Job Description

SUMMARY: The Valentine Parker Jr Youth Prevention Center and the Four Hills of Life Wellness Center are looking for highly motivated self-directed individuals to join our summer camp program as summer camp interns. These candidates will help design deliver and supervise summer camp programs and activities. The days are filled with teaching coordinating carrying out and supervising activities and guiding youth campers in personal growth. The candidates will manage groups of campers maintain daily records of campers and programs and assist with supervising activities during program hours including days nights and weekends. We highly encourage college students who have a program of study focused in areas related to education physical education exercise science sports medicine kinesiology strength and conditioning coaching recreation or related fields to consider joining us for our summer program. Together we look to offer you an opportunity to gain valuable work experiences while we gain new and innovative ideas and approaches for our facilities and programs and our youth are actively engaged in activities that promote their overall health and welfare.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and/or RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Be a role model to our youth.
• Collaborate with the team to create activities for desired outcomes such as healthy active lifestyles positive social interactions healthy relationships and improved self-confidence.
• Develop organize facilitate and supervise daily activities that may include recreational activities physical fitness activities games arts and crafts rhythm and dance culture strength and conditioning speed and agility sport specific skill development nutrition and healthy eating or other related areas of interest.
• Encourage members to be engaged in activities and form healthy relationships by greeting and introducing youth being an active participant with the youth during daily activities encouraging group interactions and providing oversight for fair and equal treatment.
• Fairly and consistently enforce rules model positive behaviors and serve as a friend and mentor.
• Responsible for the safety and security of the youth in the facilities.
• Assist in overseeing the daily operations of all recreation areas inside and outside including maintaining safe equipment cleaning facilities displaying appropriate signage.
• Administer first aid or refer injured youth to physicians as needed.
• Complete necessary paperwork incident reports and activity assessments as needed.
• Participate in regular feedback sessions with the team on daily interactions as well as identifying areas for improvement and growth.
• Assist with the maintenance upkeep and storage of program equipment and supplies.
• Perform daily housekeeping duties ensuring clean and sanitary facilities.
• Maintain regular and punctual working hours.
• Perform daily assignments with limited access and usage of ones personal cell phone.
• Other duties or projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• While performing the duties of the job the employee is required to frequently stand walk run bend sit reach carry and lift

WORK CONDITIONS:

• The noise level in the work environment ranges from mild to very loud
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently exposed to varying summer weather conditions

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum: High school diploma or GED.
• Preferred: Actively Enrolled College Students.
• Successful Previous Experience Working At the Prevention and/or Wellness Center.
• Able To Work Play and Interact With Youth (K-12th Grade) In Gym Activity and Pool Settings.

CERTIFICATES LICENSES and/or REGISTRATIONS:

• Preferred: Valid drivers license and eligible for tribal insurance

SKILLS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

• Willingness to design and deliver programs and activities and actively engage with program youth.
• Be of the mental and physical capacity to observe interact and communicate with youth staff parents community members and leadership to ensure the safety of the space and youth we serve.
• Willingness to provide guidance and reflection related to the programs goals and outcomes
• Willingness to provide constructive feedback during feedback sessions.
• Proficiency in documenting and maintaining accurate records of activities.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude professionalism and strong work ethic.
• Time-management and organizational skills to work scheduled shifts and complete assigned tasks or projects within deadlines.

PLEASE NOTE: P.L. 93-638 Indian Preference and Tribal Employment rights Ordinance. (T.E.R.O) will be practiced; however all qualified applicants will be considered.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE SEND APPLICATIONS RESUME TO:

OMAHA TRIBE OF NEBRASKA

ATTN: HR DEPARTMENT

P.O. BOX 368

MACY NEBRASKA 68039

OR

EMAIL:

Must pass background check physical and pre-employment drug screen.

Required Experience:

Intern

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