Weekday Jobs
be at camp as early as possible on saturday to get settled into your cabin ... the bean book will be at camp and has detailed instructions ... as long as you follow the instructions carefully, it should go smoothly ... try to get to work on the bean book early in the afternoon so that all clipboards, adult and teen beens will be ready for sorters by dinner time ... be around in evening to make sure everyone has their beans & help with questions... be ready to help directors correct all cards as changes are made before & after posting on sunday afternoon ... run the sort for mini-groups on sunday evening with the help of the directors
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be at camp as early as possible on saturday before your week starts to get yourself settled into your own cabin ... make sure mapsdir and signdir jobs are done ... set up a table with nametags and map/schedules ... be around as campers arrive to welcome them and help direct them to their cabins [newcomers may need more] ... you may want to recruit several people [big kids] to guide some campers to their cabins so that you can stay available in main camp
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guide arriving campers to their cabins while the welcomer stays available in main camp for the next arrivals ... need to know your way around camp ... guidedirs will be needed on saturday and sunday
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be at camp early on saturday ... get "mapsdir's kit" and follow directions ... label big map, and make copies for execudir, for signdir, for welcomer, for big bean, for directors and directors' book ... everything you need should be in the kit
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be at camp early on saturday ... find out last minute additions to the camper list and hand make cabin signs and mailbox labels for them ... have the laminatedir laminate them ... take a map, tacks and cabin signs around the camp and put up the signs on the cabins in such a way that campers can find their cabins when they arrive ... put labels on mailbox crates in such a way that it is clear which mailbox goes with which label ... everything you need should be in the "signdir's kit"
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get trained to use the laminator and laminate any last minute cabin signs and mailbox labels, and anything that the staff asks you to ... it is a position that takes some responsibility because the laminating paper is expensive and the machine needs to be turned off and kept out of reach of little ones.
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need to be at camp by saturday eve to sort kids school groups ... get the clipboard from the Big Bean with instructions on how to sort the kids groups and be prepared to run the adult meeting on sunday afternoon to assign leaders to morning kids groups ... you or a "co-kiddir" could be prepared wth activity/project ideas for each age group [to help older teens with evening kids groups as well as adults with morning kids groups] ... your clipboard will also have directions for how to get the teachers and kids matched up every morning after worship ... check with teachers at some point during each morning to make sure that everything is going okay and remind them of the recap of the lecture when their duties are over.
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Need to be at camp on saturday to do the initial matching ... get the clipboard from the Big Bean to match young teen sitters with families so that children are safe and well cared for, allowing both parents to attend vespers ... there may be a need for some fine-tuning ... facilitate a meeting sunday evening between parents and sitters as described in the checklist on your clipboard ... keep in touch with the parents to make sure their kids are being well care for, and with the sitters to make sure they are not being taken advantage of [are they being relieved of duty in time for teen vespers, etc.]
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Need to be at camp saturday night to do the initial matching.... get the clipboard from the Big Bean and follow directions to match pre-teen sitters with babies so that the babies are well cared for during the morning program, allowing both parents to attend lectures ... there may be a need for some fine-tuning ... check in with parents of babies and be available and aware throughout the week for troubleshooting, etc. ... there may be an adult assigned to the "pre-school" each morning to help you with the monitoring
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Put dining hall to bed every night ... at midnight [or whenever curfew is] send teens to bed ... close and lock back door to kitchen, turn off fans and coffeepots in kitchen and dining hall, close and lock east door of dining hall, close and lock south door of dining hall, turn off all lights, exit and close west door ... may be some alterations to these instructions.
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Wakes up the camp in the morning ... past methods include ringing the bell, singing "rise and shine", a didgiridoo, a flute, ... make the rounds at 7am from one camp unit to another, going close enough to each cabin to be heard ... don't forget main camp cabins [like the one at the end of parking lot] try not to get lost?
