SEASONAL BARN LEAD - CAMP GALLAHUE

Description

Barn Lead
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana

• Reports to Camp Director and Site Manager  
• Seasonal

Who We Are:

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana embrace an inclusive culture. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion across all identities. We are committed to continual learning and to a culture of safety and wellbeing in which individuality is celebrated and everyone is valued and respected. Everyone is welcome to bring their authentic selves into our space.

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana serves 45 Indiana counties, nearly more than 16,000 Girl Scouts and 10,000 adult volunteers. We are the proud facilitators of Girl Scout camp at five Indiana locations, conveners of thousands of Girl Scout programs with nearly 600 community partners and serve thousands more community members each year at our STEM Center of Excellence and Founders Lodge Event and Conference Center. 

About the Role

What You Will Do:

The Barn Lead will further the mission of the camp by providing supervision and ensuring a safe environment at the camp’s horse activities. 

How You Will Lead:

Essential Job Functions:

1. Assist in supervising and guarding all horse activities:

• Provide surveillance during equestrian activities to help prevent and to manage injuries. 
• Provide rescues as needed.  
• Utilize first aid and CPR and other emergency management services as needed.
• Understand and implement appropriate responses to changes in weather conditions affecting the horse activities.
• Evaluate equestrian abilities of campers and staff.

1. Assist instructional staff in program areas: 

• Ensure campers and staff follow safety procedures while in their program activity.
• Act as reference in horse activities.
• Assist in the delivery and supervision of all horse activities and special events at the barn.

1. Assist in the management and care of the physical facilities and equipment in the horse program area:

• Conduct daily checks of area and equipment for safety, cleanliness, and good repair.
• Clean stalls daily keeping it free of hazards and debris.
• Clean bathroom and changing areas daily. 
• Work with the site manager and camp director to ensure the safety of the horse barn.

Foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and amongst the membership.

Other Job Duties:

• Participate enthusiastically in raining day program activities for units.  
• Participate as a member of the camp staff team to deliver and supervise programs, special events, and other activities and camp functions as needed.
• Assist in the planning of any special events on or near the barn.
• Makes every effort to have a strong, cohesive program to provide the best program and atmosphere for the campers.
• Follow camp rules and regulations.
• Cleans equipment at the start of summer and cleans and stores equipment at end of summer. 
• These are not the only duties to be performed. Some duties may be reassessed, and other duties may be assigned as required. 

Core Competencies:

• Conflict Management – Anticipates, prevents, and resolves conflicts while maintaining productive working relationships (for example, with customers, vendors, or coworkers); distinguishes between disruptive conflict and constructive differences; identifies common interests to resolve differences; identifies the causes of problems; analyzes factors contributing to conflict; anticipates potential conflicts; facilitates conflict resolution. 
• Problem-Solving- Identifies and analyzes existing and potential problems systematically and thoroughly; reports/documents the problem; obtains and evaluates relevant information and contributing factors; identifies important interrelationships; implements solutions after evaluating alternatives and anticipating their impact; supports decisions or recommendations with data and/or reasoning; defines and implements solutions to problems. 
• Judgment and Decision-Making - Recognizes when immediate action is required; recognizes when sufficient information has been obtained to decide; makes decisions where appropriate or refers decisions to the appropriate organizational level; makes decisions without undue delay.
• Fostering Diversity - Understands and embraces the differences that individuals bring to Girl Scouting; encourages and fosters the unique contributions and varied talents of diverse groups and individuals; va