Maintenance Specialist

• Camp Facility Responsibilities
  • Assists with property security practices & procedures.
  • Assists in the care for and maintenance of camp facilities, grounds including roads & fences, property & program equipment, and machinery are in safe, well-functioning, working, and clean condition.
  • To help reduce the level of risk, ensures that all safety-related projects/needs are completed in a swift and timely manner and helps prepare facilities for changing weather conditions.
  • Responsible for performing various skilled trade tasks for facility maintenance and construction projects.

• Cross Functional Work
  • Supports care of livestock, providing feeding, and daily chores.
  • Assists with the delivery of equipment, machinery, luggage, and various materials when needed.
  • Deliver emergency support during on-site incidents.
  • Provide and support safe and healthy practices.
  • In coordination with the camp team, facilitate camper program delivery, check-in & check-out procedures, orientation, and other operational logistics.
  • Assist with the management of site and program equipment, including storage, care, inventory, and maintenance.
  • Provide additional support as necessary to facility staff, camp team, kitchen, and housekeeping staff members.

• Administration
  • Manage administrative responsibilities in a timely, independent, and detail-oriented manner.
  • Work on the development of daily and weekly schedules, under the direction of supervisors and in cooperation with all staff.
  • Coordinate and communicate schedules to campers & staff as necessary.
  • Participate in regular staff meetings and training for planning purposes, communication resolutions, and carrying out assignments.
  • Provide & participate in staff feedback forms as necessary for the camp’s overall strategic planning.
  • Interact with digital systems including WorkBright, Slack, & ADP.
  • Respect the confidential nature of all information pertaining to staff, volunteers, and campers.
  • Follow policies, procedures, and standards set by the American Camping Association, Girl Scouts Safety Activity Checkpoints, Colorado Department of Health and Human Services, and other certifying industry organizations.

• In accordance with the philosophy of Girl Scouts of Colorado, the person filling this position may occasionally be required to carry out or assist with other tasks in addition to the duties listed on this job description.
• Support the efforts and commitments of Girl Scouts of Colorado in pluralism and diversity throughout the organization and within each community served.
• Embrace diversity and inclusiveness by contributing to positive relationships between diverse racial, ethnic, and social groups in the Council as a whole and between employees and volunteers.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must have current OR willingness to obtain the following certifications: First Aid/CPR, Child Abuse Mandated Reporter, Universal Standard Precautions.

• Ability to maintain, assess, and operate site and program equipment, machinery, and power tools.
• Preferred skills within carpentry, painting, plumbing and water systems, electrical service, roofing and general maintenance.
• Preferred experience in driving a tractor, using a backhoe, skid steer, augur, and side by side.
• Preferred experience with janitorial and housekeeping duties.
• Preferred experience maintaining property grounds, such as fences, gates, roads, pastures, enclosures, etc.
• Experience working with & caring for farm animals, livestock & large equine preferred.
• Knowledge of garden & greenhouse care preferred.
• Willing to provide support for innovative and engaging program development and facilitation in an informal, outdoor setting.

• Must be able to pass a criminal background check acceptable to GSCO standards.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.  
• Valid driver's license, driving record acceptable to the Girl Scout insurance company standards, with 5 years of driving experience.

• This position works with maintenance, construction, heavy machinery, and power tool related equipment.
• Computer and related software, telephone, copiers, and equipment commonly found in an office environment. 
• Handheld radios.
• As directed, tractor, gators, golf carts, trailers, leased, & owned vehicles.

• Ability to work non–traditional hours including long days, evenings, and weekends.  
• Ability to be on-call for site & security coverage, property needs, staffing, and emergency purposes.
• Requires extensive walking over uneven and unpaved terrain.
• Able to carry, lift and/or transfer at least 75 pounds.
• Climb and work on ladders, scaffolding, and roofs.
• Subject to injuries from falls, accidental strikes, cuts from equipment, etc.
• Manual dexterity required to handle necessary equipment.
• Ability to hear, listen, see, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, smell, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, limb or balance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Must have interpersonal skills/behaviors (i.e. working with individuals with a range of moods & behaviors in a tactful, congenial personal manner, so as not to alienate, or antagonize them).

Salary : $19 - $22