Qualifications:

  • Strong background and experience in Jewish camping and/or related fields
  • Informal Jewish Education experience preferred
  • Training and experience commensurate with needs of arts activities
  • Desire and ability to work with children and young adults in a camp setting
  • Well-versed in Jewish culture with access to educational resources and topics
  • Must have leadership skills, ability to motivate, manage, and counsel
  • Ability and willingness to teach Jewish concepts and values in camp community
  • Ability to communicate with, relate to, and serve as an example to all campers and staff
  • Willingness and ability to take full responsibility for safety and security of campers
  • Ability to give and receive guidance, constructive feedback, and support
  • Excellent organization skills a must
  • Minimum age requirement: 21+ preferred

 

Essential Functions:

  • Ability to work long hours with minimal time off throughout the day
  • Ability to lift at least 25 lbs without assistance
  • Ability to maintain calm and composure in times of stress

 

Responsibilities:

  • Be a positive Jewish role model for the entire camp community
  • Help build on the development and implementation of an integrated Jewish educational program in the arts areas.
  • Coordination of the educational program within parameters set by the Director of Education
  • Implement a curriculum of relevant, fun, engaging, age appropriate, and educational programs for campers in grades 2 through 12, according to the outline laid out by the Director of Education
  • Work with Arts Specialists to help guide them in integrating and incorporating Jewish content into their activity areas
  • Maintain all standards for the activity area – ACA, Snohomish County, etc.
  • Oversee a staff of arts specialists, dance specialist, drama specialist, culinary specialist, ceramics specialist, and digital media specialist
  • Directly responsible for the cleanliness and care of each of the arts areas – includes pre and post camp inventory

Leadership Team Responsibilities:

  • Attend daily meetings and perform various other administrative responsibilities such as regular staff evaluations, supply requisitions and management, and scheduling for staff
  • Directly responsible for the cleanliness and care of all area equipment and program areas – includes pre and post camp inventory
  • Able and willing to work with a variety of staff members in a calm, collected manner at all times
  • Participate in pre-camp staff orientation and any on-going staff development programs throughout the summer
  • Take part in creating and leading staff development opportunities both during Staff Orientation and throughout the summer
  • Participate regularly and enthusiastically in all camp programs
  • Responsible for the health, safety, and happiness of ALL campers at ALL times
  • Participate regularly and enthusiastically in all Judaic programming, including Shabbat programming

Pre-Camp Responsibilities:

  • Attend at least one leadership team weekend at URJ Camp Kalsman scheduled in the spring prior to camp to begin training and preparation for the upcoming summer.

Designated Supervisor: Program Director