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Conrad Weiser Job Positions
Administrative Staff (Minimum age is 21 years old)
Village Chief	Program Director	Shooting Sports Director
High Ropes Director	Lake/Pool Director	Riding Director
Trip Leader	CIT Director	Athletics Director
Nurse
Medical Assistant
Activity Specialists (minimum age is 18 years old)
Lifeguard	Nature	OLS (Outdoor Living Skills)
Shooting	Ropes	Riding
Athletics	Native American	Photography & Journalism
	Tribe leader
Cabin Counselor (minimum age is 18 years old)	Transportation Staff (minimum age is 21 years old)	Junior Counselor (age is 17 years old and have completed grade 11)
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Bynden Wood Job Positions
Group Counselor (tribe leader) (minimum age is 18 years old)	Administrative Assistant & LIT Director (minimum age is 21 years old)	Junior Counselor (tribe assistant) (age is 17 years old and has completed grade 11)
	Transportation Staff (minimum age is 21 years old)
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Outdoor Education Job Positions
Outdoor Education Instructor
Conrad Weiser Job Positions Administrative Staff (Minimum age is 21 years old) Village Chief Must have at least one year of camp experience and a valid driver's license. Responsibilities include: supervision of village counselors and CITs in the village, supervision of village campers, crisis intervention, teambuilding, organization of village activities, parent contacts, other administrative duties given by the camp director or assistant camp director, and a cabin counselor (see below). Click Here to Apply Program Director Must have at least one year of camp experience and a valid driver's license. Responsibilities include: supervision of all programs, coordination of all camp events, village activities, and campfire programs, and other administrative duties given by the camp director or assistant camp director. Click Here to Apply Shooting Sports Director Must have at least one year of camp experience, a valid driver's license, and be certified in or be able to become certified through the NRA as an instructor. Responsibilities include: scheduling and supervision of daily operation, supporting shooting sports staff, teaching lessons, other administrative duties given by the program director, and a cabin counselor (see below). Click Here to Apply High Ropes Director Must have at least one year of camp experience, a valid driver's license, and will be trained in high ropes during specialty training. Responsibilities include: scheduling and supervision of daily operation, supporting ropes staff, teaching lessons, other administrative duties given by the program director, and a cabin counselor (see below). Click Here to Apply Lake/Pool Director Must have at least one year of camp experience, a valid driver's license, Red Cross Life Saving, and be certified in or able to become certified as a Red Cross Sailing Instructor. Responsibilities include: scheduling and supervision of daily operations, supporting lake/pool staff, teaching lessons, other administrative duties given by the program director, and a cabin counselor (see below). Click Here to Apply Riding Director Must have at least one year camp experience, a valid driver's license, experience working with horses and in a barn, knowledge in both English and Western riding, be certified by or able to become certified by CHA. Responsibilities include: scheduling and supervision of daily operations, supporting riding staff, teaching lessons, and other administrative duties given by the program director. Click Here to Apply Trip Leader Must have at least one year camp experience, a valid driver's license, experience taking canoe and hiking trips, be certified in or able to become certified in Wilderness First Aid, American Red Cross First Aid, CPR, and Life Saving. Responsibilities include: supervising campers 24 hours a day on a week long trip, cooking over fire or stoves, backpacking, canoeing, instructing lessons, other administrative duties given by the program director, and a cabin counselor (see below). Click Here to Apply CIT director Must have at least one year camp experience, a valid driver's license, and experience working with teens age 15 and 16 years old. Responsibilities include: scheduling and supervision of daily lessons activities, supporting CITs, observing CITs, teaching CIT lessons, other administrative duties given by camp director or assistant camp director, and a cabin counselor with CITs (see below). Click Here to Apply Athletics Director Must have at least one year camp experience and a valid driver's license. Responsibilities include: scheduling and supervision of daily operations, supporting athletic staff, teaching lessons, other administrative duties given by the program director, and a cabin counselor (see below.) Click Here to Apply Nurse Minimum age is 21 years old. Must hold a current PA RN license or LPN license. Responsibilities include: arrival health checks, monitoring, organizing, and administering medications, sick or injured camper care, and managing all doctor visits. Families are welcome and partial contracts available for 2-9 weeks. Click Here to Apply Medical Assistant Minimum age is 21 years old. Must have EMT, ATC, or be a nursing student. Responsibilities include: assisting the nurse with all duties such as, administering medication, sick or injured camper care, health checks, and managing doctor visits. Click Here to Apply Activity Specialists (minimum age is 18 years old) Lifeguard Must be certified in or able to become certified American Red Cross Life Saving and CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Responsibilities include: life guarding, teaching swim lessons, cleaning and care of pool area and bathrooms, and a cabin counselor (see below). Click Here to Apply Nature Must have experience or knowledge in the environment. Responsibilities include: teaching lessons, care of all camp animals, cleaning and care of nature lodge and a cabin counselor (see below). Click Here to Apply OLS (Outdoor Living Skills) Must have experience or knowledge in outdoor living and the environment. Responsibilities include: teaching lessons, cleaning and care of Outdoor Living Skills supplies and building, and a cabin counselor (see below). Click Here to Apply Shooting Must have experience shooting archery, air rifle, .22, or shot gun and/or certified by or able to become certified by the NRA as an