Health Lodge Assistant

Position Overview

The Health Lodge Assistant at Trout is responsible for assisting our volunteer health professionals in the administration and care of campers and staff. They work under the direction of the Camp Director and float between the health lodges located at one of Trout's three campuses – Wild Woods, The Point, or Timber Ridge. They are trained on best practices.

You love Jesus. You trust the Bible as God's Word. And you don't just want a "summer job" where you punch in and punch out. You want to develop your skills, grow in your walk with Christ in an awesome community of peers who can support and encourage you.

You're motivated to share your faith in a way that impacts the lives of your peers and will challenge you physically, and emotionally as you harness new soft skills for leading adults and kids alike.

If this summary has your 'ear', then this summer on staff at Trout Lake Camps as a Health Lodge Assistant could be your summer job "fit".

This is an entry-level, summer-only role. Prior camp experience is helpful but not required, A successful Health Lodge Assistant must demonstrate a compelling interest in and affinity for health care. An initiative to learn, grow, balance multiple tasks and meet daily benchmarks is required in this role.

Who You Are:

• A committed Christ-follower who displays a commitment and attitude of reflecting Jesus
• An individual working in or interested in a career in the health field
• An individual who can be trusted to follow established rules, policies, and procedures when providing care
• A person who measures productivity by the number of people they encourage and have a daily impact on
• A person with a valid driver's licensed with no more than one moving violation in the last year
• A young leader who is looking to match their calling as a follower of Jesus with their professional skills and talents

What You'll Do:

• Attend staff training (Begins late May)
• Learn and be trained on HIPPA rules
• Learn and trained on accessing medical records through our database systems
• Book health appointments for campers and staff at the direction of our camp volunteer health staff
• Assist our health professionals in the administration labeling, and safe keeping of camper medications
• Assist with camper exit and entrance day responsibilities as assigned
• Drive campers and staff to medical appointments
• Trained to drive camp wagons and pontoon boats as assigned
• Check in with and deliver meals to quarantined staff as needed

For Bonus Points:

• You're a current nursing student or pre-med
• The sight of bodily fluids doesn't intimidate you
• You've binged-watched most popular medical shows on Netflix
• A former Trout camper or staff member

Work Perks:

When you join the Trout Lake Camps summer staff, our prayer is that you will grow spiritually in your walk with Jesus, your leadership will be sharper, & that you'll see a connection between your work and the work that God does in the lives of campers. Safe. Fun. Gospel. is the hallmark of the Trout staff experience.

• Onsite housing provided (dorm-style housing in either male or female housing)
• Free meals while camp is in and out of session
• Work experience may qualify for university credit (contact your schools' internship office)
• Spiritual development opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment
• Staff social activities throughout the summer