Sound View Camp

Position: Roving Leader (Rover)

Reports to: Camp Director

Purpose of Position

To help supervise, provide care for, and be a positive role model for campers. To cultivate a safe environment where campers can grow in faith. To help plan and facilitate activities, and all other aspects of daily camp life.  To prepare oneself for paid leadership positions.

Qualifications

• Must have completed sophomore or junior year of high school.
• Have exceptional ability to understand and relate well to others- especially children.
• Be a team player. Be flexible.
• Willing to participate in and or lead camp activities.
• Be positive, outgoing, and enthusiastic.
• Be patient, sensitive and accepting of oneself and of others.
• Willing to do whenever benefits Sound View Camp and the summer camp program.

Relationships

• All positions are under the supervision of the Camp Director.
• Works directly under the supervision of the Summer Program Director.
• First contact for guidance and support is the Summer Program Director.
• Works as a part of the Sound View team alongside other seasonal and full-time staff.
• Works with campers under supervision.
• Works with adults and families directly

Responsibilities (Including but not limited to the following)

• Assists with overnight camp as a helper for a cabin leader.
• Share leadership responsibilities when appropriate.
• Plan and lead camp activities.
• Helps coordinate Sojourners program (neckerchiefs).
• Reside on-site for the summer program.
• Attend and participate in a spring weekend training
• Attend all staff meetings and all meals.
• Help plan and implement “All Camp” activities.
• Assist Summer Program Director with various duties pertaining to the family campground.
• Assists in the camp kitchen as scheduled.
• Perform other duties as designated by Summer Program Director and Camp Director.

Specific Duties

• Attend a pre-session staff meeting.
• Prepare for the welcoming of campers prior to the beginning of the session.  This includes:

• Preparing clean living spaces.
• Learning names and ages of campers.

• Coordinating a successful first day experience, including

• Assisting with check-in as directed,
• Helping campers locate cabins and carry belongings,
• Learning names,
• Awareness of campers’ specific needs and health issues (meeting with Camp Nurse) as necessary,
• Orientation hikes,
• Assisting campers with skill activity sign-ups,
• Helping create a much-anticipated and successful routine for cabin group activities and evening vespers.

• Managing the day-to-day activities for campers

• Getting enough sleep to wake up with the earliest of campers,
• Motivate campers to get prepared for the day,
• Participate with campers in the Morning Gathering,
• Eat breakfast with the campers.
• Helping implement a cabin group time activity including cleaning living spaces.  Use this time to reinforce what was learned during the morning gathering.
• If scheduled, teach a morning skill activity with a mixed group of campers following the lesson plan.
• If scheduled, teach an afternoon skill activity with a mixed group of campers following the lesson plan.
• Eat dinner with campers
• Help run the all-camp activities after dinner as planned.
• Help plan effective vesper activities / Bible study /camper goals / cabin campfire to close out the day.  

• Prepares for successful conclusion of the session,

• Help run the Sojourners ceremonies.
• Helps with Saturday morning wakeup and pack-up to minimize lost and found and cabin cleanup,
• Participates in Saturday worship with campers,
• Assists with the check-out procedures as assigned by the Summer Program Director.

• Attend  a post-session staff meeting.

Effect on End Result

Overnight campers will have a fun, safe, educational faith-building experience.  Campers will set and achieve goals.  Camper retention will increase.  Rovers will develop skills that prepare them to become cabin leaders.