Summer Office Assistant

General Duties

• Be responsible for answering the camp phone and being the 1st point of contact for our clients.
• Attend and participate in evening programs and spiritual activities.
• Maintain a standard of cleanliness in personal grooming and in living quarters.
• Assist with the clean-up of the total camp at the end of each session and at the conclusion of the summer.
• Assist with evening cabin supervision when assigned.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Office Manger or Assistant Camp Administrator.
  
  

Specific Duties

Safety and Supervision

• Enforce camp policies and procedures
• Maintain the utmost level of safety for staff and campers at all times.
• Ensure compliance with American Camping Association standards of safety and programmatic conduct at all times.
• Coordinate and implement all program components relative to the daily schedule in a timely fashion.
  
  

Weekly Responsibilities

• Assist with registration of campers.
• Maintain correspondence, camp bulletins, etc., assist as needed.
• Keep count of campers and report count to kitchen and dining room for first meal.
• Assist as needed in maintaining records for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• Make a weekly Fire/Emergency file consisting of: every cabin roster, staff roster and their living quarters, and
  
  

fire/emergency procedures.

• Answer phones in a friendly and helpful manner.
• Assist guest services coordinator with Day Camp Registrations
• Be available for camper parents, to answer questions and give direction.
• Post bus rosters at the end of each camp week.
• Input camper data into a camper database to help in the recording of measurable goals.
• Keep main office orderly and clean.
• Assist camp staff in printing tasks and at times when they require the use of the front office.
  
  

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Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
• Ability to grasp, push, pull objects and reach overhead.
• Ability to operate telephone.
• Ability to operate a desktop or laptop computer.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to access and produce information from a computer.
• Ability to understand written information.
  
  

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A

qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order meet

the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the

accommodation needed is a reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

Spirit And Understanding

By accepting employment with The Salvation Army, you acknowledge that The Salvation Army is a church, agree to do

nothing to undermine its religious mission and acknowledge that your conduct must not conflict with or undermine the

religious program of The Salvation Army Camp Arnold, or its religious and moral purposes. It is expected that all

employees of Camp Arnold will conduct themselves in a manner likely to bring honor and glory to God, and credit and

respect to The Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army Mission Statement

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is

based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by love for God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and meet

human needs in his name without discrimination.

Camp Arnold Mission Statement

Camp Arnold is a Christian camp owned and operated by The Salvation Army. Our mission is to use nature and the great

outdoors as a setting to share the gospel of Jesus Christ, teach environmental awareness, encourage pro-social behavior

and safely provide opportunity to every camper for fun and adventure.

The Salvation Army will comply with all governmental orders and any contractual obligations relative to COVID-19 safety measures, including mandatory vaccination of staff, if required. The Salvation Army will consider requests for exemptions from any such requirements on either religious or medical grounds.