Residential Camp Internship Opportunities with Youth

Residential Camp Intern

4 Positions

Deadline to Apply: May 30, 2012  

Description:

Serve low-income and homeless children through six week-long overnight camp sessions at Camp CUMCITO. (Residential camp near Warsaw, MO). One week: training and prep; six weeks: camp sessions; one week: home visits and packing. Interns are trained in multiple positions and get to enjoy being out-of-doors in our beautiful Ozark setting with campers from 4 years old to 16 years old. Interns live on site, facilitating camp with a new group of volunteers and campers each week. Responsibilities vary weekly by assignment. (Selected from: cabin, recreation, crafts, chapel, food service, housekeeping, administration, and medical services. Interns will learn to implement programming and create a safe, structured environment for urban children to learn and grow. This is an ideal experience for those who enjoy children and the out-of-doors, especially those who desire a career working with children in the fields of social services or education with an emphasis on clients from an urban poor setting. Often meets requirements for college internships.

Qualifications:

•  Ability to work well with others as a team player
• Abide by established rules, respond well to authority
• Desire to be spiritually challenged
• Good communication skills
• Kid experience
• Lifeguard certification strongly preferred
• Relevant experience is beneficial (recreation/music/camp/teaching lessons/drama)
• Patience and poise in irritating situations
• Interest/experience in interpersonal relationships with Mission clients, beneficial.

Also CiUM employee qualifications:

• Be a genuine believer in the Lord Jesus Christ as expressed by personal testimony and Christian conduct.
• Be a member in good standing of a recognized Protestant, evangelical church for one year.
• Have a genuine concern for the ministry of the Mission.
• Read and agree with the Doctrinal Statement of the Mission.
• Have had a minimum of 1 year of sobriety from alcohol and/or drugs and 6 months from tobacco for, and agree not to use alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs or tobacco while in the employ of City Union Mission.
• Have a lifestyle that is free of sexual sin (including homosexuality).
• Have high standards of personal hygiene and housekeeping relative to personal appearance and work area.
• Have the ability to work in harmony with other staff members.
• Agree with City Union Mission’s Statement of Faith.

Duration and Dates: 8.2 weeks; Thursday, June 14 – Friday, August 10, 2012

Compensation: Lodging, meals, training, and $1,000.00 gratuity for the summer.

Application:  Apply online here.

Questions:
Contact Peggy at peggy.ramsey@cityunionmission.org or 816-329-1425