Vacant job

Do you want to help develop our summer camp operations while growing in your leadership role and helping your staff improve? We are looking for a camp manager with experience in leading and developing staff who are passionate about working with children.

Camp work involves round-the-clock operations, and working at camp means that during the summer you will live at your workplace, at the campgrounds in Värmland. You will share accommodation with your colleagues while you work, approximately 1–2 camp managers during the summer.

About the company

Utepedagogik Sverige AB runs camps for children and youth aged 9–16 years with a focus on adventure and our operations are directed towards outdoor pedagogical activities. The cornerstones of Utepedagogik Sverige AB's pedagogical camp operations are: safety, quality, security, and community, as well as having trained adults with a broad competence serving as good role models. Our motto is "at our campgrounds, you should feel safe to be whoever you want".

Job Responsibilities

As a camp manager at Uddens campgrounds, you are responsible for all operations, staff, and participants aged 9–13. Your task is to organize, support, delegate, and plan so that the operations achieve the goals set within the company. You guide camp leaders by providing them with the conditions to develop in their roles to create the best possible camp experience for the participants. During a camp period of 11–14 days, 12–14 camp leaders work and are responsible for 45–50 camp participants' stay.

Who are we looking for?

Working at camp requires you as a camp manager to be able to lead and delegate, work efficiently and structured, and guide staff. Furthermore, you should be able to give and receive feedback, have good foresight, be honest about your strengths and weaknesses, and be accustomed to administrative work. You are a natural leader, communicative, have social competence, and know how to motivate your workgroup to continue developing the operations and themselves. You should feel comfortable working outdoors since you will work in an outdoor environment 90% of your waking hours and be confident in leading and informing a larger group of participants and leaders.

To thrive in the role, you should be self-assured and have a drive to develop both as a person and as a camp manager.

Experience:

· At least one year of experience in leading

· Pedagogical education

· Experience working with children and youth aged 9–16 years

Personal qualities:

· Responsible

· Problem solver

· Good at juggling many tasks

· Initiative

· Boundary setter

· Organized

· Punctual

· Ability to collaborate

· Self-assured in oneself and in the pedagogical role

· Confident in leadership

Employment conditions

The position is full-time. You must be able to attend our training days on-site at the campgrounds in Värmland from April 30 to May 3, and June 6 to 11. During the summer, you need to be able to work and thus be away from home for at least six weeks during the period from June 12 to August 16.

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