Trip & Youth Services Coordinator

General Responsibilities

Oversees and coordinates various off campus trips for the Global Youth Village.  This includes:   arrival and departure days in Washington DC at the beginning and end of each session, and during the week-long “Community Involvement Project” at the end of the summer season, which includes day trips in the local area as well as Washington DC, with a focus on leadership & community action. As a trip leader, this person is also responsible for day-to-day group management and safety, and facilitating the group’s learning process. Must also have the ability to represent Legacy International / Global Youth Village in public.   During each GYV session, assist with youth communications  with home.

Minimum Qualifications:

• College graduate with at least 1 years professional youth work experience, and at least 25 years of age
• Demonstrated experience with service learning programming or experience working with community service based organizations.
• Knowledgeable about the Washington DC area preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively with others.
• Previous professional level administrative, programming or counseling experience with teens, preferably in a residential or travel program setting.
• Experience in trip planning and logistics.
• Experience managing groups of teens, preferably in a travel program
• Orderly, able to organize and handle lots of information, tasks, and finances.
• Proven ability to effectively accept & offer feedback; ability to take initiative and seek/accept guidance as needed.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated with high personal stamina. Good character, integrity, adaptability and self-reflective.
• Possesses strength & endurance required to manage other staff & youth during extended period of being on–duty as required while traveling.
• Ability to establish works priorities, respond to unanticipated needs & work under pressure.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team; ability to manage a team.
• Ability to drive in the US, with a valid driver’s license and a safety record involving no major incidents in the last 3-5 years.  Prefer if has experience driving 12 to 15-passenger vans
• Current First Aid & CPR certification
• Fluent in English.

Responsible to:         Global Youth Village Director

Specific Responsibilities:

1. Design and deliver the “Community Involvement Project” (CIP) (at the end of session 3).  This entails: working with local and DC partners on design, logistics, and management of budget and orientation of staff delivery team of up to 3 people.
2. Work with Youth Outreach Coordinator to design and carry out plans related to Washington, DC based arrivals and departures for each session.  This includes escorting young people from international destinations, and some sightseeing excursions, and “meet and greet” of parents and youths upon arrival (being the first Legacy face they see).  Help establish positive group dynamic upon arrival. On departure days, help youths “cry gracefully” and move in timely way to their departure transport.
3. Coordinate group (youth & staff) to follow trip itinerary and make any adjustments needed to overall schedule and approach to traffic management, transportation, touring, etc.
4. Revise, issue and announce schedules to all necessary parties.
5. Orient youth and trip staff team to duties and responsibilities
6. Make proper decisions regarding the safety and security of youths at all times, deal with emergency situations, and obtain proper medical care if needed. Discipline as needed.
7. Monitor compliance with ACA risk management trip standards (1^st aid preparedness, emergency communication procedures, medical and insurance paperwork, etc).
8. Conduct daily meetings with other trip staff, delegating tasks as needed.
9. Responsible for certain aspects of trip finances.
10. Design and implement evaluation process for CIP.
11. Coordinate and oversee  youth communications (phone & email) with home
12. Assume other duties during each GYV session as trip planning duties allow.  This may include teaching an afternoon recreational activity, serving as a lifeguard, or working with the evening program coordinator to preparing for an evening or weekend event.  This may also include serving as a driver/escort during church trip outings in the local area once a session, or helping with errands in the local area.
13. Evaluates program structure and activities at end of season, making recommendations for following summer

Essential Functions:

1. Ability to effectively communicate with youths and staff, and to provide necessary instruction, feedback, and training.
2. Ability to observe youth behavior assesses its appropriateness, enforce appropriate safety regulations and emergency procedures, and provide appropriate guidance and discipline.
3. Ability to communicate to staff and youths the safety regulations and emergency procedures in case of an all-camp emergency.
4. Visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards.
5. Cognitive and communication abilities to manage large, complex event management.
6. Cognitive and communication abilities to manage complex tasks with medium sized groups, to plan and conduct service project activities off campus.
7. Possesses strength and endurance required to maintain constant supervision of youth in a rural, residential camp setting.
8. Ability to operate essential office equipment needed to carry out responsibilities (i.e. telephone, computer, photocopy machine).

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Welcome to the Global Youth Village

The Global Youth Village is celebrating its 32nd year.  Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, we bring together teens from around the globe.   Our unique methods, fantastic trainers, and beautiful country facility attracts the brightest teens destined to improve their communities.  In 2011 we expect youths from across the US, Indonesia, Iraq, China, Nigeria, France, and the Gulf.

The Global Youth Village is a project of Legacy International

Join us at the Global Youth Village in Virginia  next summer!!!

