Songadeewin Assistant Director at Keewaydin Foundation in Salisbury, Vermont

Job Description:

pspan style="font-weight: 400;"The Keewaydin Foundation seeks a highly qualified and experienced camp leader for a year round position as Assistant Director of Songadeewin and Keewaydin Foundation Administrative support. Songdeewin of Keewaydin, a summer camp for girls on Lake Dunmore, Vermont, runs a full in-camp program as well as a wilderness canoe tripping program. This position requires full-time residence on the Songadeewin campus for the months of June, July amp; August, and local residence in Middlebury, VT and/or surrounding area year-round. Some travel for recruiting and conferences is required. Position carries a generous benefits package and four weeks of vacation. Part time, non benefited position with flexible off season schedule is possible for right candidate. To apply and to read the full job description, please send a cover letter and resume to info@keewaydin.org./span/p pspan style="font-weight: 400;"www.keewaydin.org/ACA Accredited/span/p pnbsp;/p pstrongQualified candidates will have/strong/p ul li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Experience working with and desire to educate children and youth, to help them grow and develop in positive ways/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"A collaborative, team-oriented style of leadership; models strong leadership and cultivates leadership in others/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p ul li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Positive attitude, proactive, professional approach/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Excellent writing, editing, and oral communication skills, and the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of constituencies/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Excellent organizational and time management skills/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"High degree of creativity, curiosity, flexibility and strong work ethic/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Ability to thrive in a dynamic camp environment/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Enthusiasm for the outdoors and an eagerness to embrace the mission of Keewaydin Foundation/span/li /ul ul li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Commitment to furthering outdoor learning opportunities and confidence building for girls community at Songadeewin/span/li /ul ul li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Team ethos - enjoy living and collaborating with Songa staff of all ages and backgrounds to contribute to life in our camp community/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Passion for creating the magic of campmdash; a place where campers can explore, have fun, challenge themselves, learn new skills, build confidence, make friends, and learn to live in community/span/li /ul ul li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Ability to develop healthy and appropriate relationships with campers/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Cultural competency and racial literacy/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"An active concern for and understanding of environmental stewardship/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Wilderness canoe tripping and/or hiking/backpacking experience preferred./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Knowledge of educational philosophy amp; aptitude for program developmentnbsp;/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Experience in Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Wordpress/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Experience working with databases such as Campminder and Raiserrsquo;s Edge/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Bachelorrsquo;s degree minimum/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Fluency in a second language is a plus/span/li /ul pstrongAdditional Requirements/strong/p ul li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Ability to walk long distances across our 60 acre campus on uneven terrain to and from Dining Hall, Arts Village, groves, shower houses, and activities.nbsp;/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Ability to work in a traditional office environment, with significant computer time for much of off season/span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Ability to maintain a high level of energy for extended periods of time./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Ability to participate in games, sports, and physical activities on land and water./span/li li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"span style="font-weight: 400;"Summer camp schedule requires roughly 6 days on/1 day off per week at camp.nbsp;/span/li /ul
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