Camper and Staff Care Director Sephardic Adventure Camp

Prior to Camp Season:

• Playing a leadership role in the planning and implementation of staff training and ongoing staff learning related to mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health (MESSH)
• Work with Directors on staff training and developing a plan for ongoing staff learning
• Develop plan to check on Mental health and wellness for campers and staff
• Review camper forms and highlight red flags
• Be in touch with parents about questions from forms in advance of camp
• Work with Nurses/Dr. on any relevant health plan issues

During Camp Season:

• Creating and implementing programming for small groups of campers focused on wellness and social-emotional learning.
• Serving as a resource to campers and staff throughout the summer in facing mental, emotional and social health challenges, and creating environments where campers can thrive.
• Managing information about camper and staff needs, and communicating those to staff, as well as documenting communication and plans within SAC’s systems.
• Communicating and managing relationships with parents/caregivers in regards to camper needs.
• Preparing reports to funding agencies in relationship to mental emotional and social health of SAC and its campers, including sharing high-level understandings of interactions and interventions taking place throughout the summer.
• Participate in Foundation for Jewish Camp’s Community of Practice as part of our camp’s place in the Yedid Nefesh program, including two or three virtual gatherings and one in-person gathering per year with other Jewish camp mental health professionals.
• Be an active presence on-site at camp as a part of the community.
• Coordinate with operations when there are physical needs of campers and staff that need tending to
• Support counselors in addressing issues/challenges that come up in bunks
• Support campers as appropriate, especially with homesick campers
• Take care of all laundry related camper emergencies.
• Be the first line of communication with campers who are homesick (meet daily with kenny on how it’s going)
• Be in charge of returning lost objects to campers- particularly after the short session
• Come in at bedtime to help with the younger campers (storytime, read books, etc)

Key Qualifications:

• Graduate-level or higher degree in a mental health field. Including, but not limited to: social work, mental health counseling, psychology, youth psychiatry, family therapy, etc.
• Prior camp experience in working with young children is preferred
• Exceptional skill and capacity for engagement and relationship building with both children and their parents.
• Proven ability to plan, originate, and organize programs.
• Proven ability to provide emotional support to a wide range of ages.
• Strong understanding of, and a willingness to be creative with, strategies to ensure campers of varying needs can be part of a mainstreamed program.
• Be a leader, self-starter, and strong collaborator.
• Ability to accept guidance, constructive feedback, and support from teammates.

Sephardic Adventure Camp is a small 115 camper, 55 staff member Modern Orthodox Jewish overnight camp. It’s located in Cle Elum, WA (75 minutes away from Seattle).

Dates:

June 19- July 11

Compensation:

Between $3600-$4700 depending on experience with travel expenses covered

Lodging:

Could be put up at a hotel 10-minute drive from camp. Will have access to a camp vehicle every day to drive back and forth if that happens. Friday night will be arranged in the limited adult housing we do have on campus

Job Type: Contract

Pay: From $1,200.00 per week

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Work Location: One location

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