Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, (GSCNWI) is an organization that focuses on helping girls build courage, confidence, and character. We pride ourselves on collaboration, communication, and teamwork. If you are looking for an organization with a mission that impacts the hearts and minds of girls in a meaningful way, then look no further. We’re committed to being an equitable, trauma-informed, community-based organization serving the needs and interests of girls and their families in the 245 communities we cover. We are the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana.

Looking to work with a mission driven organization? Looking for a role that challenges you? Want your work to add value? Then the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana is the organization for you. The Outdoor Seasonal Staff Recruitment Coordinator role is a position that moves our mission forward and helps change lives.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Outdoor Program, the Outdoor Seasonal Staff Recruitment Coordinator is responsible for recruitment and onboarding of seasonal camp staff, including developing long lasting relationships between universities, community colleges and high schools to recruit outdoor program seasonal summer camp staff and internship opportunities.

Major Responsibilities

• Create strong talent pipelines with universities, colleges, and high schools to attract enthusiastic summer camp staff and interns for current and future needs.
• Develop and coordinate internship program within outdoor program department and recruit interns for summer and off-season internship opportunities.
• Foster long-term relationships with past and potential candidates.
• Foster connections and relationships with GS alumni to build staffing pipelines.
• Developing communication methods that lead to GCNWI as a recognized brand for summer job and internship opportunities.
• Devise and implement staff recruitment strategies thru social media, video platforms, documents and print assets, sponsored job fairs.
• Coordinate annual routine tasks related to staff recruitment including job board postings, targeted email and other communication campaigns, and managing job fair logistics.
• Assist summer camp directors in identifying and hiring of summer staffing needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify and build relationships with school counselors and career services staff at educational institutions including both high schools and colleges
• Coordinate scheduling of job fairs, schedule outdoor program staff to attend job fairs, attend job fairs
• Coordinate with HR department regarding staff onboarding and processing
• Assist directors with communication of staff information and assist with fielding questions
• Connect summer interns with camp directors, coordinate summer touch points and other internship requirements with interns
• Other duties as assigned

Experience, Skills, Qualifications, Competencies

• 3+ years' experience or equivalent education in staff recruitment and onboarding processes, relationship building, and techniques.
• Experience with youth camp, outdoor programs, or environmental education a plus
• Familiarity with social media, resume and hiring platforms, professional networks
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously with changing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Organization and time management
• Diversity management and awareness
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and proof of insurance. Ability and willingness to travel on a regular basis including overnights and weekends.
• Adaptable schedule, weekend and evening work.
• Ability to reprioritize projects as needed
• Effective technology application (Microsoft Office)

GSGCNWI embraces the unique perspectives that you obtain in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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