• Make lasting friendships with people from around the global
• Discover how you can make a difference both locally and globally
• Gain skills in leadership, cross-cultural relations, and conflict resolution

Early bird discounts are available.   Apply Now

Cabin Counselor

Serve as a live-in counselor, helping youths adjust to the Global Youth Village culture.  Create a warm, harmonious cabin environment, working cooperatively with other members of counseling team. Maintain standards of health, safety and program quality consistent with program goals. Create opportunities for cultural sharing within the cabin, and facilitate cross-cultural communication and understanding.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school graduate with at least two-years college education or work experience; 21 years of age or older.
• Youth work experience; preferably multi-cultural and in a residential setting.
• Experience in team building and leading youth groups; able to initiate and moderate youth discussions; able to plan and deliver youth activities .
• Fulfills work responsibilities and maintains professional attitude; motivated; good stamina; copes well with transitions.
• Solid role model, mature, positive outlook, attentive to the needs of others.
• Works effectively in team structure. Open minded and responds well to new points of view and feedback; flexible.
• Conversant in English.

Responsible to: Counseling Coordinator &/or Assistant Director

Specific Responsibilities:

1. Lives in the cabin with 6-10 youths
2. Monitors morning wake-up, afternoon rest hour, evening lights-out
3. Creates methods for maintaining cabin cleanliness
4. Attends breakfast, lunch, dinner and evening programs with cabin group
5. Plans and delivers weekly “Cabin Night” activities for cabin group. Collaborate with the Special Programs Coordinator, along with other staff, in the design and delivery of additional select evening programs and other special weekend events.
6. Informs cabin of program schedule; assists youths in selecting activities
7. Monitors health, personal hygiene, dietary habits, and program participation of youth
8. Confident in leading and moderating cabin discussions on a variety of topics; holds regular cabin meetings
9. Encourages youth to participate fully in program activities and to be willing to try new things and make new friends
10. Creates a comfortable, safe and respectful cabin environment
11. Makes self readily available to youth in cabin; reliable presence in cabin
12. Offers consistent guidance and discipline in collaboration with other counseling team members. Upholds “Honor Code“
13. Attends counselor meetings and discusses cabin dynamics and individual youth needs. Coveys youth views and opinions to administrative staff
14. Teaches weekly electives or daily special activities on subjects of personal expertise. (Review the secondary role options available to you.)
15. Completes cabin counseling evaluation and cabin cleaning procedures at the end of the season.
16. Counseling staff fulfill other support functions as outlined in the general job description (daily meal clean-up, facility set-up and clean-up, etc.).

Essential Functions:

1. Ability to effectively manage a group of 6-12 youth. Provides necessary instruction and guidance to youths throughout the day.
2. Ability to observe youth behavior, assess its appropriateness, enforce appropriate safety regulations and emergency procedures, and provide appropriate guidance and discipline.
3. Visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards related to any activities one may be overseeing.
4. Possesses endurance required to maintain constant supervision of youth in a rural, residential camp setting.
5. Cognitive ability to plan and conduct cabin activities.

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The Founder’s View

We hear the word “global” a lot nowadays: global warming, global economy, global communications network, global thinking. But what does it really mean to be a citizen of the global village? It means striving to live by values that people of all nations share: values of community responsibility, service, respect, justice, and security. It means honing our skills and knowledge while helping our neighbors, too. It means making the most of diversity within the unity of our common humanity.

The Global Youth Village is a hands-on experience in global citizenship. I am confident that you will discover, as so many before you have, that with trust, cooperation and enthusiasm, you can cross barriers of ethnicity and race, gender and religion, and work together for a better world. Come join us for another exciting summer. We’re not only preparing for the future-we’re creating it!

Yours sincerely,

J.E. Rash
Founder and President

Leadership Action Teams

There are usually 8 action teams to choose from.  Each action team of 6-8 participants organizes a project that serves the GYV community.  You make real decisions and learn from the consequences, develop a vision of social responsibility, and explore leadership styles. AT GYV, we believe experience is the best teacher.

Examples of Action Teams:

Spark discussion with a wall mural

Organize an environmental action project

Create a Memory Journal

Coordinate debates

Organize  sports tournaments (cooperation Or competition)

Deliver peer education sessions – examples- street theater, nightly news

Produce evening programs and Talent shows

What is a peacebuilder?

At the Village, respect is the standard of all interactions.  There are plenty of differences- differences in religion, language, economic background and culture.  The glue is - each person knows that  the future requires cooperation, that we must develop the ability to listen and accept different points of view, that courageous action is possible, and a sense of humor always helps. At GYV, your voice is heard and your perspective is appreciated.  Most importantly you really experience how one person can positively affect a community.  You will develop lifelong perspectives and friends.  Alumni circle the globe and help each other out. Join a GLOBAL Network.

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Letter from the Founder