Summer Site Leader
Summer Camp Counselor Overview- SIte Leader
As a member of ARM's summer ministry team, you will create a Christian mission camp experience for middle/high school student teams throughout the summer. This experience involves hands-on ministry through home repair and kids day camp, daily Bible studies, nightly worship services, and free time having fun and building relationships with our mission teams and among your summer ministry team.
The work is physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually demanding. You will be working approximately 15-16 hours a day. Time off is only available on specific weekend days.
You’ll be expected to live out values of hospitality, compassion, and Christlike service. You'll work together with your fellow summer ministry team members to maintain your mission sites and to coordinate the daily/weekly flow of ministry activities. You’ll work and pray together closely to form a supportive, encouraging Christian community. You'll be expected to portray Christ at all times and to serve in a leadership role as create, plan, and implement devotions and worship services for our mission teams. You’ll also be responsible for keeping your facilities are safe, clean, friendly and Christ-centered.
All summer ministry team members must satisfactorily complete the summer commitment to receive their full scholarship. They must also participate in all evaluation activities, including but not limited to a 1000 word reflection essay paper due after the summer has been completed.
Job Specific
The Site Leader serves as the spiritual director and main coordinator/team captain for the other summer counselors at their site. Ideally, this person has experience leading other groups or has served in leadership roles with their peers. As the Site Leader, you are expected to demonstrate leadership, Christian maturity, management skills, and public relation skills in the following ways:
- Serving as the on-site facilitator to fellow intern team members. You will be the main contact and liaison between the youth mission teams and your intern team. You’ll also serve as the spiritual director for the intern team leading a weekly staff Bible study and nightly team meetings.
- Acting as a liaison with the other local ministry partners and key personnel in the communities that support the work of ARM.
- Mentoring and overseeing other interns and visiting the Sonshine Kid's day camp and home repair ministry sites throughout the week.
- Managing food, housing, and finances for the youth mission site.
- Communicating with and reporting to the ARM full-time staff about the activities of the youth mission site.
- Coordinating the summer celebration dinner and site closeout at your mission site and the end of summer intern retreat.
Qualifications
- Active in a local church community or campus ministry
- 2.0 GPA
- A passion for serving others
- Adaptable and flexible
Compensation
- $2000 Base Scholarship at the end of the summer with the option of raising additional scholarship support (total scholarship amount can reach up to $5000)
- $30/week personal expense stipend ($300 total for the summer)
- Housing provided
- Most meals provided
- Mileage reimbursement for ministry-related travel in personal vehicles
Schedule Breakdown
- Summer Training: May 9 - 28, 2022
- Site Setup: May 29 - June 4, 2022
- Youth Mission Camps: June 5 - July 23, 2022
- Site Closeout with Intern Retreat: July 24 - July 31, 2022
Apply at https://zfrmz.com/iSnNAUuvpKwmadmN1QW7. Email us at recruitment@arm-al.org if you have any questions!