The purposes of this position are to provide an opportunity for each intern to experience all aspects of year-round outdoor ministry and to experience the partnerships between outdoor ministry and the synods, congregations, and organizations of the ELCA. Rainbow Trail’s goals are to support and facilitate each intern in their decision to make outdoor ministry a career and to enhance the intern’s ministry skills throughout the greater church.
Program Assistant responsibilities include:
- Retreat Hosting - Prepare the site for a group’s arrival. Welcome and host groups in partnership with Directors and other staff. Assist with kitchen help and light maintenance as needed. Provide program leadership including team building activities, worship, hikes, and stewardship activities as contracted by the group. Close down the site after group departures.
- Promotion - Assist in writing newsletters and developing brochures in conjunction with Full Time Directors. Assist in updating the web site. Travel to synod congregations to promote camp at Sunday schools and worships.
- Recruiting - Visit Colorado schools for campus interviews. Send out service agreement packets, file completed agreements, and mail follow-up paperwork.
- Administrative - Spend midweek days that are not days off in the office to accomplish necessary clerical and phone work. Write and send out contracts to groups, compose letters for current and future programs, file and organize information, and research information in order to improve Rainbow Trail programming.
- Special Events - Attend events such as Rainbow Trail’s Bible study writers’ retreat, off-site retreats & workdays, AdventFest, the Rocky Mountain Synod’s Senior High and Junior High Youth Gatherings, Thrivent events and other events where an RTLC presence is needed.
- Trainings - Full-time staff lead monthly trainings on topic such as, philosophy, budgeting, staffing, program development, board relations, marketing, and more!
Modality:
In Person (Hillside, CO) Housing provided
