders as designated by camp physician on call to provide healthcare recommendations for campers and staff
• Consult with camp management on physical and mental health needs of campers and staff, including determining level of crisis, recommending course of action, communicating with parents/guardians, and determining follow-up steps with affected campers and staff
• Document all physical and mental healthcare provided and maintain records for daily treatment logs, accident/incident reports, insurance claims, and health department reports
• Manage first aid equipment and supplies and healthcare spaces at camp
• Practice all safety standards on camp property and follow established emergency procedures

• Adhere to camp schedule and remain physically accessible and responsive via two-way radio

Specific roles available:

• Health Crew Leader (age 21 ): Serve as health crew with additional leadership responsibilities. Accountable for overall success of healthcare operations for up to 225 campers and staff, including leading a team of up to 3 Health Crew. Ensure appropriate level of care and ensure electronic documentation of all care provided. Maintain regular communication with Camp Director about operational needs. Must possess current licensure and at least one full year of experience as a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, or physician assistant. Must commit to working entire camp season.
• Health Crew (age 21 ): Support team in effective healthcare operations by carrying out above tasks as assigned by Health Crew Leader. Must possess current licensure in the healthcare field (nursing, medicine, EMT, mental health counselor), or be enrolled in an accredited healthcare education program (eg, nursing or medical student). Must possess current certification in first aid/CPR/AED. Health crew commit to one or more work weeks, with preference given to applicants who can commit to a greater number of weeks.

Qualifications

Minimum requirements:

• Certification and experience in first aid/CPR/AED
• Current licensure and at least one full year of experience as a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, or physician assistant (Health Crew Leader)
• Current healthcare licensure, or enrolled in accredited healthcare education program (Health Crew)
• Experience serving youth in a work or volunteer setting
• Willingness to live and work respectfully and fruitfully with diverse staff and campers all day, with limited privacy and personal time
• Willingness to work partially in an outdoor environment with variable weather conditions and rough terrain
• Willingness to role model respect, positivity, smiling, cheerfulness, kindness, patience, honesty, inclusion, good mental hygiene, and accountability and to self-regulate emotions respectfully in a variety of circumstances
• Ability to work long hours all day and all week with occasional needs to respond overnight (staff get self-scheduled personal breaktime each day during the week and days off between sessions as well as extra days off at July 4)
• Experience with electronic medical records and keen attention to detail (Health Crew Leader)
• Willingness to follow guidance of camp management and ability to work as a team
• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision (Health Crew Leader)
• Ability to remain calm, execute decisions in emergency situations, and handle confrontational situations professionally

Preferred qualifications

• Current healthcare licensure preferred
• Experience with mental, emotional, and social health and ability to make efficient, accurate assessments of concerning situations preferred
• Experience with or interest in summer camp preferred
• Preference given to candidates who can commit to two or more weeks of work (with time off between sessions)

Must abstain from:

• Use of tobacco products, herbal intoxicants (CBD, THC, gummies, etc.), vaping and electronic cigarettes, alcohol, illegal drugs, firearms, and fireworks while on camp property or while on duty, plus abstain from possessing on camp property and from returning to camp under the influence of any such substances
• Use of explicit language or harmful language
• Romantic or sexual activity on camp, no public display of affection
• Volatile expressions of emotion
• Wearing clothing that features alcohol, drugs, or harmful topics or language
• Sharing or discussing private, adult issues with campers
• Using (engaging with) cell phone while on duty (Counselor phones can be kept in administrative building and used during scheduled staff break time away from campers, plus we have a radio system for camp communication and emergencies)

Our organization’s cultural values:

• We are relevant.
• We strive for equity.
• We put our stakeholders first.
• We collaborate to get the best results.
• We own our work.

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, work in a kitchen environment, work in an office environment, work in a seated position, and work with computers.

The employee must be able to drive and have a valid driver’s license. The employee must routinely be able to lift or move 50 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Activities occur both inside and outside and employee is subject to both environmental conditions; however, employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.