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Have markers and name-tag blanks with you at the start of morning program - especially for the first several days of the week - make tags for those who need them
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Drive to walmart and/or other stores most if not all days, usually in the afternoon, in order to get nonfoods and occasional emergency food that can't wait till the food buyer goes out the next morning ... keep a shopping list in kitchen that asks for the following information: [1] item to be purchased, [2] name of person ordering item, [3] is item being purchased by and for camp or [4] is it a personal purchase ... will be reimbursed for mileage
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Makes sure coffeepots are either filled or unplugged ... this job can be shared between an earlybird and a night owl ... keep track of high test, decaf, and hot water pots to keep them filled or turned off & unplugged when empty so they don't get burned out ... all 3 pots cannot be brewing at the same time on the drink bar without blowing a fuse, but one can be brewing while the others are warming ... the cookdir would love it if the early riser were to get morning coffee brewing
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Every day, collect from large white "dirty laundry" basket in kitchen, and "dirty bathroom rags" crate in laundry area ... you may want to put a sign on or near machines to reserve a convenient time every day for camp laundry [and your own :) ... wash, dry & fold ... leave green&white and blue&white checkered, lighter green & solid blue cloths in "clean bathroom rags" crate in laundry area,... dark green go up to rec hall [foot washing, etc] ... take all the rest to kitchen ... to know where to put them, see list on wall over silverware counter
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keep shelves under drink bar stocked with napkins, cups, hot cups, bowls, plates, and leave the rest in storage ... keep a supply of squat cups and paper towels under counter in kitchen under "silverware" counter ... keep paper towel dispensers in kitchen filled ... make sure there is enough toilet paper in the cooks' bathroom and that the there's lots in the green tub at the laundry area ... keep an inventory of all paper products that are in storage so that cookdir knows what needs reordering
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minor handyman work such as replacing light bulbs, fly paper and mouse traps ... ladders, tools, light bulbs, fly paper, etc. are available in center storage ... set mouse traps in walk-in and pantry when needed ... replace fly paper in kitchen and main baths when too full to work well [place open trash can directly under to catch full paper when cut loose] ... if buildings needs fixing, check with ranger contact person or execudir ... we cannot do many repairs due to historical nature of buildings and union status of state workers ...
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keep trash cans emptied and lined with trash bags ... you may want to empty the kitchen trash cans when they are only half full because they can get way too heavy if they get full ... the state wants us to keep trash cans covered ... trash goes in dumpster out behind kitchen
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lug trash bags up to dumpsdir from kitchen porch area whenever needed
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follow directions posted on the three leaves on the laundry area wall below the larger "outer baths crew" leaf ... collect dirty rags from buckets and get them into the "dirty bathroom rags" crate so that the laundir will have them washed for you for the next day
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REFILLER - KITCHEN/DINING HALL:
follow directions posted on the two leaves on the end of the fridge in dining hall near kitchen door below the larger "dining hall crew" leaf get dirty table cleaning cloths into the "dirty laundry" basket under the "drying rack" counter so that the laundir will have them washed for you for the next day
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you could either live in the craft corner or recruit help and engage cooperation in keeping the tables free for meals - encourage big people to clean up after themselves and parents and sitters to clean up after little people ... have more basic and plentiful supplies displayed clearly and the more "special" supplies somewhat reserved and available to teachers and group leaders ... let execudir know what you think we may need/ want more of
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coordinates between cookdir and other "snackers" to make sure snacks are available at certain times of the day ... coordinate with cooks to learn what food is available for snacks and what is off limits put requests on shopping list make sure there is someone to prepare/ put out1] lecture coffee[w/snack?], 2] morning kids snack, 3] 3pm snack, 4] 8pm snack... these could be one person for each slot all week or members of kitchen crew group of the day, or whatever
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make sure teachers have a snack for kids during morning program ... coordinate with snackdir to see what can be offered to / made available to teachers to give the children in their care at a convenient time during the morning program ... make sure the teachers are aware of the availability of the snack ... you may want to provide a portable snack [in little baggies?] for groups going on hikes or something
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puts a snack out in mid afternoon coordinate with snackdir to see what can be offered / made available at or near 3 in the afternoon ... help insure that it gets cleaned up after a while [which would be easier if you are not in an afternoon group]
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put a snack out in evening coordinate with snackdir to see what can be offered / made available at or near 8 in the evening ... help insure that it gets cleaned up after a while ... cannot be done by someone in an evening group]
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make sure hot water and fixings are up in rec hall for lecture time every morning make sure that the hot water pot is taken up to the rec hall and plugged in before lectures and returned to dining hall after lectures ... as well as some or all of the following: instant coffee, instant decaf, reg. tea, herbal[decaf] tea, cocoa mix, creamer, sugar, "equal", honey [in squeeze bottle], hot cups, napkins, spoons, pitcher of cold water, cold cups, snack [coordinate with snackdir]
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build fires in the dining hall and rec hall when cool enough ... for enjoyment and to dry floors. JACK'S METHOD: ..............create and/or maintain woodpile on step outside north/west dining hall door another on rec hall north porch ... hammer & wedge is available for splitting ... get burnables from cook, etc ... light fire in at least one end of dining hall in morning after first 2 children have arrived burn cardboard to take the chill out of air lay wooden fires ... keep going till floors are dry.
