Organization
Beyond Malibu
PO Box 15662
Seattle, WA 99115
Job Title and Description
Title: Adventure Camp Manager
Description:
Mission & Methods: Lead the community to ensure the health, safety, and security of all guests and staff at camp (physically, emotionally, and spiritually) as the Mission, Vision, Values, and Methods of Young Life are implemented at camp.
Spiritual Formation: Intentionally provide opportunities for staff to grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus.
- Demonstrate a deep relationship with Jesus, commitment to spiritual formation, and understanding of their personal ministry to others.
- With support from supervisor, develop an annual personal spiritual growth plan utilizing the Individual Development Plan for yourself and ensure that all staff is developing an annual spiritual growth plan.
- Foster an environment where camp staff has opportunities for ongoing spiritual development, including execution of their personal spiritual growth plan.
- Lead staff in the common vision to create opportunities for guests to encounter Jesus, know the truth of God’s love for them, and grow in an authentic, personal relationship with Christ.
- Develop content that directs and supports spiritual development and discipleship in an adventure setting.
- Engage with the spiritual formation of all involved with our adventure camp program, whether committee, alumni, former staff, donors or field staff.
- Perform sacerdotal duties, as appropriate.
Attentive Hospitality: Equip servant leaders who anticipate and respond to the needs of our guests, staff and vendors through Christ-like service.
- Establish a culture of service and facility preparation that anticipates guest needs and responds with professionalism through intentional decisions and systems.
- Demonstrate an understanding of hospitality as an essential role of the entire camp staff.
- Partner with assignment teams, field staff, committee, and our staff teams in order to produce a successful adventure program.
Interpersonal Relationships: Help build relationships that reflect the character of God with guests, staff, vendors, and neighbors to foster a healthy community.
- Build relationships that reflect the character of God with guests, staff, vendors, and neighbors to foster a healthy community.
- Ensure camp staff demonstrate the importance of their interpersonal relationships with guests, staff, vendors, and neighbors and promote a healthy community.
- Effectively lead staff to operate camp and run all departments.
- Build and equip a team that reflects the worldwide body of Christ.
- Collaborate with the field senior vice president, camping coordinator, regional directors, and area staff on all matters involving the use of the camp as an environment where adolescents are introduced to Jesus and helped to grow in their faith.
- Partner with the camping committee in order to hear and appropriately respond to the concerns and desires of the Young Life staff they represent.
- Participate with divisional leadership, national leadership, and peers in training events and opportunities.
- Build and maintain healthy relationships and communication with alumni, donors, field staff, and community during and outside of the summer camp season.
Comprehensive Stewardship: Manage with integrity the finances, people, buildings and equipment that have been entrusted to our ministry.
- Manage comprehensive stewardship in partnership with Camping Services.
- Ensure staff are being developed and equipped to participate in comprehensive stewardship of our ministry.
- Responsible for revenues and expenditures in alignment with camping department’s financial policies and procedures.
- Execute the camp’s business planning cycle with guidance from the camping coordinator.
- Partner with mission leadership to determine fundraising priorities and funds for the further capital development of the camp. This includes the cultivation and maintenance of donor relationships in collaboration with Young Life’s development team.
- Administer reservations systems, including setting up contracts, communicating with Young Life trip leaders and settling accounts for each trip.
Talent Development: Through a consistent and accountable evaluation process, we identify and provide opportunities for staff in continuing education, leadership development, career-pathing and cross-training.
- Demonstrate a desire to grow through engagement in the Individual Development Plan process and participation in training and development opportunities.
- Foster camp staff participation in the Individual Development Plan process as well as other training and development opportunities.
- Identify and develop staff suitable for additional leadership opportunities.
- Intentionally pursue opportunities in mission leadership, personal growth and development.
- Execute the recruitment, hiring and onboarding process for building a diverse and qualified team.
- Ensure completion and documentation of performance evaluations and salary reviews with staff, as applicable.
Embracing Excellence: Standing on the platform of national standards and metrics we gladly prepare an environment that glorifies Jesus Christ.
- Ensure camp planning and operations are consistent with the National Board and Camping department policies and within the standards and metrics required for excellence.
