Hockey Opportunity Camp

LIT/Special Events Coordinator Job Description

Job Title: LIT/Special Events Coordinator
Report To: Camp Director/Assitant Director
Number of Positions Available: 1

Working as a member of the HOC coordinating team, the LIT Coordinator's main role is to support and improve the effectiveness of the LIT program. This role is facilitated by establishing clear and concise goals for the program and updating program and LIT manuals. In addition, the role requires that the coordinator ensure weekly schedule and LIT expectations are followed through, facilitates/delegates all activity and theory sessions, completes all LIT evaluations, as well as taking a leadership role during evening activities, all camps, campfires and family nights during weeks 1-2 and 5-6.

In addition, all coordinators must adhere to three general expectations;

Role Model in the Camp Community
- Accept the responsibility to lead, motivate and evaluate staff in a positive environment.
- Accept the responsibility to personally abide by and enforce camp policies.
- Be a resource person for people with questions and concerns.

Supervisor and Evaluator of Camp Staff
- During supervisory shifts, accept the responsibility as "person in charge" for the safety of both campers and staff.
- Accept the shared responsibility in relieving a staff member of his/her duties should the need arise.
- Accept the responsibility to supervise staff activities on assigned Saturday nights.
- Accept the responsibility to train staff in your particular area during orientation week.
- Be responsible for supervising and evaluating staff members working in your program area or under your supervision.

As a Leader of the Camp Community
- Participate fully in daytime and evening camp programs such as all-camps, campfires, family night and staff meetings etc.
- Demonstrate a genuine compassion and care for both the professional and personal development of members of the camp community.
- Make a personal commitment to your fellow Coordinators to communicate and assist each other to the best of your abilities.

EMPLOYMENT PERIOD:

Staff Orientation / Training: June 20th, 2008 - June 28th, 2008
Employment Period: June 20th, 2008 - August 23rd, 2008

WAGES:
Summer wages range from $3,200 - $4,000 per summer depending on qualifications and experience of applicants. Room and board is included.

RECOMMENDED QUALIFICATIONS:
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Currently enrolled in a college or university program with preferred study in recreation management, education, early childhood development, physical education or personnel management.
- Administrative background with experience in supervising peers.
- Experience working with children of varied ages in a supervisory or teaching situation. Specific camp experience an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate, evaluate and deal effectively with problem solving situations within the area of responsibility.
- Valid driver's license.
- Genuine interest in working with children in the community.
- Minimum Bronze Cross Award.
- Emergency First Aid and CPR certification.
- Must be enthusiastic, energetic and positive person.
- Must be willing to take part in camp related activities outside the defined job description.


GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY:

- Reinforce the camp philosophy, policies and standards by acting as a role model to the LITs and being an active participant in the camp community.
- Provide leadership and guidance to LITs as well as assume responsibility for their supervision and discipline.
- Accept responsibilities to maintain LIT timetable.
- Improve the effectiveness of the LIT program by establishing clear and concise goals.
- Ensure LITs provides care to our campers that reflect the standards and guidelines of the Hockey Opportunity Camp Code of Conduct.
- Create and execute LIT programming that is age appropriate, productive, and fun.
- Sign and abide by Hockey Opportunity Camp's Privacy Policy.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITY:
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Contact all LIT candidates (via email) one month before summer.
- Attend, organize and facilitate sessions and programming for Staff Orientation week in late June.
- Attend Monday morning coordinator meetings

- Assume responsibility for All Camps and mini All Camps, which includes facilitating the organization and marketing of the events.

- Assume responsibility for organizing themes and attending all Friday campfires, as well as supervising staff who are working their duty weekend at the campfire.
- Assume a leadership role when it comes to organizing schedules and planning Family Nights on the Fridays of weeks 3 and 6.
- Schedule the appropriate staff for duty Holdover Weekends as well as organize the daily schedule for that weekend and meet with the assigned staff after Thursday's staff meeting.
- Assume a leadership role for the Evening Activities (on Monday and Tuesday)
- Assist with Saturday check out and Sunday camper registration.
- Facilitate or delegate all activity and theory/development sessions.
- Establish strict guidelines and monitor LIT sleeping quarters.
- Organize and supervise LIT out-trip one night per LIT week.
- Attend all and facilitate one Thursday evening staff meeting.
- Provide formal evaluations to all LITs following their LIT week.
- Produce community service letter and check-out package for LITs.
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Make any transportation runs (ie. Clinic / hospital) that are required, provided that you are free at the time.
- Supervise camp and holdovers on one Saturday Night in the summer and coach's corner on one night a week.

- Complete coordinator report and update program manual at the end of the summer.
- Coordinators get one night per week and every other Saturday off. This is scheduled with the Camp Director at the beginning of the summer.

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