Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

The Psychosocial Team Member will serve as an expert in mental and behavioral health care and support within camp, working alongside our Medical and Cabin Life teams to support any camper as needed.

Team Overview:

The Psychosocial Team strives to ensure that all campers thrive in a physically and mentally safe environment by delivering quality psychosocial support and care. The Psychosocial Team works in tandem with the Medical and Cabin Life teams to create a space for campers to heal, grow, and thrive.

Responsibilities:

• Attend Seasonal Staff Training (May 27, 2025 - June 4, 2025)
• Observe and evaluate campers, alongside the Psychosocial team, medical team, and cabin staff
• Support cabin staff with campers' psychosocial wellbeing
• Document and maintain psychosocial progress notes
• Provide behavioral and emotional support and coverage directly to campers
• Oversee camper behavior and assess its appropriateness, enforce appropriate safety regulations and emergency procedures, and provide suitable behavior support
• Other duties as assigned by the Psychosocial Full-Time Team
• Fill role on the emergency staffing table as needed
• Attend daily psychosocial and medical meetings
• Provide overnight on-call coverage during camp sessions for any psychosocial needs

Required Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Completion of a hands-on, experiential learning program (child life internship, social work field placement, or similar) or relevant work experience/licensure
• Ability to move across camp grounds and between buildings and activity areas multiple times each day
• Ability to perform job functions outside during summer months (humidity, heat, rain)
• Understand the importance of professionalism and confidentiality in all communication and adhere to all policies
• Ability to provide empathetic and caring communication with campers
• Maintain meticulous records in web-based camper database
• Strong understanding of child development
• Ability to live on site

Preferred Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Within one year of obtaining Bachelor's Degree with focus on Child Life, Social Work, or similar focus
• Experience working with children (children ages 8-17 years old preferred)
• Valid Driver's License

Expectations & Requirements for all Flying Horse Farms Staff

We live our Values. We are each responsible for knowing our values and nurturing our culture:

• We are All In. We demonstrate a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done, we are supportive and loyal, show up present and ready and we are passionate about "Campers First."
• We have an Attitude of Optimism. We find what is working and make more of that happen, demonstrate adaptability within ambiguity, spread joy and hope and ensure everyone we interact with feels "Welcomed Home."
• We are Trustworthy. We are consistent, dependable, steady, truthful and operate with transparency, take ownership for our work and "See the Best" in others.
• We Take Initiative. We are driven, work towards goals with fortitude, pay attention to details and find innovative solutions with "Fearless is Free" attitudes.

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