Camp Singing Hills:
Dates: May 26 - August 9
Pay: Assistant Director - $20/hour
About Camp Singing Hills: Girl Scout Day Camp is a wonderful way to experience all the fun of camp and still return home each evening! With guidance from professional leadership and quality staff, day camp is a great place for girls to stretch their limits and widen their horizons. Camper groups are typically made up of 15 campers and two counselors. Girls are grouped by age and will likely have multiple grade levels in each group. Camp Singing Hills is in Chugiak, with a lake, forest, lodge, and trails.
Camp Togowoods:
Dates: June 8 - August 15
Pay: Director - $1,100/week and Assistant Director - $1,000/week + food and housing
About Camp Togowoods: At overnight camp, every day is a chance to do something different, meet new people, and challenge yourself. With professional leadership, high-quality staff, and small camper groups with a high counselor-to-camper ratio, overnight camp will feel like a home away from home. Camper groups are generally made up of 8-12 girls and two counselors. Camper groups attend daily activities together. Special care is taken to ensure that each camper is given challenging opportunities along with basic skill-based instruction. Girl Scouts of Alaska overnight camp is at Camp Togowoods in Wasilla.
Girls from across Alaska attend Camp Togowoods every summer. Camp Togowoods is located on more than 400 beautiful acres along the shores of Three Mile Lake near Wasilla. Girl Scouts of Alaska owns the property. It encompasses five ecosystems to explore, including our wetlands boardwalk. All Camp Togowoods campers enjoy arts and crafts, nature hikes, environmental education, swimming, canoeing or kayaking, and outdoor cooking. Campers sleep in platform tents (wooden floors, cots, and mosquito netting), bringing the outdoors within reach. Campers have a sense of independence with the security of counselors living in an adjacent tent.
We are looking for someone:
Who is:
- Committed to the policies and mission of the Girl Scout organization and willing to become a Girl Scout member.
- Customer service oriented and able to work effectively with diverse populations.
- A team player and able to work in a fast paced environment.
- Able to multi-task and adjust to changing priorities to meet deadlines, maintaining strong attention to detail while organizing and carrying out a multifaceted workload.
- Able to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.
- Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with volunteers, staff and parents.
- At least 25 years old.
Who Can:
- Interest in and two years of experience working with youth programming.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
- Successful experience in developing collaborative community partnerships
- Understanding of and commitment to organizational diversity.
- Knowledge of the culture and customs of the Alaska Native Communities is a plus.
- Outstanding customer service and strong communication skills in written, verbal, and virtual delivery; experience developing and implementing action plans to meet/exceed deliverables; and experience working collaboratively to reach collective goals.
- Strong computer and technology skills with the ability to learn new programs quickly.
- Valid Alaska driver’s license and clean driving record.
- Capability to provide own transportation to the council office and to off-site locations.
- Willingness to learn how to drive a 15-passenger van and a mini-bus.
- Current First Aid and CPR certifications and willing to get Wilderness First Aid Certification.
Who Will:
- Work a varied schedule, including evenings and weekends.
- For Camp Togowoods, reside overnight at camp from June to August (cabin provided).
- Work at the Anchorage Council Office when not working at camp.
- Work independently with minimal oversight, effectively managing multiple projects while meeting deadlines
- Use various computer software including Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel) and various web-based platforms.
- Manually operate office equipment.
- Lift and carry at least 50 lbs.
- Pass an annual national criminal background check, including a check from the National Sex Offender Registry.
- Occasional domestic travel may be required.