Camp Campbell

Camp Campbell Outdoor Science School needs volunteers every week between September and June to mentor small groups of students attending outdoor science school. While the kids learn, explore and play our Cabin Leaders work with Field Teachers to provide supervision and social support to students.

Qualifications:
You must be a high school junior or senior; college student or high school graduate.
You must be able to:
­ Serve as a mature and positive role model for 10-12 year old students
­ Consistently show respect and a positive attitude towards peers and adults
­ Demonstrate good judgment and an ability to resolve conflict in an effective manner
­ Receive constructive feedback and follow through on directions

Responsibilities: You will be living in a cabin with a group of about 8-12 fifth and/or sixth grade students. With the guidance of a field teacher, cabin leaders assume the responsibility for supervising the cabin group at meals, during recreation and in the cabins overnight. Cabin leaders also assist the field teachers in the instructional field program during the day and evening. You should be a supportive presence for the students, making sure they are safe, having fun and learning. This will require establishing firm expectations and following through with enforcing rules, paying attention to the emotional and social needs of each student, and being a good role model.

Time Commitment:
Most weeks include a five day/four night session at Camp Campbell. Since you will be living in the cabin you will need to be on-site 24 hours/day. Our weeks begin with training at noon on the first day of the week (usually Monday). Students arrive on the second day (usually Tuesday) and your responsibilities as a cabin leader end at approximately 1:30 p.m. at the end of the week (usually Friday). While volunteering as a cabin leader you will have some breaks, but most of the time you will be living, learning and playing with the students.

Transportation:
Camp Campbell is located at 16275 Highway 9, Boulder Creek, CA 95006.
Transportation to and from camp by bus from San Jose is available most weeks. If you are interested you must confirm with the cabin leader coordinators and make sure we have reserved you a spot on the bus. If you haven’t reserved a spot, there might not be enough room for you.
If you are driving yourself or getting dropped off please arrive at about 12:30 on the first day.

How to Apply:
Call the cabin leader coordinators (831-338-8829) and find an available week that works with your schedule.
We will tentatively reserve a spot for you. Then, complete an application, fax it to us, and call and confirm your spot! Please do not reserve a week if you do not intend to follow through and be a volunteer. If you are unsure of what week you are available, call us and tell us. If your plans change it is your responsibility to call us as soon as possible to tell us that you will be unable or are unsure if you are able to be a volunteer for the week that you have committed to. Remember there is a whole cabin of students relying on you to be their cabin leader!

For an application, please see the related link on our website: http://www.scvymca.org/redwoods/html/programs_ccoss.html For additional questions, please contact:

Michelle Trame
Cabin Leader Coordinator
Camp Campbell Outdoor Science School
YMCA of the Redwoods
@: mtrame@scvymca.org
#: 831-338-8829