Woodleaf - Administrative Assistant I

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**WOODLEAF — CAMP ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT I**:
**Challenge, CA**:
**Camping Commitment Statement**:
As a follower of Jesus Christ and a minister of His gospel, demonstrate a basic understanding of Young Life’s ministry strategy and participate in providing excellent camping experiences for individuals to encounter Jesus Christ and know the truth of God’s love for them.

**Mission & Authority**:
Through both formal and direct experience, learn how to create and then participate in an environment where guests, staff and volunteers are well cared for using cornerstones of administrative systems, service and hospitality. This is an entry level and training position.

**Essential Duties**:
**Spiritual Formation**: _Intentionally provide opportunities for staff to grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus._
- Exhibit a joyful, empathetic and optimistic attitude and faith in Christ.
- Participate in opportunities for growing deeper in your relationship with Jesus.
- With direction from supervisor, develop an annual personal spiritual growth plan.
- Participate in a culture where the spiritual formation of administrative volunteers is a priority and a responsibility.
- Actively contribute in administration department prayer and devotional times, as well as all camp staff worship and prayer times.

**Attentive Hospitality**:_Equip servant leaders who anticipate and respond to the needs of our guests, staff and vendors through Christ-like service._
- Demonstrate a posture of service that anticipates guest needs and responds with professionalism through intentional decisions and systems.
- Offer hospitality to all camp guests, whether in-person, over the telephone or in writing.
- Engage in selection, communication and arrival logistics for summer guests, including volunteers, adult guests, medical volunteers and summer interns.
- Maintain professional written and verbal communication to serve staff, guests and vendors at camp.

**Interpersonal Relationships**: _Help build relationships that reflect the character of God with guests, staff, vendors and neighbors to foster healthy community._
- Build relationships that reflect the character of God with guests, staff, vendors and neighbors to foster healthy community.
- Maintain healthy relationships with administrative department, serving wholeheartedly alongside other members of the team.
- Assist other departments with administrative tasks as needed.
- Partner with summer assigned teams and seek to help them with ministry goals while at camp.
- Assist with leadership of summer volunteers serving in the camp office.

**Comprehensive Stewardship**:_Manage with integrity the finances, people, buildings and equipment that have been entrusted to our ministry._
- Exemplify a posture of financial stewardship and integrity.
- Model a posture of comprehensive stewardship of the camping administration department to administrative volunteers and interns.
- Exemplify continued stewardship of time, personal integrity, service, spiritual devotion, compassion, work ethic and commitment to the ministry.
- Develop skills needed to act on behalf of the Administrative Manager in all aspects of the camp accounting process, including collection and reconciliation of petty cash accounts.
- Assist with monthly financial/statistical reports as directed by administrative manager.
- Manage office supplies and maintain office cleanliness and organization; work with vendors to secure cost-effective solutions to high-demand items; coordinate with other departments to streamline office supplies orders.

**Talent Development**:_Through a consistent and accountable evaluation process, we identify and provide opportunities for staff in continuing education, leadership development, career-pathing and cross-training._
- Demonstrate a desire to grow through engagement in the Individual Development Plan process and participation in training and development opportunities.
- Intentionally pursue opportunities for personal growth and development.

**Embracing Excellence**: _Standing on the platform of national standards and metrics we gladly prepare an environment that glorifies Jesus Christ._
- Execute daily responsibilities with attention to the standards and metrics required for excellent camp operations.
- Maintain Young Life office reception standards.
- Learn and follow national admin policies.

**Training Expectations**
- Participate in Young Life Pace Call trainings.
- Engage with camp meetings and spiritual development opportunities.

**Camp or Job-Specific Working Conditions**
- As is true at every camp in the mission, serving at Woodleaf presents with both incredible benefits and unique challenges. Located in the Plumas National Forest, Woodleaf is a remote and rural place and our staff have the opportunity to build community while both living and serving together. Trips to town are an "event" not a daily part