Position Information
Pay: $140 per day
Estimated Dates of Employment: June 2025-August 2025
Company Overview
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles (“GSGLA”) is the largest girl-serving nonprofit agency in the Los Angeles region. Our mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. www.girlscoutsla.org.
Our core values of Integrity, Clarity of Purpose, Accountability and Respect represent how we behave on a day-to-day basis. These are the specific behaviors that are imperative and encouraged in our company culture.
We are committed to building a diverse staff that reflects the communities we work alongside, and we value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace.
We encourage all qualified individuals to apply, and strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. In addition, reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.
Position Summary
The Activities Manager participates in the implementation of the GSGLA Camp Lakota programs. The Activities Manager is responsible for overseeing programs and activities as set forth by the Camp Director, as well as facilitating programs within GSGLA safety guidelines. Activities Manager responsibilities include, but are not limited to, creating a positive learning environment in a summer camp setting, supervising activity specialists and the implementation of activities, and enhancing camp program and always ensuring the safety of campers.
GSGLA Lakota Overnight Camp
The Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Camp Lakota is a state of the art, recently updated residential camp. Located just 90 miles from downtown Los Angeles, this premier camp site will host a full summer camp season. The camp will focus on providing a stand-out girl-led experience for campers of all ages and communities across our 6,272 square mile footprint. The camp offers a variety of specialty activities including a high ropes challenge course, horseback riding, swimming, and archery.
The camp operates with daily exposure to various weather conditions and animals such as bugs, snakes, bats, raccoons, and other wilderness animals common to the area.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Deliver a fun and safe program that meets the standards laid out in the camp guide.
- Ensure program schedules are prepared and implemented that meet camp outcomes and the abilities of the campers.
- Evaluate program delivery abilities of staff.
- Deliver progressive program activities and campers are programmed to their specific program.
- Schedule kaper chart.
- Evaluate the success of the program and the development of the campers’ abilities and skills in various program activities.
- Coordinate all camp programs and campfire activities with program staff team.
- Ensure that schedules are completed each Thursday each week, ready for the following week.
- Daily check-in with activities staff in program spaces to ensure high standards at meet.
- Ensure that camp staff and campers know and follow safety and educational procedures during camp programs.
- Ensure that ACA standards, state codes, and guidelines from GSGLA are followed.
- Follow and uphold all safety and security rules and procedures.
- Set a good example to campers and others regarding general camp procedures and practices including sanitation, schedule, and sportsmanship.
- Provide guidelines for programs utilizing camp equipment.
- Ensure campers and staff follow safety procedures in all program areas.
- Assist in the management and care of the physical facilities and equipment in all program areas.
- Oversee daily checks of area and equipment for safety, cleanliness, and in good repair.
- Ensure that program areas are kept free of hazards and debris.
- Collect weekly equipment check sheets to ensure the safety and up keeping of equipment
- Supervise and evaluate Activity Supervisors and Specialists to develop and implement all facets of camp program activities.
- Regularly monitor the work of Activity Supervisors/Specialists.
- Provide feedback and guidance to Activity Supervisors/Specialists.
- Provide recommendations and concerns to Camp Director regarding staff performance.
- Participate enthusiastically in all camp activities, providing support and guidance to those assigned as leaders.
- Maintain clear and positive written and verbal communication with all camp staff.
- Manage activity staff to ensure when program space is not running, staff are within unit/village.
- Ensure activity staff are engaged at meal-times.
- Develop and implement schedules and records for all areas of camp program and facilities.
- Support staff in the creation of program and activity schedules.
- Develop and supervise staff schedule for programs and activities.
- Collect and evaluate records; report and evaluate camp program and activity areas.
- Act as a member of the camp senior staff team both within activities and throughout the camp day to plan, direct, and supervise all camp operations.
- Address program concerns in a timely manner; effectively communicate changes and concerns with the Camp Director.
- Assist in the planning and implementation of staff training.
- Serve as a role model through communication, relationship development, respect for diversity, involvement, and empowerment of youth.
- Participate as a member of the camp staff team to deliver and supervise evening programs, special programs, sleep outs, and other all-camp activities and camp functions.
- Participate in senior staff meetings and lead daily staff meetings as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
