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Job Descriptions - Support Staff
Summer Camp Job Descriptions
Support Staff
Maintenance Staff |
Kitchen/Dining Room Staff |
Laundry Staff |
Nurses
Maintenance and Janitorial Staff
Typical Work Day:
Our Maintenance and Janitorial staff begin each work day with breakfast at 7:00am.
The work day begins at 7:30. The morning shift runs until 11:00am.
Lunch is served at 11:00am and there is an hour lunch break from 11:00am until 12:00pm.
Staff return to work at 12:00pm and work until 4:30pm. Dinner is served at 4:30pm.
Maintenance tasks change daily and include, but are not limited to:
- Mowing of fields and lawns with both riding and push mowers.
- Painting of bunks and camp buildings.
- Repair of cabin screens.
- Minor repair work on camp structures.
- Pickup and disposal of cabin and campus garbage.
- Moving of equipment as needed around campus.
- Assisting with set up and breakdown of campus special events.
Janitorial job tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Cleaning of restrooms throughout the camp, including toilets, sinks and floors.
- Cleaning of shower facilities throughout the camp.
- Removal of garbage throughout the camp.
- Cleaning of infirmary facility.
- Movement of equipment as needed around campus.
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Kitchen/Dining Room Staff
Typical Work Day:
Kitchen and Dining hall staff members begin each day with a 7:00 am breakfast. From 7:30 until
approximately 10:15am these staff assist with the serving of breakfast and the clean up following.
Staff usually have a break following the cleanup. Staff return for lunch at 11:00 am. From 11:30am until
approximately 3:00pm staff assist with the serving of lunch and the following cleanup as well as the set
up for afternoon snack. There is an afternoon snack, after which staff have a 4:30 dinner. From 5:00pm
until approximately 7:30pm staff assist with the serving of dinner and the cleanup following.
Occasionally, staff assist with evening snack service for socials or other gatherings.
Kitchen and Dining Hall job tasks vary daily and include, but are not limited to:
- Cleaning of kitchen and dining hall. This includes tables, chairs, floor as well as all cooking surfaces and utensils.
- Set up for all camp meals. This includes placing of table cloths on tables, counting of proper number of server utensils per table.
- Service of camp meals. This includes placing food on tables, service at buffet tables and assisting with juice service during meals.
- Set up and service of camp snacks. This includes preparation of afternoon snacks (usually juice and cookies), evening snacks of fruit and assisting with the service of food during occasional camp evening activities.
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Laundry Staff
Typical Work Day:
Our Laundry staff is responsible for the washing, drying and folding of the clothing for both the
campers and staff members of Winadu. The Laundry staff begins the work day by loading that day's
laundry. Laundry staff work until approximately
5:00pm each day (or until last loads are complete) and are supervised by a manager at the laundry facility.
Laundry staff job tasks vary daily and include, but are not limited to:
- Loading and unloading of approximately 125 bags of laundry per day.
- Washing of each load individually.
- Folding of each load individually.
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Nurses
Camp Nurse Opportunities
- We hire RNs, LPNs, and nursing students with all types of nursing backgrounds
- Work with a team of 3 to 4 other nurses at your camp
- Rotating doctor in residence
- Camper population is approximately 400 campers, ages 7 to 15 and 180 staff
- Camp is within 5 miles of a hospital
Why be a Camp Nurse?
Do you truly enjoy working with children? Do you love being outdoors? Is a sense of community important to you?
If so, Camp Nursing is a rewarding opportunity to care for others in a non-traditional setting. Working in a
camp environment provides a fun, challenging experience and opportunities for growth and leadership
in a camp community.
Camp Nurse Responsibilities
- Dispense meds
- First aid for minor injuries
- Ensure health and safety of campers and staff
- Daily sick call
- Weekly health checks
- Communicating specific camper health needs (allergies, special diets) to staff
- Medical record keeping
- Communicating with local doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies
- Make sure transitioning doctors are informed of Health Center procedures and current medical issues
- Communicate with parents
- Accompany sick/injured campers or staff to the hospital or to medical appointments
- Be a "summer mom/dad" to our campers
- Participate in camp activities and events
Qualifications and Requirements
- RN or LPN degree (or nursing student-to assist in Health Center)
- Flexible -- able to adapt to different environments and schedules
- Confidence in nursing skills
- Responsible, hard-working
- Good bedside manner, friendly and personable
- Strong assessment abilities
- Prior experience with children (does not have to be in a medical capacity)
- Enjoy an active lifestyle
- Team player
- Willing to obtain appropriate state licensure (camp will reimburse)
- ER and/or pediatric unit experience preferred, but not required
- New nursing graduates and nurses with families are welcome
Living Accommodations
- Accommodations attached to Health Center or in separate staff housing
- Private or semi-private room
- Shared bathroom (share only with other nursing staff)
- Meals provided in camp dining hall
Work Schedule
Our camp makes an effort to create shifts to fit the needs of the nursing staff, in addition to the overall
needs of the camp. Our Health Center is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Your work schedule will be a
variation of the following:
- 8-1/2 to 10-hour shift which may be broken up during the day
- one day off per week
- on call every 4 or 5 nights
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