Vacant job

Do you want to broaden your skills as an educator while also developing personally? Then apply for a summer job as a camp leader at our campgrounds Akka this summer.

Job Responsibilities

Your task as a camp leader at Akka's campground is to be responsible for children aged 9-13 years and to plan and lead activities for this participant group. Camp involves round-the-clock activities for the youth and us leaders. As a leader, you live and interact with the children and youth at the campground. Therefore, you need to be comfortable being away from home for at least 6 weeks.

Who are we looking for?

A large part of the job is to meet the needs of young people and be able to guide them in their decisions. To meet this, we believe that you as a person need to be secure in yourself, your leadership role, and be able to set boundaries. You also need to feel comfortable in more life-oriented conversations. It is largely similar to working in schools where there is a demand to set boundaries while also creating relationships to ensure a safe environment.

Personal qualities:

• responsible
• problem solver
• good at juggling many tasks
• proactive
• creative
• boundary setter
• organized
• punctual
• team player
• secure in oneself and one’s educational role

It is also important that you can give and receive feedback and have the ambition and desire to develop the activities and yourself together with us. You should be flexible and resilient as the work shifts can be both long and demanding. To work as a camp leader, we believe that qualities such as being able to take space in a group, being able to make mistakes and have fun, and being able to make decisions are necessary. We place great value on humor and social competence.

Experience

You who are applying should have a great interest in being outdoors or experience in outdoor education, as most of our activities are conducted outdoors. We believe that those of you who have experience with children around the ages of middle school would fit this role well, as working with children requires difficult boundary setting and relationship building. We believe that you who have experience with elementary school students have a good foundation for succeeding in your work as a camp leader. Activities that we do include hiking, building rafts, climbing, swimming, and cooking outdoors. We will also have artistic activities such as theater, dance, and singing. Disco, football tournaments, and theme days are also on the schedule.

Experience/competence in any of these areas is desirable:

• camp/camp activities
• outdoor life
• healthcare
• paddling
• theater
• singing, music
• sports
• cooking
• community activities

About the company

Utepedagogik Sverige AB conducts camp activities at several different campgrounds across Sweden for children and youth aged 9-16 years, focusing on adventure and our activities are centered on outdoor education. The cornerstones of Utepedagogik Sverige AB's pedagogical camp activities are: safety, quality, security, and community, as well as trained adults with a broad competence serving as good role models. Our guiding principle is "with us, you should feel safe enough to be who you want to be".

Employment Conditions

The position is a full-time job. You must be able to attend our training days on-site at the campground 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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