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be mindful of camper comfort and the use of electricity in the rec hall and dining hall ... turn lights on when it looks like people are working in the dark, turn them off when no one is using them ... open windows if it's warm, set up fans if hot ... close windows if it's chilly, ask fire maker to make fires if it's cold and we have wood
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at chore time, lead the little kids in useful pursuits like picking trash up off the ground and collecting kindling for the campfire ... try to make it fun ... if there are teens hanging around and being demoralizing, ask them to either join the party or go hang out in the teen cabin until chore time is over .
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the mats in the rec hall collect a lot of dirt and dust so it can be helpful to take them outside and bang them against a tree to knock some of the dirt out ... could be the kid choredir leading a bunch of kids in doing this [although worship set-up is happening at choretime] ... you may want to give the tree a hug after it lets you bang the mats against it
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set up rec hall before vespers ... may want to be in an afternoon group and therefore free to work on it in the evening ... check with pasdir / dirs to see how chairs and mats should be set up for each vespers ... could be a member or members of rec hall crew who is unable to be there at chore time[minisdir, songdir, etc.]
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help the pastoral staff, dirs, alter decoratedirs, etc. by moving stones to where they are needed ... most weeks, the alter gets moved several times ... at the end of the week the stones need to be "returned to nature" outside the rec hall
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makes sure recyclables get collected and delivered ... manage a bin or box for soda cans someplace convenient like the dining hall porch [but further away if attracting bees] ... there are at least four laminated "recycle" signs for you to use ... work with cooks and kitchen manager to collect recyclables without getting in the way ... walmart has a bins for some recyclables ... any recyclables that have been collected but not taken out of camp will go in the dumpster on saturday morning.
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make sure compost buckets are empty and available in the kitchen for refilling with garbage at food prep times ... learn where to dump the buckets and how to tend the pile ... may have to forgo having compost in years with visiting bears
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STORYTELLER
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tell stories during the half hour or fifteen minutes before dinner ... find a nice location and spread the word that you will be telling stories at that place before dinner - this can be very helpful to parents on kitchen duty and the camp in general to keep little ones [and sometimes bigger ones] happy and preoccupied at this time of day ... you may want to be in an evening group in case group goes late - and get a substitute when on kitchen duty
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if there is recording equipment in camp, use it to record the lectures every morning ... before you tape a lecture, ask the lecturer if they are ok with being taped ... after the lecture, check with anyone that spoke to see if they would like their part erased ... make sure you have enough blank tapes ... label the tapes when the lecture is over
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be willing and invited to help with recipes for one or more meals ... not required to be working in the kitchen for as many hours per meal as the paid cooks
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be up early to cook breakfast with the one paid cook on breakfast duty ... not required to be working in the kitchen for as many hours per meal as the paid cook
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help the songdirs by volunteering to play your instruments and/or sing for services BIG BEAN: be at camp as early as possible on saturday to get settled into your cabin ... the bean book will be at camp and has detailed instructions ... as long as you follow the instructions carefully, it should go smoothly ... try to get to work on the bean book early in the afternoon so that all clipboards, adult and teen beens will be ready for sorters by dinner time ... be around in evening to make sure everyone has their beans & help with questions... be ready to help directors correct all cards as changes are made before & after posting on sunday afternoon ... run the sort for mini-groups on sunday evening with the help of the directors
