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 resource person and support at our Youth Camp Djuprämmen Water Camp!

Job Responsibilities

Your task as a resource person at Djurpämmens camp is to support the youth with individual needs and ensure they have a fantastic and unforgettable summer. The youths are aged 13-16 years, and the support needs vary at different times during the summer. In addition to supporting the youths, you will also participate in activities for this group of participants. Camp involves round-the-clock activities for the youths and us in the staff group. As staff, you will live and work at the camp in Värmland together with the children and other staff members. 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 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 pedagogical role, and be able to set boundaries. You also need to 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 role, and be able to set boundaries. To work with us, an inner security and knowledge of what you want in working with children and youth are required. Therefore, we are looking for individuals who recognize themselves in these qualities.

Personal qualities:

• responsible
• good at seeing the individual
• problem solver
• able to juggle many tasks
• initiative-taking
• creative
• boundary setter
• organized
• punctual
• team player
• 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 organization and yourself together with us. You should be flexible and resilient as the work shifts can be both long and demanding. We place great value on humor and social skills.

Experience:

You who are applying should have a great interest in being outdoors or experience in outdoor pedagogy, as most of our activities are conducted outdoors. 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. Since we have such a variety of activities, we see it as an advantage if you have a background/experience as a leisure educator or other assistant jobs.

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 oriented towards outdoor pedagogical work. 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 that "at our camps, participants should feel secure enough to be themselves".

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 6-11. 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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