Year Round Jobs

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Assistant Manager of Respite Services

The Assistant Manager of Respite Services is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the direct respite services care provided to our customers. Oversees and leads other respite services care providers.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

– Responsible for delegating duties to assigned Activity Leaders for set up of pre-determined programs within Respite Services
– Leads daily activity planning meetings to ensure Activity Leaders knowledge of daily job duties
– Assigns duties to Activity Leaders to help with check-in and check-out
– Responsible for coordinating evening activity schedules, including special events and works with Activity Leaders to prepare, advertise and implement a variety of activities
– Understands the role of each Activity Leader and assists them with providing quality activities to respite customers
– Assists in providing weekend and free-time activity options to staff members
– Responsible for overseeing Activity Leaders in all activities, evaluating their performance and giving feedback
– Ensures that Activity Leaders complete activity work records and documents ideas that have been successful or could be improved for future staff members
– Develops and maintains good relationships with customers utilizing respite services as well as with staff members and volunteers
– Behaves in a professional manner at all times
– Performs other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

– Previous experience working with children and adults with disabilities required
– Must demonstrate enthusiasm and ability to work effectively with individuals with developmental disabilities, parents, care providers and general community
– Previous supervisory/leadership experience required
– Must have strong, proven organizational and communication skills
– Must have functional computer skills with the ability to use computer word processing and database systems
– Must be able to pass organizational background checks

Respite Counselor

Camp Friendship and Camp Eden Wood

Respite Counselors are responsible for the health, personal care needs, safety, planning of activities and general welfare of all participants involved in the weekend respite care.

Job Requirements:
– Assist individuals with physical disabilities, and/or other limitations, who need support with eating,
walking, transferring, toileting, etc.
– Must be able to work 1 – 4 weekends a month
– Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
– Must be able to communicate effectively and work well with other people

Respite Health and Medication Aid (HMA)

Camp Eden Wood, Eden Prairie & Camp Friendship, Annandale

A health and medication aid is required to have CPR/First Aid certification or equivalent. The medication aid may be a graduate nurse, nursing student, or other healthcare major with clinical experience. The HMA will reside in their assigned cabins with campers and other counselors. The medication aid will provide health care to staff and campers, administer medication, and provide teaching and training of healthcare related topics to staff.

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Team Quest Facilitator

Primary Responsibilities

1. Providing leadership and supervision to groups involved with the Team Quest program, including orienting groups to proper, safe use and procedures in activities and ropes course use
2. Completing training requirements and demonstrating skills with cooperative group games, low and high challenge course elements, knot tying, safe use of equipment (element hardware, helmets, harnesses, belay pieces, belay ropes, ladders) and set-up and take-down procedures
3. Demonstrating knowledge of Team Quest policies and procedures
4. Maintaining a quality working relationship with co-workers and user groups by working cooperatively, energetically and enthusiastically
5. Assisting with equipment set-up and take-down as needed and properly storing equipment after each use
6. Reporting, as soon as practical, any damage or deficiencies in program equipment and accidents or hazards on the course to the Director of Team Quest
7. Demonstrating a commitment to Team Quest by conducting one’s self in a professional manner
8. Performing tasks deemed necessary by the director of Team Quest to ensure the success and further development of the Team Quest programs
9. Assuring that the physical course is free of litter and that the environmental impact is minimal

Qualifications
Energetic, with good communication and interpersonal skills. Some previous experience with climbing, outdoor adventure programming, low/high ropes course activities or facilitation of team-building challenges desired, but not necessary.

Must be capable of:
Wearing a seat harness for up to eight hours
Hanging in a seat harness for up to 45 minutes
Working in the outdoors for up to 10 consecutive hours
Lifting up to 50 pounds
Sustaining sudden tugs or pulling on the waist/hips while belaying

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Cooks

Camp Courage, Camp Friendship, Camp Eden Wood, Camp Courage North
Year-round & seasonal positions available

Responsibilities include: food preparation, cooking, baking, serving, and clean up. Requirements: foodservice experience, preferably quantity food preparation with strong emphasis on quality and customer service. Serve Safe or Current Food Manager Certification desirable. Year round hours vary (10-40 hours per week), some weekends/evenings.

Conference & Retreat Host

Camp Friendship, Camp Courage and Camp Courage North

Our ideal candidates will act as the face of Conference and Retreat for guests renting facilities at True Friends. Responsibilities include: Superior customer service, assisting in set up, guest check in and check out and assisting guests with needs or concerns during their retreat. Ability to work independently is important. Hours are variable, including weekends and on-call work. There are multiple, part-time openings available.

Hospitality Team Member

Camp Courage, Maple Lake; Camp Friendship, Annandale; Camp Eden Wood, Eden Prairie
True Friends is in search of motivated, experience driven, smiling faces to be part of our Hospitality Team. We currently have dining services and housekeeping specialties available, with cross training in other areas.

Dining Services responsibilities include guest service, food preparation, cooking, baking, serving, and presentation. Housekeeping responsibilities include preparation and presentation of cabins and public spaces.
Team Members must be willing to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends.

Customer Relations Specialist – Camp Friendship, Annandale

The Customer Relations Specialist supports participants, and their caregivers, from registration through participation in our programs or services. Assists with receptionist duties for the organization.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for screening, registering and confirming applicants for assigned departments, as well as assisting with other services and programs, as needed
2. Following the initial registration, serves as the first line of communication for caregivers while participants are attending our programs or services
3. Assists with sending out monthly billing statements
4. Generates reports, analyzes data and provides outcomes
5. Assists with receptionist duties
6. Performs other duties as assigned

Nonessential Functions:

1. Serves on committees and task forces as assigned

Physical Demands

1. Sits for long periods of time and is also required to stand, walk, reach, and use fingers.
2. Required to talk and hear.

Work Environment:

1. Operates in an office setting
2. Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

1. Must have strong, proven verbal communication skills
2. Must have the ability to multi-task and problem-solve
3. Must have good time management and organizational skills
4. Must have strong, proven customer service skills
5. Basic data entry skills required
6. Must have functional computer skills with the ability to use Outlook, Word, Excel
7. Experience with Campwise, or other registration/database software, desirable
8. Must be able to pass organizational background check
9. Requires a high school diploma, some additional technical training/college preferred

Qualified candidates should submit a resume, along with salary requirements, to hrm@truefriends.org.

Equine Assistant – PT @ Camp Courage, Maple Lake

The Equine Assistant is responsible for assisting therapists and the barn manager with the feeding and caring of our horses, barn and lounge area.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Leads horses during a session
2. Assists with mounting riders
3. Side-walks with client during lessons
4. Assists with leading lessons under the direction of certified staff
5. Assists with planning camp, non-mounted craft activities and games
6. Completes daily chore lists, including laundry
7. Performs other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

1. Must be able to saddle, bridle and groom horses, including picking out hooves
2. Must be knowledgeable regarding the safety of riding equipment
3. Good communication skills and the ability to effectively work with the team required
4. Must be able to take direction and work independently, as needed
5. Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds
6. Must be able to walk up to 4-5 hours a day
7. Ability to run in sand, alongside a horse
8. Must able to bend over to pick up objects like balls and bean bags during a session
9. Must be able to work some Saturdays and a minimum of 4 hours per week

For more information, or to complete an online application, please visit www.truefriends.org or contact Shari Mangas, Director of True Strides @ 952-852-0126.