Being A Staff Member

Leader/Staff Hiring Time Schedule

Beginning October 1, we will accept letters of request for employment. Each applicant will then receive a formal application from Camp Dudley.
By March 1, all applications should be on file at Dudley
March 22, notification of acceptance begins
March 30, all applicants will be advised of the status of their application.

The primary duty of all Dudley staff members is to support the Leaders in their efforts to ensure a safe and fun atmosphere for our campers.

Qualifications

In any given program area there may be a discipline-specific license or certification required. In addition to those requirements a Staff Member must be 18 years old, have experience working with children , ability in a specific area of expertise, have come up through the Dudley system or have at least one year of college or an equivalent experience living away from home and have current CPR and First Aid Training.

General Responsibilities

Staff must ensure that a safe environment exists at their program area so that the Leaders are fully supported and enabled to do their jobs. All Staff must understand and uphold all of the rules and values of Camp Dudley.

Specific Duties

The Staff is responsible for two main elements of our daily program – supervision and teaching. They are assigned by their Department Head to cover a specific activity and are there to officiate or instruct. It is each Staff member’s responsibility to know what activity they are assigned to and to be at said activity well in advance of the campers and their Leaders. All Staff must be at breakfast and attend the morning Chapel Talk. They will then meet with their Department Head and be assigned to their activity area or areas for the morning. There may be times when Staff are assigned a duty during Rest Period. After Rest Period, all Staff must be at their assigned afternoon activity in advance of the campers and Leaders. During Choice Time, Staff will be assigned to an area for coverage and instruction and must remain at their post until all campers wishing to use that area are done or until 10 minutes before the start of any given meal. Staff may be given a duty after the evening meal and will also be required to perform late night Area Duty once a week from 9:30 PM to 1 AM. They may elect to or be asked to help in other program areas on any duty free evenings and should make time for these special requests. All Staff are required to attend Sunday breakfast and Sunday Chapel. All Staff are strongly encouraged to make themselves available on campus when not on duty and to attend all Camp functions on a regular basis. Staff will be asked to participate in the spiritual program at Camp and should accept all requests to help in this most important area of Camp life. For purposes of adequate coverage, Staff may be called upon to serve outside of their areas of expertise.

Supervision

Dudley Staff are directly responsible to their Department Head, the Program Director, the Leadership Development Team and, ultimately, the Camp Director

Privileges

Six Free Nights Each Week. Each Staff member will be free after Taps until 1 AM, six nights each week.
One Day Off Each Full Week – Total 7: Each Staff member will have one day off each week. These days are chosen at a departmental meeting and must be approved by your Department Head and the Program Director.
One Free Block of Time Each Week: Each Staff member will have one free block of time (2hrs./week) when they may leave campus if they have secured permission from their Program Director.

Final Note

Camp Dudley Staff are the eyes and ears of the Director. They must take full responsibility for all campers at all times and must realize that they are part of the Camp Dudley team. The Staff will lead by example and will strive to live, “The Other Fellow First,” in all of their daily tasks.

Any and all of the above information may be modified at the Director’s discretion