instructor. Responsibilities include: teaching lessons, care and cleaning of all guns, bows, arrows, and ranges, and a cabin counselor (see below). Click Here to Apply Ropes Must be able to work with heights and able to become certified on the high and low ropes courses and the rock climbing tower. Responsibilities include: teaches lessons, care and cleaning of all climbing equipment and courses, and a cabin counselor (see below). Click Here to Apply Riding Must have experience working with horses and in a barn and be certified or able to be certified by the CHA to be an instructor. Responsibilities include: teaching lessons, trail riding, care and cleaning of horses, equipment and barn area. Click Here to Apply Athletics Must have experience in one or more sports. Responsibilities include: teaching lessons, care and cleaning of equipment and facilities, and a cabin counselor (see below). Click Here to Apply Native American Must have some experience or knowledge with Native American studies. Responsibilities include: teaching lessons, care and cleaning of equipment, artifacts, and Native American facilities, and a cabin counselor (see below). Click Here to Apply Photography & Journalism Must have experience or knowledge in photography, journalism, and computer newsletter layouts. Responsibilities include: teaching lessons, care and cleaning of cameras, equipment and photography lab, and a cabin counselor (see below). Click Here to Apply Tribe leader Responsibilities include: taking tribe of about ten campers to all activities, teaching lessons, care and clean of all supplies and facilities used, and a cabin counselor (see below). Click Here to Apply Cabin Counselor (minimum age is 18 years old) Responsibilities include: helping to run night activities with campers, supervising campers after day time activities, helping village chief with crisis invention and minor village problems, supervising campers within cabins, and any other duties given by the village chief. Click Here to Apply Transportation Staff (minimum age is 21 years old) Must have a valid driver's license, a bus driver's license, and experience driving a bus. Responsibilities include: driving camp day bus routes that extend into Bernville, Leesport, or Pottstown, driving campers to and from Blue Marsh Lake, airport runs, and driving campers to and from adventure trips when necessary. Click Here to Apply Junior Counselor (age is 17 years old and have completed grade 11) Responsibilities include: teaching lessons in a program area with a counselor, supervising campers in a cabin with a cabin counselor, and other responsibilities given by the supervising counselor, village chief or other administrative staff. Click Here to Apply Bynden Wood Job Positions Group Counselor (tribe leader) (minimum age is 18 years old) Must have some experience working with children and/or camp experience, be willing to ride the bus with the campers to and from camp if necessary, willing to commute or live on camp property, and willing to be trained in certain programs. Responsibilities include: supervising a group of 10-12 campers throughout a whole day of activities, teaching some lessons, supervising junior counselors or LIT if assigned to tribe leader, discussing character council everyday with campers, issuing awards and certificates, and cleaning and care of Bynden Wood lodge at the end of everyday. Click Here to Apply Administrative Assistant & LIT Director (minimum age is 21 years old) Must have at least one year camp experience, a valid driver's license, willing to be trained in various camp programs, and willing to commute. Responsibilities include: assisting the director and assistant director in all administrative duties, teaching lessons, running LIT program, and supervising LITs with the help of both the director and assistant director. Click Here to Apply Junior Counselor (tribe assistant) (age is 17 years old and has completed grade 11) Responsibilities include: assisting a tribe leader, assisting in teaching lessons with tribe leader or administrative staff, cleaning and care of Bynden Wood lodge at the end of everyday, and supervision of 10-12 campers throughout the whole camp day with a tribe leader. Click Here to Apply Transportation Staff (minimum age is 21 years old) Must have a valid driver's license, a bus driver's license, and experience driving a bus. Responsibilities include: driving camp day bus routes that extend into Bernville, Leesport, or Pottstown, driving campers to and from Blue Marsh Lake, airport runs, and driving campers to and from adventure trips when necessary. Click Here to Apply Outdoor Education Positions Available The Outdoor Education Program is a day/residential experiential education curriculum that serves youth and adults through adventure-based activities. Contact Jonna Holgate for more information about the Outdoor Education position. Available Positions: Outdoor Education Instructor (Reports to Outdoor Education Director) Qualifications: Background in outdoor/environmental education, recreation. Comfortable in the rustic, outdoor setting. Experience working and relating well with children/adults in the outdoors. BS degree in Education, Environmental Education, Outdoor Education, Recreational Education, or Outdoor Recreation. Motivated, team-oriented and committed to the concept of environmental education and awareness. Display the following personal traits: enthusiasm, reliability, trustworthiness, sense of humor, patience, professionalism, and flexibility. Specific Responsibilities: Teach any of the variety of hands-on programs offered by the department. Creation and implementation of new course ideas. Check and maintain all equipment for safety and repair needs. Report/deliver to Maintenance Department any unsafe or un-repaired equipment. Involvement in the assessment of each week's program and scheduling. Attend weekly staff meetings. On an assigned basis, be available for kitchen/dining hall duty and evening duty. Responsible for maintaining "The Shrine" in a fully equipped, neat and clean manner. Daily set-up and closing of all program areas as used. Follow all standards/policies of South Mountain YMCA. Any other duties as assigned. NOTE: The possibility to combine Outdoor Education and summer camp employment exists, thus offering 9 months of continuous employment. Both employment applications have the option of applying to both program Click Here to Apply

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