Staff
Responsibilities:
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Delivers Kris Kringle letters to campers
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Coordinates meal-mixers
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Follows directions of Design Team as needed
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Participates in delegate activities when not assigned staff-related task
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Helps set up/take down rooms
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Assists in activities and preparations
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Supports activity and worship leaders
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Leads evening devotion and nightly cabin sharing
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Builds positive, personal relationships with cabin-mates throughout camp
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Makes sure cabin is awake and prompt for breakfast or other activities, and obeying lights out
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Coordinates/facilitates Olympic-Groups and Olympic-Group Games
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Has attended training and is knowledgeable in UMC Safe Church Policy
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Preferred Qualifications:​
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Is (at minimum) 18 years old at the time of Christmas Institute
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Can successful get background checked for UMC Safe Church Policy
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Has attended at least two previous C.I.'s (or something similar)
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Knowledgeable in connecting equipment (or willingness to learn)
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Has maintained a positive image with peers and exhibits leadership potential
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Intends to commit of being C.I. staff or leader in the near future
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Able to create/enforce/model ground rules
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Able to mediate conflict
Responsibilities:
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Leads family group sessions and other activities
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Builds positive, personal relationships with family group throughout camp
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Supports camp activity and worship leaders, as needed
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Has attended training and is knowledgeable in UMC Safe Church Policy
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Helps set up/take down rooms
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Assists in activities and preparations
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Follows directions of Design Team as needed
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Preferred Qualifications:
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Is (at minimum) 18 years old at the time of Christmas Institute
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Can successful get background checked for UMC Safe Church Policy
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Has attended at least three previous CI's (or something similar)
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Has been a staffer at least for one year
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Experience in leading small groups
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Experience in counseling and giving spiritual guidance
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Able to create/enforce/model ground rules
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Has maintained a positive image with peers and exhibits leadership potential
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Intends to commit a year of being C.I. staff or leader in the near future
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Able to mediate conflict
Counselor
Design-Team
Responsibilities:​
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Builds positive, personal relationships with campers, staff, counselors and support-staff before, throughout and after camp
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Supports camp activity and fellow leaders, as needed
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Has attended training and is very knowledgeable in UMC Safe Church Policy
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Helps set up/take down rooms
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Assists in & creates necessary activities and preparations for C.I.
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Creates/designs every aspect of Christmas Institute well enough to teach and prepare other leaders
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Preferred Qualifications:
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Is (at minimum) 21 years old at the time of Christmas Institute
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Can successful get background checked for UMC Safe Church Policy
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Has attended at least four previous CI's (or something similar)
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had (at least) 1 year as a camper​ (or something similar)
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had (at least) 1 year as a staffer
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had (at least) 2 years as a counselor
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Experience in leading groups and people
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Experience in counseling and giving spiritual guidance
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Able to create/enforce/model ground rules
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Has maintained a positive image with peers and exhibits leadership
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Intends to commit (at least) 3 years of being C.I. Design-Team leader
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Able to mediate conflict
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Intends to train a counselor into becoming a Design-Team member to prepare in an event the Design Member cannot perform duties for whatever reason