Summer Maintenance Crew Chief - $450/week

POSITION TITLE: Summer Maintenance Crew Chief

DEPARTMENT: Camp Arnold

STATUS: Temporary/Seasonal, Non-Exempt, Hourly

PAY: $450/week - Room and Board (lodging and food) included

Join a team where you can offer compassion, dignity, and sustainable opportunities for people in need in your local community!

The Salvation Army is an inspiring place to work. With offices in every major US city and over 120 countries around the globe, it's a place where people can invest in people on every level. In the Northwest region of the US, we serve people with food to shelter opportunities and almost everything in between. We are committed to being an efficient and effective network of local offices that make up a huge western region team. In other words, we're committed to being big and small at the same time. That makes us a seriously great place to work. As one of the most impactful social service organizations in the world, we hire people who constantly seek new ways to keep us moving forward. We welcome you on finding your place to offer opportunities for people in need!

GENERAL STATEMENT:

The Salvation Army is a branch of the Christian Church, and the ultimate goal of all programs is spiritual regeneration of all people.

The Salvation Army is an equal opportunity employer.

SCOPE:

Direct, supervise and disciple summer camp maintenance workers. Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and work in all camp maintenance areas.

GENERAL DUTIES:

• Be responsible for the spiritual welfare of the summer camp maintenance staff.
• 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 the total camp at the end of each session and at the conclusion of the summer.
• Prepare and deliver the Maintenance Crew Chief camp brief at the end of the summer.
• Assist with evening cabin supervision
• Any other duties as assigned by the Food Service Administrator or Assistant Camp Administrator.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Safety and Supervision:

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

Weekly Responsibilities:

• Organize daily devotions for summer camp maintenance staff.
• Prepare written job assignments and schedules for summer camp maintenance staff.
• Supervise and direct the Maintenance Crew
• Prepare/participate in the planning of daily devotions for the Maintenance Crew
• Clean and prepare all areas for use by campers and guests:
• Dust windows, doorways, and know down all cobwebs
• Sweep floors & porches
• Scrub bathroom sinks, showers, toilets, and clean mirrors
• Mop and disinfect bathroom shower & floor
• Re-stock all paper products
• Empty all trash & replace can liner, and take to main dumpster
• Check & replace burnt light bulbs
• Prior to the start of each camp session, close and lock all buildings and rooms not planned for program use
• Periodically check to make sure that buildings and rooms not in use remain locked
• Daily trash runs and litter patrol
• Build campfires & prepare sleep out locations as needed
• Assist with the upkeep and maintenance of all camp vehicles, including washing and waxing
• After each use, clean & service all hand equipment including:
• Weed Whackers - check spark plug and refill with 2 cycle gas
• Lawn Mowers - clean off clipping and refill with unleaded gas
• Blowers - clean and refuel with 2 cycle gas
• Keep the Maintenance Building neat & orderly at all times and keep all tools in their proper location
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the laundry rooms
• Assist with general maintenance projects as directed by the Operations Manager
• Chop firewood, or supervise summer camp maintenance staff chopping firewood, for evening programs
• Sweep and clean amphitheater in preparation for evening programs.
• Prepare fire for evening Timberlake programs
• Set up sound systems for special events under director of the Media Specialist.
• Supervise TLC setup and take down for "Big Chapel"
• Supervise end of week Timberlake carnival setup and take down
• Work on special projects as assigned.
• Be a liaison between the summer camp maintenance crew and the year round staff.

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

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. Such equal opportunity for employment will apply to recruitment and hiring, training, promotion, salaries and other compensation, transfers and layoffs or termination.

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

Health Insurance: Low bi-weekly premiums ($34.62) for employee only coverage, Kaiser HMO for those residing in a Kaiser service area, Anthem EPO/PPO is available for those residing outside of a Kaiser service area. Voluntary +1 and +family coverage at additional cost. Delta Dental DHMO and DPPO dental insurance offered starting at $2.31 bi-weekly cost. Employees are covered by an employer paid life insurance policy. 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 5 years eligible service time, employee funded voluntary 403(b) options

Parental Leave: Benefit will be one week (5 business days) of paid leave at the employee's normal rate of pay for births, adoptions and foster placements.

Sick Leave: 12 days annually accruing from day one, eligible for use after 3 months' service time.

Paid Vacation: 2 weeks annually accruing from day one, for non-exempt positions. 4 weeks annually accruing from day one, for exempt positions. Accrued vacation eligible for use after 6 months' service time.

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