You will be responsible for documenting the life changing experience of our participants and staff on our beautiful campus and surrounding area. Your responsibilities will include:

• Capturing photo and video of activities and daily life
• Editing and curating materials to share with families, alums and our community at large, in collaboration with our year round communications coordinator.
• Working with campers to develop their photography, videography and related skills (in the past our campers have made short films, photo shoots, etc.).

This role can be done as part of one of our program teams (see below) or independently, depending on your experience and interests. Experience in photography, videography and editing are required. Camera and other materials will be provided.

Who We Look For

We are building a staff team of people passionate about education and dedicated to our mission of inspiring growth and transformation in young change makers from around the world. We look for hard working and curious relationship builders who are committed to equity, inclusion, diversity and justice across gender, race, sexual orientation, and ability. We hope to build a team of people who think structurally and creatively and can take responsibility for co-creating our emergent environment centering community, regeneration, imagination and care.

Our staff team is responsible for implementing ourmissionat every level of our program. CRS staff are responsible for guiding campers through thoughtful questioning, reflection, and decision-making as campers take on leadership responsibilities which affect themselves and the greater community. We aim to provide the greatest growth opportunities and support for our campers, which means hiring the most committed and passionate staff possible. Operating in a summer camp setting, we are at heart an international leadership program with an intentional curriculum and mission which drives all of our programming. A background in education and/or previous experience in teenage youth programs is appreciated but not required.

Camp Rising Sun considers all applicants holistically and is committed to the goal of building a staff that is diverse in lived, professional and academic experiences. We are constantly seeking to improve the diversity of our staff to better reflect the diverse lived experiences of our campers. We strongly encourage applications from historically underrepresented groups.

Program Staff Responsibilities

While some staff members specialize in a program area, all staff are first and foremost general counselors. Primary responsibilities, regardless of position, include:

• Participating in all scheduled activities while on-duty. The daily program typically starts at 8:30 AM and ends at 10:30 PM (staff have 3 hours off a day).
• Supervising campers overnight on a rotating basis
• Prioritizing the positive experience of campers by monitoring the physical and emotional well-being of campers, upholding health & safety procedures, acting professionally, and modeling constructive behavior.
• Assisting in large-scale and community-wide projects, instructions, or activities.
• Participating in regular meetings with the staff team.
• Participating in program evaluation and self-evaluation.
• Facilitating multiple instructions (90 minute workshops) over the course of the summer.
• Maintaining a substance-free campus.

Position Benefits

• Competitive pay within the industry.
• Full room and board for the duration of your contract (mostly in dormitory rooms shared with other staff members, occasionally in outdoor platform tents or lean-tos shared only with staff members).
• A 10-day immersive professional staff training including a CPR and First Aid certification (you will get paid for staff training)
• Workers’ compensation.
• Travel stipend for out-of-state staff.
• 1 day off a week and a minimum of 3 hours off per day.
• We cover visa and health insurance costs for international staff.
• The ability to positively impact the lives of over 140 youth from around the world!

Our summer staff gain new colleagues and friends as they become part of our international network of educators and alumni that spans 90+ years. Our network includes the following benefits:

• Access to a graduate school and study abroad scholarship through World Learning, and the George E. Jonas university scholarship.
• Additional virtual program work opportunities after successfully completing a summer season.

Program Team Descriptions - if you are interested in carrying out the videographer role in combination with a regular program team role.

Our program positions are focused in the following areas: Community and Service, Curriculum, Projects, Arts, Science, Technology, and Society, Wellbeing, Ethics, and Justice, Nature Education. Read below for specific team descriptions.

We are also hiring for these essential roles, which will be an integral part of our community. Please see the specific job listings to apply for these roles:

• Medical Director/Assistant Medical Director
• Kitchen Director/Chef, Cook/Assistant Cook
• Aquatics Director and lifeguard.
• Camp Social Worker/Wellbeing Counselor

CAMP RISING SUN 2023 PROGRAM ROLE DESCRIPTIONS

Below you will find examples of the responsibilities carried out by our team in recent years. Each team has 2-4 staff members who will collectively be responsible for the team’s responsibilities. This list is merely a starting point, we look forward to adapting and building the team, its responsibilities and strengths with you.

