Summer Staff Job Descriptions

Leadership Positions

Leadership positions at Gull Lake Centre start early, and require more experience and responsibility. These positions  for 12-14 weeks. Applicants should be at least 19 years old and have completed at least one year of post-secondary education or equivalent.

Applicants must be actively pursuing Christ in all aspect of their life, highly creative, administrative, motivated, hard-working,confident leading their peers, a team player, and willing to make difficult decisions.

1. Program Core Leader - (May 25th—Aug 28) Mentor and equip all program team leaders and oversee execution of all camper programming.

2. Cabin Leading Core Leader - (May 25th—Aug 28) Mentor and equip the weekly cabin leaders so that they can give campers the best week of their year.

3. LTD Core Leader - (May 25th—Aug 28) Oversee the Leadership Training and Discipleship program, mentoring and equipping the LTD’s.  Includes planning and running LTD week and the outtrips.

4.  Program Administrator - (May 25th— Aug 28) Administratively support the summer offerings at Gull Lake.

5.  LTD Program Assistant - (June 8— Aug 28) Assist the LTD Core Leader with the Leadership Training and Discipleship program,mentoring and equipping the LTD’s.

Cabin Leading Team Positions

Cabin Leading Team Positions at Gull Lake start June 18th and are paid $280 per week for 10 weeks. Applicants are required to be at least 18 years old.

Applicants must have a deep connection with Christ, be loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle and self-controlled.  This is a very difficult job, you must also be flexible, hard working, and love working with children and youth.

This is the most important position at the camp.  Cabin leaders must be the best of the best of the best.

Cabin Leading Team Positions – 6 males and 6 females - Cabin Lead a group of 6 to 8 campers as well as mentor a jr. cabin leader each week.

Program Team Positions (June 18— Aug 28)

Program Team Positions at Gull Lake start June 18th and are paid $250 per week for 10 weeks. Applicants are required to be at least 18 years old.

Applicants must be actively pursuing Christ in all aspect of their life, hard working, flexible, motivated, love working with youth, show great potential in leadership positions, be willing to work on a team,  and able to take directions from a leader.  Program Team members will be experts in one skill area and be expected to teach that skill to campers during a 2.5 hour block of time each morning plus during cabin time in the afternoon. The rest of the day will be spent running the general program - wide games, beach time, theme meals, worship times, etc.

1.  Events Programmer-plan and carry out the wide games, theme meals, and other full camp programing.

2.  Waterfront Head - Oversee the Waterfront program.  Will train all program people involved with the waterfront and will be responsible for all waterfront safety.   Must be over 19 and have current NLS.

3.  Worship Facilitator – Oversee all worship oriented activities.  Plan and direct campfires;be a spiritual leader.  Mentor and equip members of worship team. Lead a skill group of campers for the older camps.

4.  Boating Instructor -teach the boating program at Gull Lake, specializing in power boats.  Will teach campers water and boating safety, wakeboarding, waterskiing, and will be responsible for camper safety during beach times.  Must have current NLS.

5.  Boating Instructor -teach the boating program at Gull Lake, specializing in canoeing and kayaking.  Will teach campers water and boating safety, canoeing and kayaking, and will be responsible for camper safety during beach times.  Must have current NLS.

6.  Photography Instructor - lead the photography program.  Create lesson plans and activities for kids aged 5 -18.  Prepare and end of week exhibit.

7.  Arts Leader - lead the arts skill group.  Prepare lesson plans and lead the kids through pottery, crafts, and other artistic expressions.  Prepare an end of week gallery.

8.  Sports - lead the sports skill group.  Prepare lesson plans and teach the campers new games, and how to honour God through sport.

9.  Climbing Wall - 2 people -  lead the climbing wall.  Prepare lesson plans and teach campers how to climb using proper safety techniques.  Help campers get to the next level in their climbing abilities.

10. Great Outdoors - lead the outdoor skill groups.Prepare lesson plans and teach campers how to start fires, set up camp, practice no-trace camping, archery and other wilderness skills.  Focus on the wonder of God in His creation.

11. Mad Scientist -  lead our crazy science skill group.  Prepare lesson plans and teach campers about how amazing the natural world is. Plan experiments and activities that are exciting and inspire wonder.

Nurse/First-Aid Position

The Nurse/First Aid Position at Gull Lake starts June 18th and is paid $300 per week for 10 weeks. Applicants are required to be at least 20 years old and have completed a minimum of 2 years of nursing, completed EMT, or equivalent.

Applicants must be actively pursuing Christ in all aspect of their life, hard working, flexible, motivated, willing to work on a team, and able to take directions from a leader.

Nurse/First Aid - (June 17— Aug 28) Administer first aid to staff, volunteers and campers as well as oversee all safety procedures.

 Operational Positions

Operational Positions at Gull Lake start mid June and go until the end of August. Applicants are required to be at least 16 years old and any post-secondary or experience in a trade is considered an asset.

Applicants must be actively pursuing Christ in all aspect of their life, hard working, flexible, motivated, have a lot of initiative, be willing to work on a team, and able to take directions from a leader.  .Attitude and ability are a must, we will train you.

1.   Maintenance/Janitorial—as part of the maintenance team you will perform ground an building maintenance as well a janitorial tasks during the summer season.

2.   Kitchen- as part of the food services team your will perform food services tasks during the summer season.

 For Students:

To everyone that is interested in being on staff this year and is a full time student right now and is planning on returning to school in the fall, there is potentially more money available. I am applying to get federal grants to help get student workers.  If these grants are approved then students will get an increase in salary to help cover tuition costs.

Last year I applied for 40 grants and received 12.  This year I will apply for all positions and I will find out in April if I am approved.