What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trips Director position at Greater Green Bay YMCA?
Job Summary
Combine your passion for the great outdoors with your desire to inspire and develop tripping skills in youth as the Camp U-Nah-Li-Ya Trips Director. You will work with the camp leadership team to organize and implement a safe, comprehensive, and fun tripping program designed to give the best wilderness experience possible.
YMCA Camp U-Nah-Li-Ya is a Resident Summer Camp and Outdoor Education Center owned and operated by the Greater Green Bay YMCA. It is part of a mission based Y organization focused on providing unique and valuable experiences to campers ages 7-17.
Essential Functions
Every day is different. Living at camp, you will be flexible with your time to meet the needs of participants and programs. Requires the ability to move freely including but not limited to running, hiking, boating, biking, and swimming. Work in all types of weather including precipitation and extreme hot or cold temperatures. As many trips take place in the wilderness where weather can be unpredictable, you must be prepared to work and lead others to safety in potentially dangerous weather conditions. The ability to lift and move equipment and use camp tools is required. As a safety responder, the ability to crouch, stoop, kneel, move quickly, and/or lift at least 30 pounds will be necessary.
COMPETENCIES
Combine your passion for the great outdoors with your desire to inspire and develop tripping skills in youth as the Camp U-Nah-Li-Ya Trips Director. You will work with the camp leadership team to organize and implement a safe, comprehensive, and fun tripping program designed to give the best wilderness experience possible.
YMCA Camp U-Nah-Li-Ya is a Resident Summer Camp and Outdoor Education Center owned and operated by the Greater Green Bay YMCA. It is part of a mission based Y organization focused on providing unique and valuable experiences to campers ages 7-17.
Essential Functions
- Oversee all trips and tripping groups while at camp, ensuring a safe and positive experience.
- Prep all trips for departure and assist in arrival home. Plan, schedule, and acquire necessary materials (packing, food prep, safety prep, checking in and out, vehicle maintenance and usage etc.).
- Communicate with parents of trippers in advance to ensure preparedness and answer questions. Dress professionally and be prepared to make all parents, families, and campers feel comfortable with all questions answered on arrival and departure days.
- Assist in training trip staff on tripping expectations, specific skills, policies, practices. Observe and evaluate trip staff performance.
- Assist in developing new trips programming.
- Work with peers and leadership team to foster a positive and friendly camp culture for both campers and staff.
- Complete weekly paperwork: camper post cards, patch certificates, etc.
- Assist with camp clean-up after each group departs.
- Assume responsibility for the safety of all campers. In the event of an emergency, you will serve as a first responder (responding, reporting, and preventing).
- Act according to facility protocol to ensure safety of all staff and children which includes:
- Adhere to policies related to boundaries with staff and children.
- Attend required abuse risk management training.
- Report suspicious and inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
- Follow mandated abuse reporting requirements.
- Collect and archive all trips photos.
- Plan and host trips banquets and festivities.
- Drive trips to and from destinations.
- Attend and contribute to all staff trainings, meetings, and events.
- Assist with any/all other camp duties as assigned.
- Must be at least 21 years old with a high school diploma or GED according to ACA regulations; Bachelor's degree preferred.
- At least three full seasons of work experience in a summer camp environment required.
- Experience camping in the wilderness and the great outdoors is required. You must be able to read maps, plan wilderness trips, and anticipate dangers to ensure the campers and the program are prepared for whatever happens.
- Requires critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and the ability to think globally.
- Effective telephone, face to face, and written communication skills tailored to the appropriate audience are essential.
- Knowledge of ACA Safety Standards required.
- Lifeguard, CPR, First Aid and Wilderness First Aid certifications and High Ropes Course Training required; training provided.
- Must possess a valid driver's license with acceptable driving record as defined by Greater Green Bay YMCA policy.
Every day is different. Living at camp, you will be flexible with your time to meet the needs of participants and programs. Requires the ability to move freely including but not limited to running, hiking, boating, biking, and swimming. Work in all types of weather including precipitation and extreme hot or cold temperatures. As many trips take place in the wilderness where weather can be unpredictable, you must be prepared to work and lead others to safety in potentially dangerous weather conditions. The ability to lift and move equipment and use camp tools is required. As a safety responder, the ability to crouch, stoop, kneel, move quickly, and/or lift at least 30 pounds will be necessary.
COMPETENCIES
- Building Relationships: Connect people to the Y's cause by developing inclusive relationships and collaboration. Create sustainable relationships within the Y. Assist members in becoming more connected to the Y and build small communities.
- Emotional Maturity: How we understand and conduct ourselves impacts our relationships. Demonstrate an ability to understand and handle emotions effectively in all situations.
- Advancing Our Mission & Cause: As a cause driven leader you will support the Camp U-Nah-Li-YA, and campers by living the Y's core values of CARING, HONESTY, RESPECT, and RESPONSIBILITY in all interactions and aspects of job performance and demonstrate the desire to serve others and fulfill camp needs. Communication & Influence: Listens and expresses self effectively and in a way that engages, inspires, and builds commitment to the Y's cause.
- Inclusion: Values all people for their unique talents and takes an active role in promoting practices that support diversity, inclusion, and global work, as well as cultural competence.
- Program/Project Management: Ensures program or project goals are met and intended impact occurs.
- Critical Thinking & Decision Making: Makes informed decisions based on logic, data, and sound judgment.
- Developing Self & Others: Develops self and supports others (e.g., staff, volunteers, members, program participants), both formally and informally, to achieve their highest potential.
- Safety: Adhere to and enforce safety policies and procedures. You will be responsible for ensuring the safety of the camp property and people on it. You must be able to respond in a leadership role to a crisis situation as outlined in the Emergency Action Plan Binder.
Salary : $600
