About Camp Ben Frankel:
Camp Ben Frankel (CBF) is an overnight summer camp located in Makanda, IL for children ages 7-17 in search of a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive Jewish community. Camp Ben Frankel has consistently rated #1 by the Foundation for Jewish Camp amongst Jewish camps in North America according to surveys of customer and employee satisfaction, including in measures of physical safety and mental health support.
At CBF, campers build lifelong friendships, have wholesome fun, and learn valuable life skills. We serve children of all genders and have a capacity for up to 150 campers and about 55 staff.
Camp Ben Frankel’s Vision:
For every Jewish child, a place to belong
Camp Ben Frankel’s Mission:
To build a lifelong community for Jewish children of all ages and backgrounds to explore their identities in a fun and inclusive environment, one amazing summer at a time.
Camp Ben Frankel’s Core Values:
- Prioritizing campers - We use training, experience, and good judgment as guides towards the primary responsibility of ensuring each camper’s physical and emotional safety.
- Enjoying good friendship, fun, and excitement - We endeavor to create an environment where every camper makes friends through fun and joyful experiences.
- Living Jewishly - We provide opportunities for all, from any Jewish background, to create meaningful Jewish experiences and they feel positively connected with Judaism, tikkun olam, and Israel.
- We are inclusive - We support and celebrate everyone’s individual needs by valuing diversity, guided by the belief that every Jewish child deserves a welcoming Jewish community.
- Pursuing growth, learning, and exploration - We welcome curiosity and embrace innovation by supporting campers as they develop the skills of independence, responsibility, confidence, and resilience.
- Creating immersive experiences - We encourage campers to feel immersed and present in camp’s rich experiences in order to appreciate the unique community and activities that camp offers.
- Creating family - We aim to build a lifelong community of campers and staff who respect and support one another through open communication, respectful debate, and shared experiences.
Everyone is Welcome at Our Campfire:
Camp Ben Frankel is a thriving Jewish camp, and we're looking for amazing staff from all walks of life to make this summer unforgettable. You don't have to be Jewish to be a perfect fit for our team; you just need a passion for working with kids and a spirit of inclusivity
As part of our camp family, you'll join us in respecting our community's traditions. This includes our kosher kitchen and attending our warm and musical Shabbat services on Fridays and Saturdays to supervise campers. While participation in prayer is never expected of non-Jewish staff, your presence and support are what help make our community whole.If a summer of growth, connection, and joy sounds right for you, we encourage you to apply!
Camp Nurse Essential Duties:
- Note: Due to the fast-changing and rapidly changing environment inherent in managing healthcare needs, it is impossible to anticipate a comprehensive list of needs for this role and it will likely evolve to reflect those changing needs. Adaptability and flexibility are paramount.
- Attend to illnesses or injuries of both campers and staff
- Monitor health of campers and staff; provides care for all injured or ill campers and staff
- Provides care for camper and staff illness and injury using best practice protocols and within scope of practice
- Serves as a first responder during medical incidents
- Recommends to the Nursing Director when a child or staff member should be sent home, to a doctor, to urgent care, or to the hospital for medical reasons.
- Administer both OTC and prescription medications to campers and staff at designated times
- Maintain accurate and up to date records of medication administration, illness and injury assessment and care delivered to campers and staff.
- Consults with and makes appointments, when necessary, with medical/dental offices in the local community
- Consults with Nursing Director in monitoring/evaluating camp procedures, facilities, and conditions and recommends modifications that would create more healthful conditions at camp
- Medical supplies and inventory
- Makes sure that medications brought to camp are properly labeled, stored and maintained.
- Maintain a clean and stocked health center with appropriate supplies and medications for the health center.
- Checks, maintains, and issues first aid kits when needed.
- Requests supplies as needed to maintain an appropriately stocked health center.
- Out of camp trips
- Prepares first aid kits for off camp trips and restocks them after each trip.
- Provides Epi-Pens and camper medication as needed to trip leader prior to departure..
- Obtains lists of campers and staff scheduled for upcoming trips and discusses special needs with the leadership team members leading that trip.
- Record keeping
- Keep accident/incident reports that can be used for risk-management assessment according to system defined by Nursing Director.
- Organizes and logs incident reports into medical log.
- Keeps clear, accurate and concise records on all campers and staff.
- Updates a daily medical log and medication log.
- General
- Is always stationed on-site at camp (or with camp if all camp is on an out of site field trip) while on duty and is available in case of a medical event or injury.
- Monitors a camp-issued walkie-talkie and responds as-needed.
- These are not the only duties to be performed. Some duties may be reassigned and other duties may be assigned as required.
- Must complete all required staff forms.