Vacant job

Do you want to be part of a creative team that works to give children their best summer experience? Do you also want to be part of a development as an educator and as a person? Then apply for the role of camp leader at our camp Udden, which serves approximately 55 children aged 9-12 years.

Responsibilities

Your task as a camp leader at Udden's camp is to be responsible for children aged 9-12 years and to plan and lead the activities for this participant group. Camp involves round-the-clock activities for the participants and us leaders. As a leader, you live and work at the camp together with the children and the other leaders, so you need to be comfortable being away from home for at least 6 weeks. A large part of the work is to meet the participants' needs 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, as well as feel comfortable in more life-oriented conversations.

Who are we looking for?

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

Personal qualities:

• responsible
• problem solver
• good at juggling many tasks
• initiative
• creative
• boundary setter
• organized
• punctual
• team player
• secure in oneself and in their 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 daring to take space in a group, being able to make mistakes and have fun, as well as 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 held outdoors. Activities we do include hiking, building rafts, playing games, swimming, and cooking outdoors. We will also have artistic activities such as theater, dance, and singing. Disco, soccer tournaments, and theme days are also on the schedule. Since we have such a variety of activities, we see it as an advantage if you have a background/experience as a leisure educator.

Experience/competence in any of these areas is also desirable;

• camp/camp activities
• outdoor life
• health care
• paddling
• theater
• singing, music
• sports
• cooking

About the company

Utepedagogik Sverige AB conducts camp activities at various camps for children and youth aged 9-16 years, focusing on adventure and our activities are aimed at outdoor educational practices. The cornerstones of Utepedagogik Sverige AB's pedagogical camp activities are: safety, quality, security, and community, as well as that trained adults with a broad competence serve as good role models. Our guiding principle is that "at our camps, participants should feel safe enough to be who they are".

Employment conditions

The position is full-time. You must be able to attend our training days on-site at the camp in Värmland from April 30 to May 3, and June 6-11. 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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