The JCC Ranch Camp is not just the Denver JCC’s overnight summer camp, it’s also one of the best places to work during the summer. As a staff member, Ranch Camp will become your home away from home as you work to create a community where people can thrive. You’re a hero to your campers; you have the chance to do something you really care about and have a whole lot of fun doing it. Your experience as a staff member is just as important to us as our campers’ experience. That being said: We’re here to serve kids and make sure they are in the safest environment possible while having the time of their lives.

First and foremost, all our supervisory staff act as a team to support cabin staff.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Take care of staff and campers by prioritizing the physical, social, emotional health, safety, and well-being.
• Work as a team with the supervisory team to make sure every day runs the way it’s supposed to by helping to run meals, participating in all camp programming, and providing coverage for cabin staff as needed.
• 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, be ready to do everything the campers do!
• Act as a resource and support staff as they manage camp behaviors using 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 be able to roll with it.
• And other duties and responsibilities as assigned: you might need to make your campers’ dreams of a beach themed ice-cream campfire song session come true or become your favorite legendary Pokémon for an evening program.

Our supervisory team is more than just a support structure. We want you to do what matters to you while you’re at camp.

Want to spend your summer outside, exploring the back country of Colorado and climbing mountains? We have a job for you. Does spending the morning playing soccer and the afternoon creating art make your heart happy? We have a job for you. Want to design a rocket that can make grilled cheese, but also land on Mars? We probably have a job for you, let’s talk.

Camper Care Responsibilities

• Partner with the Unit Head team and work with a specific age range throughout the summer to ensure camper’s needs are met daily. The three units at camp are Chalutzim (2nd 4th graders), Metapsim (5th & 6th graders), and Toshavim (7th & 8th graders) and Tiyulim ( 9th grade and above).
• Coach staff members in responding to campers’ struggles and behaviors as they arise during the session and provide staff with tools to effectively manage campers’ struggles and behaviors ranging from behind the scenes support to one-on-one work with the camper.
• Partner with caregivers to communicate early and often about their campers’ time at camp, especially when struggles and behavioral issues arise, and document all communication.
• Spearhead regular communication efforts between camp and caregivers during the camp session including making first time camper calls and emailing out individualized progress notes.
• Review camper files prior to arrival at camp and share pertinent information and care plans about all unit campers to unit staff.
• Review daily Camper Bunk Notes (filled out by madrichim and collected daily) to track campers’ physical and emotional health, cabin social dynamics, and overall camper wellbeing.
• Manage the documentation of all camper care interventions in CampMinder (includes counselor, unit head, or other staff interventions, parent consultation via phone and/or email, contact with infirmary, etc.)
• Respond in real time to escalated camper concerns including planned and ad hoc interventions.
• Plan and lead staff training with Unit Head counterpart.

Finally, all staff must be able to attend Staff Orientations from 5/23/2024 - 6/9/2024 and be available to live at camp for the summer season from 6/10/2024 - 8/6/2024.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

Physical Demands: This job requires the incumbent to have operative auditory and visual functioning. Employee must also be able to walk upwards of two (2) miles each day, including use of stairs and uneven terrain. Employee may also stand, sit in chairs or on the ground, run, and swim. Employee may lift or body block campers when necessary.

Work Environment: Working conditions may include being in indoor, often time’s loud spaces and spending extended time outdoors under the sun. Must have the ability to work in a hectic, sometimes stressful environment while maintaining the standard of care.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• At least two years' experience working with children and/or teens in a formal or informal educational, recreational, or therapeutic setting
• Bachelor’s degree or degree in progress or equivalent experience in a child care setting
• Strong oral and written communication skills: must be able to communicate efficiently with staff and caregivers as well as maintain proper documentation of Camper Care interventions
• Maturity and professionalism; must be able to work effectively with their counterparts, support staff working with their campers, address needs of campers discretely, and maintain confidentiality in work with campers, staff, and parents
• High-level organizational skills
• Satisfactorily fulfill requirements for employment 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:

• Previous experience in a camp environment
• Current CPR and First Aid certification

Benefits Overview

This is a seasonal job and is therefore ineligible for benefits.

Please 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.

The Jewish Community Center values diversity and inclusiveness and is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $2,600.00 - $3,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Elbert, CO 80106: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person