COMMUNITY AND SERVICE TEAM

The Community and Service ream’s responsibilities include:

• Helping campers understand and shape their leadership roles and responsibilities. Supporting campers in these roles, by helping campers prepare for and reflect upon them.
• Working with the staff team to choose community and service roles for the upcoming week, and managing logistics related to these roles.
• Coordinating community circles and other community events, in close collaboration with the Wellbeing, Justice, and Ethics team.
• Organize, support, and facilitate the second-year camper program. This includes:
• Working with the second-year campers to establish their roles and responsibilities, including pre-season training. Regularly checking in with the second-year campers and providing continuous feedback and support for the duration of the program.

Community and Service team members will have experience in leadership or community organizing and training, experience in group facilitation, leadership, community building, and/or circle keeping, preferably in a training role. Familiarity with the Camp Rising Sun program and our pedagogy is strongly preferred.

CURRICULUM TEAM

The Curriculum team’s responsibilities include:

• Organizing, supporting, and facilitating the evening program and instruction programming.
• Working directly with campers and staff to solicit, organize, and schedule instructions and evening programs.
• Assisting campers, staff members, and visitors in developing intellectually rigorous, methodologically appealing, and diverse instructions and evening programs that meet our curricular standards. Including meeting with campers and staff prior to, and after, their instruction/evening program to offer a space for planning, reflection, and feedback.
• Organizing guest instructor sessions and/or off-campus learning experiences.
• Liaise with the Arts, Science, Technology, Society, Wellbeing, Ethics, and Justice, and Nature Education teams.

Curriculum team members will have a background in curriculum development and be well-versed in issues of justice, race, gender, and/or sustainability. Prior experience with Camp Rising Sun is helpful, but not required.

PROJECTS TEAM

The Projects team’s responsibilities include:

• Working closely with the facility and grounds staff to organize, support, and facilitate the projects program.
• Providing a daily space where campers feel comfortable initiating and working on large and small-scale projects in a group setting to improve and serve the Camp community.
• Exposing all campers to hands-on construction/building, project planning and management skills.
• Organizing and supporting staff and campers involved in construction projects.
• Managing the project safety plan and teaching safety in all aspects of project planning and execution.
• Purchasing and managing equipment and supplies within the budget.

Project Team members will be familiar with proper power tool use, construction methods, and safety protocols.

ARTS TEAM

The Arts team’s responsibilities include:

• Liaising with the curriculum, projects, and community and service teams to ensure arts are present in all parts of our curriculum.
• Providing leadership opportunities to campers who are interested in the arts and assisting in managing art-related activities at camp, including daily artistic expression, weekly performances, a camp memento etc.
• Assisting and encouraging all campers, including those who may not have previous exposure to the subject to use art as a form of expression.
• Maintaining the arts budget, workspace, and inventory. This includes purchasing supplies.

Arts team members will have a background in delivering arts programming. In the past, the arts team has had people versed in drama, music, visual arts, plastic arts, literature, film, photography, and more. We welcome artists and art educators of all kinds.

Society, Science, Technology Team

The Society, Science, and Technology team’s responsibilities include:

• Liaising with the curriculum, projects, and community and service teams to ensure world affairs, science and technology issues are present throughout the program.
• Working with campers to express their experiences and perspectives (e.g. organizing writing or reading groups, creating a blog, a yearbook etc.).
• Documenting everyday camp life through photography and videography
• Coordinating the use of Camp technology and addressing minor technology issues on site.
• Maintaining the area budget, workspace, and inventory. This includes purchasing supplies.

Wellbeing, Ethics, and Justice Team

The Wellbeing, Ethics, and Justice team’s responsibilities include:

• Working closely with our social worker, and liaising with the curriculum, projects, community and service teams to ensure camper and staff wellbeing are central throughout our programming.
• Coordinate community circles and other community events, in close collaboration with the Community and Justice team.
• Work with campers and staff to carry out daily teamworks (cleaning, gardening, composting, mail sorting, etc.) to take care of our grounds and community.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Temporary

Pay: $331.00 - $393.00 per week

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff and participants are required to be vaccinated.

Work Location: One location

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