- As an agent of Young Life, ensure compliance with governmental agencies whose jurisdiction effect camp operations.
- Cast vision and set the pace for a healthy attitude and commitment to continuous improvement of the camp environment.
- Ensure the creation of distraction-free environments that represent the multi-faceted love of God through the quality of facilities and the camp experience.
Training Expectations
- Ability and willingness to travel at least 3 times a year.
Camp or Job-Specific Working Conditions — Beyond Malibu Local Operating Procedures
Administration
- Responsible for managing the office and office equipment (in winter and summer operations).
— Computers, printers
— Computer network
— Satellite system - Responsible for understanding and using 10 -15 Young Life applications for camp management.
- Responsible for recruiting, developing and engaging volunteers to help on committees and projects.
- Responsible for the management of all permits and recreation tenures.
— Applying for permits
— Reporting on permits and tenures - Responsible for establishing a camp committee.
Equipment
- Responsible for all equipment purchase, care and repair. This includes facility, mountain, sea kayaking and all boating equipment.
Facility
- Operates 3 months of the year in British Columbia ( June , July and August) and the other nine months in Washington State (Currently in Seattle, Washington).
- Beyond has two summer locations of operation. The hiking program is in Princess Louisa Inlet and the Sea Kayaking program is in Egmont at Malibu landing.
— Involves managing two groups of staff with distance and schedule differences. - Responsible for facility which includes:
— Water treatment system
— Hydro system
— Gray water system
— Propane system
— Building Maintenance
— Boat Maintenance - Boat access only:
— Need to be comfortable operating boats – Water Taxi and small runabout
— You will need a boating certificate – Small Vessel Operator Permit
— Impacts access to the city and getting out of camp. Camp can be very remote and isolated for families.
Food
- Responsible for menu planning, food ordering for all hiking and sea kayaking trips and hiking and sea kayak base camp food.
- Responsible for managing the food ordering and delivery system.
- Responsible to maintain accounts with vendors and up to date pricing.
Fundraising
- Responsible for fundraising for operations and projects. This includes the cultivation and maintenance of donor relationships.
Program Development
- Responsible for mountaineering, backpacking and sea kayaking experiences.
- Responsible to develop additional programming and programming locations.
Promotion
- Responsible for the marketing for trips and staff through Young Life, churches and colleges.
- Responsible for developing relationships with Young Life areas, regions and divisions to promote the use of Beyond Malibu and be a part of their overall camping strategy.
Safety
- Will be involved in initiating Search and Rescue system.
— Might also be asked to help the Park Ranger in park related Search and Rescue. - Responsible for the training of all staff in risk management and all safety practices.
- Responsible for maintaining all of the safety systems: fire, mountain, sea kayaking, boating etc.
Staff Management
- Responsible for hiring and training staff.
Trip Management
- Responsible for all trip management
— Booking
— Communication and equipping
— Contracting
— Accountability
— Trip follow up
Note: This description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making compensation decisions.
This position operates 3 months of the year in British Columbia (June, July, and August) and the other nine months in Washington State (Currently in Seattle, Washington).
Seasonal/Year-Around: Year-Around
Start Date: April 1, 2022
Full time or Part Time: Full Time
Type of Position: Paid
Minimum Age: 30
College Degree Req’d: Yes
Character Qualities
Young Life is a relational ministry. Staff must be able to convey a sense of Christ-like hospitality and concern for guests and staff. Responding to the unexpected needs of a guest in a prompt and professional manner is important. All staff members are expected to represent Young Life positively and professionally within the community and be able to work with and minister to the volunteer high school and college-age young people who attend our camp.
Required Experience
Education
- A Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, is required.
Experience Required for the Job
- Previous Young Life experience preferred.
- 3-5 years of general management and supervisory experience.
- Demonstrate thorough knowledge and effective involvement in ministry.
- Has proven leadership and relationship skills required to build a high-performing trusting team, communicate effectively, delegate responsibility and offer accountability.
- Demonstrate operational disciplines including prioritizing, analyzing data and developing and executing systems.
- Physically able to complete any activity required of campers.
How to Apply
Fill out an online application.
Application Deadline: January 7, 2022
Contact
Rob Duyker
rduyker@beyondmalibu.younglife.org
206-455-5137
