Vacant job

Do you want to broaden your knowledge as an educator while also developing personally? Then apply for a summer job as a camp leader at our Adventure Camp Akka this summer!

Job Responsibilities

Your task as a camp leader at Akka's camp 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 will live and work at the camp in Värmland together with the children and youth. Therefore, you need to be comfortable being away from home for at least 6 weeks. A large part of the work is to meet the needs of the youth 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 able to set boundaries. You also need to feel comfortable in more life-oriented conversations. It is largely similar to working in a school where there are demands to set boundaries while also creating relationships to ensure a safe climate.

Who are we looking for?

A large part of the work is to meet the needs of children and youth 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 able to set boundaries. To work as a camp leader with us, an inner security and knowledge of what you want in working with children and youth is necessary. Therefore, we are looking for individuals who recognize themselves in these qualities.

Personal qualities:

• responsible
• problem solver
• good at juggling multiple tasks
• initiative-taking
• creative
• boundary setter
• organized
• punctual
• collaborative
• secure in oneself and one’s pedagogical role

It is also important that you can give and receive feedback and have the ambition and desire to develop the operation 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 skills.

Experience

You who are applying should have a strong interest in being outdoors or experience in outdoor education, as most of our activities are conducted outdoors. We believe that those with experience working with youth in the upper grades would be well-suited for this role, as working with youth requires boundary setting and relationship building. Activities 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 themed 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 life

About the company

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