Ropes

Responsible To

Program Coordinator / Program Director / Executive Directors

Camp Goals

Our goal is to provide youth with a summer camp experience that: promotes the discovery of one's own dignity and worth; develops empathetic, culturally competent campers who welcome and respect all individuals, regardless of what they look like, how they identify, where they come from, their socioeconomic status, their faith and who they love; stimulate a love for and care of the natural world; develop commitments to enduring values and respect and inspire service and responsibility to foster exemplary school and community leaders.

General Responsibility

To teach and coordinate camp's ropes program, maintaining standards that lead to a quality program

Specific Responsibilities

• Set up Ropes course prior to and during staff orientation
• Teach staff their responsibilities in area during orientation
• Teach and monitor proper use of equipment
• Conduct initial and end of season inventory, and store equipment for maintenance and safety
• Check equipment and make (or file for) repairs
• Conduct daily check of equipment for safety, cleanliness, and good repair
• Follow standard rules applicable to ropes course, rappelling, etc...
• Submit orders for equipment and/or supplies when needed, ensuring timely arrival of materials
• Assist in packing all materials and supplies when season ends
• Evaluate current season and make recommendations for equipment, supplies, and program for following season
• Fulfill responsibilities as a counselor to assigned cabin/dorm
• These are not the only duties to be performed. Some duties may be reassigned and other duties may be assigned as required

Essential Functions

• Physical ability to set up, build and run Ropes course
• Ability to observe, assess safety regulations and hazards
• Ability to act quickly in case of emergency
• Ability to lift camper, staff on ropes and belay
• Ability to communicate to staff and campers, instructions and directions
• Ability to develop, write, and administer curricula on ropes course instruction