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be at camp as early as possible on saturday before your week starts to get yourself settled into your own cabin ... make sure mapsdir and signdir jobs are done ... set up a table with nametags and map/schedules ... be around as campers arrive to welcome them and help direct them to their cabins [newcomers may need more] ... you may want to recruit several people [big kids] to guide some campers to their cabins so that you can stay available in main camp GUIDEDIRS guide arriving campers to their cabins while the welcomer stays available in main camp for the next arrivals ... need to know your way around camp ... guidedirs will be needed on saturday and sunday
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be at camp early on saturday ... get "mapsdir's kit" and follow directions ... label big map, and make copies for execudir, for signdir, for welcomer, for big bean, for directors and directors' book ... everything you need should be in the kit
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be at camp early on saturday ... find out last minute additions to the camper list and hand make cabin signs and mailbox labels for them ... have the laminatedir laminate them ... take a map, tacks and cabin signs around the camp and put up the signs on the cabins in such a way that campers can find their cabins when they arrive ... put labels on mailbox crates in such a way that it is clear which mailbox goes with which label ... everything you need should be in the "signdir's kit"
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get trained to use the laminator and laminate any last minute cabin signs and mailbox labels, and anything that the staff asks you to ... it is a position that takes some responsibility because the laminating paper is expensive and the machine needs to be turned off and kept out of reach of little ones
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need to be at camp by saturday eve to sort kids school groups ... get the clipboard from the Big Bean with instructions on how to sort the kids groups and be prepared to run the adult meeting on sunday afternoon to assign leaders to morning kids groups ... you or a "co-kiddir" could be prepared wth activity/project ideas for each age group [to help older teens with evening kids groups as well as adults with morning kids groups] ... your clipboard will also have directions for how to get the teachers and kids matched up every morning after worship ... check with teachers at some point during each morning to make sure that everything is going okay and remind them of the recap of the lecture when their duties are over
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lug trash bags up to dumpsdir from kitchen porch area whenever needed REFILLER-
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follow directions posted on the three leaves on the laundry area wall below the larger "outer baths crew" leaf ... collect dirty rags from buckets and get them into the "dirty bathroom rags" crate so that the laundir will have them washed for you for the next day
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REFILLER - KITCHEN/DINING HALL:
follow directions posted on the two leaves on the end of the fridge in dining hall near kitchen door below the larger "dining hall crew" leaf get dirty table cleaning cloths into the "dirty laundry" basket under the "drying rack" counter so that the laundir will have them washed for you for the next day
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find out prices announce when you will be in the cabin near the pay phone selling T-shirts and sweat shirts collect the money and give it to the collecdir WORSHIP SET-UP: set up rec hall [chairs, mats, etc.] before morning worship ... check with pasdir / dirs to see how chairs and mats should be set up for each morning worship... could be a member or members of rec hall crew
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set up rec hall before vespers ... may want to be in an afternoon group and therefore free to work on it in the evening ... check with pasdir / dirs to see how chairs and mats should be set up for each vespers ... could be a member or members of rec hall crew who is unable to be there at chore time[minisdir, songdir, etc.]
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help the pastoral staff, dirs, alter decoratedirs, etc. by moving stones to where they are needed ... most weeks, the alter gets moved several times ... at the end of the week the stones need to be "returned to nature" outside the rec hall
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keep the alter looking attractive with flowers, etc. ... the alter is often moved from one place to another during the week and in need of fresh flowers ... coordinate with pastoral staff, etc. to see if there are specific requests ... there is a law prohibiting picking flowers within the state park, but there are places along the road just outside the park where flowers can be found ... and places where flowers can be bought for special occasions or something
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coordinate with pasdir [in case he has particular requests] and cookdir [supplies and convenient time to use the oven] to make holy supper bread before thursday evening
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