Education/Day Camp Internship

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You will lead camp participants in some of the museum’s incredibly popular summer day camps. You will be responsible for instructing the campers as they participate in theme-related activities, crafts, games, nature and creek walks, and visits to the historic areas of Living History Farms. You will create a fun, inclusive, respectful learning environment that inspires campers to learn from the past and to appreciate how the past influences us today and into the future.

 

Upon successful completion of the internship requirements, the student will earn up to a maximum of 6 hours of college credit through Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa. Non-Graceland students must transfer credits to their home university and are responsible for any fees associated with this. 

 

·      Provide exciting, exceptional programming weekly for groups of 6 – 12 camp participants, by teaching crafts, skills, games, and activities that relate to the camp’s theme

·      Perform appropriate work, indoors and outdoors, in conditions consistent with the museum’s historical time periods and the day camp activities, and within the variation of Iowa’s climate.

·      Maintain a professional demeanor at all times, including during interactions with campers, parents/guardians, co-workers, volunteers, and the general public.

·      Prepare activity and craft supplies before camp begins daily, and clean up areas daily after camp

·      Be responsible for the safety of all camp participants.

·      Communicate proactively and productively as needed with camp participants’ parents/guardians, via telephone, email and in person.

·      Read all required manuals, resources, and training materials. Attend all required trainings and meetings. Participate actively and productively in staff meetings.

·      Assist with the set-up and daily clean-up of day camp locations.

·      Assist with developing, modifying, evaluating, and/or implementing changes to camp programming as needed and directed by the camp supervisor.

·      Update camp manuals and procedures as needed and directed.

·      Other duties as assigned.

 

Supervisory responsibility:                       

·               Supervises high school aged Junior Counselor camp volunteers