CISV Pittsburgh

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2020 Step Up Staff

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Role: Staff
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CISV Pittsburgh is seeking applicants for staff for our 2020 Step Up being held in Pittsburgh from June 25 - July 17, 2020. All staff need to be 21 years or older prior to the start of the program. We are accepting applications from people living locally, nationally or internationally. Staff will receive a stipend. Step Up 14 is a three-week international program for youth from nine countries. Each country sends four youth and an adult leader. Step Up encourages young people to take a leading role in planning and organizing activities. The participants and their adult leaders use CISV’s peace education to guide the theme of the camp. This life-changing program builds cross-cultural friendship while teaching empathy and leadership skills. Step Up staff consists of a director and three additional staff members. Staff have the following responsibilities:
  • A total of four staff member, led by a camp director help lead and inspire peace education activities for program participants. The group will take a "learning by doing" approach to dive deeply into this year's CISV theme of conflict and resolution.
  • Staff members will share food and lodging with camp delegates and leaders while managing the logistics of the camp environment. This includes helping coordinate excursions, facilitate program planning and evaluation processes, and managing money, first aid, and incident reports.
  • Staff members will also be responsible for maintaining the safety and well-being of the camp delegates and identifying if a delegate or leader may need medical care.
  • Staff members will also manage forms including medical forms and dispense medicine according to doctors' instructions when necessary.
We offer staff training and support, a fun, supportive, intercultural environment, and the opportunity to enhance your CV and develop your personal and leadership skills. A required staff training will occur Friday, March 27th – Sunday, March 29th in Dallas, where flights, lodging, food will be covered by the chapter. There will also being a local training in Pittsburgh that staff must also attend. Date TBD.   If interested, please submit Staff-Leader Application and 2 Confidential Reference Forms for CISV Leadership or Staff to pittsburgh@cisvusa.org. Learn more about Step Up.

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