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 the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Be responsible for the spiritual welfare of all camp staff and campers for each program.

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 campground areas at the end of each session and at the conclusion of the summer. Prepare and deliver the Christian Education Director camp brief at the end of the summer. Assist with evening cabin supervision. Any other duties as assigned by the Assistant Camp Administrator.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

SAFETY AND SUPERVISON

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

WEEKLY RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and implement daily chapels for campers of varying ages. These chapels will look similar for each program. Work with the Corps Officers and the Program Directors to develop and implement the weekly schedule of chapel services and campfires for camp programs. Work with the Corps Officers in planning the weekly worship times and camp chapels. Assist counselors in planning devotions for their campers. Assist with spiritual counseling by notifying him/her of any special needs. Assist the corps officers with coordinating the music for worship services. Assist in the planning and implementation of weekly staff devotions. Including a weekly late night staff devotion. Develop and implement a discipleship program for SEARCH to include meaningful devotions.

 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 to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests if the accommodation needed is 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 Gifford, or its religious and moral purposes. It is expected that all employees of Camp Gifford will conduct themselves in a manner likely to bring honor and glory to God, and credit and respect to The Salvation Army.

BENEFITS:

A generous benefits package is included with full-time positions:  paid holidays, vacation time, sick time, and medical, vision, and dental insurance.

Health Insurance:  Low bi-weekly premiums for employee-only coverage, Kaiser HMO for those residing in a Kaiser service area, Anthem EPO/PPO is available for those residing outside a Kaiser service area.  Voluntary +1 and +family coverage at additional cost.  Delta Dental DHMO and DPPO dental insurance are offered.

Life and Voluntary Options.  An employer-paid life insurance policy covers employees.  Voluntary supplemental life, short-term and long-term disability plans are available.

Retirement Plans:  Employer-funded Money Purchase Pension Plan (Defined Contribution Plan) 50% vested at five years eligible service time. Plus, an employee-funded voluntary 403(b) option.

Parental Leave:  The benefit is 40 hours of Paid Leave for qualifying events.

Sick Leave:  12 days of Sick Leave annually accruing from day one, eligible for use after three months’ service time.

Paid Vacation:

Two weeks annually, accruing from day one, for non-exempt positions. Four weeks annually, accruing from day one, for exempt positions. Accrued vacation is eligible for use after six months’ service time.

Paid Holidays:  13 designated holidays + 1 floating holiday per year

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.