Get a jump start on a summer job! The Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches is a non-profit organization that provides summer camp opportunities to Florida’s Youth.
Requirements
- Demonstrates alertness and discretion while supervising campers in order to maintain a safe camping experience for all participants.
- Displays compassion, patience, tolerance and gentleness when working with campers to create a caring and understanding environment.
- Uses creativity, enthusiasm and initiative when leading assigned group to camp activities in order to engage youth and ensure their participation in a fun and exciting camp atmosphere.
- Exercises discretion and self control while maintaining the character trait of virtue in order to be an appropriate role model for youth at all times.
- Uses hospitality and attentiveness to make all donors, deputies and guests feel included and comfortable at all camping programs.
- Exercises flexibility and availability when faced with change and displays a willingness to assist in any Camping Services program when requested.
- Demonstrates resourcefulness and thriftiness in the wise stewardship of the agency’s resources including all equipment, buildings, vehicles and other assets are maintained at Youth Ranches’ standards.
- Practices diligence and orderliness when completing required paperwork such as mileage logs, travel expense vouchers, incident reports and time sheets.
- Displays honor, obedience and flexibility when direction is given or a request is made thus contributing to the smooth operation and success to the Youth Ranches program.
Benefits
- All staff are provided room and board from May to August
- Regular time off is given between sessions
- Staff are given multiple hour long wellness breaks each day
- All staff have access to the FSYR Employee Assistance Program during the summer as a free benefit for mental health support
- During a paid week of pre-service training all staff will receive transferable certifications in Adult First Aid/ CPR/AED along with training on topics such as; trauma informed care, non-violent crisis intervention, and the basics of childcare
- Specialty certifications are offered in early May
- Recruitment and retention bonuses are provided at the end of each summer season
- Staff develop professional skills such as time management, conflict resolution, communication, group leadership, and more!
