Camp- Paid & Volunteer Staff

California 4-H camps rely on volunteers and often paid staff in the planning and delivery of programs. This includes young people as well as adults. It is important for all staff to be screened and properly placed, understand their role and responsibilities, and receive adequate training. It is also important for those responsible for filling paid positions to understand UC (University of California) policy for hiring and compensating employees.

In order to assess your awareness of the subject, a series of questions have been listed below. After you have completed this survey, or if you have taken this survey during this program year, please scroll to the bottom of the page. You will be directed to additional resources to help you expand your skills, knowledge and abilities in working with staff.

✻ = Required

Name of Your Camp ✻

Name of Property Where Your Camp is Held ✻

Person Completing Assessment

Email Address of Person Completing Assessment (the resources link will be sent to this email) ✻

1. Please indicate your position in the 4-H program. (Choose all that apply) ✻

Program Representative Youth Development Advisor County Director Volunteer leader

2. Please select the name of your county

2a. Additional county (if any)

3. If you answered 'Other' to the previous question, please list here.

4. I am responsible for Paid and Volunteer Staff at camp ✻

Yes No

5. The people who administer our camp... ✻

are familiar with and follow UC policy for appointing volunteers. are aware of UC policy concerning volunteer appointment, but need more information. have no knowledge of UC policy for appointing volunteers.

6. Our camp... ✻

has detailed job descriptions for all teen and adult staff positions, both volunteer and paid. has some job descriptions for some positions in place, but would like to review samples. doesn't use job descriptions.

7. If 4-H is hiring cooks, nurses or lifeguards, our camp administrators... ✻

are aware of, and utilize, the prescribed UC job descriptions. are not aware of the prescribed UC job descriptions for these positons. do not hire not hire cooks, nurses or lifeguards.

8. The people who administer our camp... ✻

are familiar with the three ways individuals may be hired through UC funds (honoraria, contract, limited term employee). are aware of the different ways to pay people for services, but need more information about which method is appropriate for varying situations. are not aware of how to pay individuals for services. do not hire personnel.

9. Our camp administrators... ✻

provide training for camp staff that includes working with children, health and safety, and elements of high-quality youth development programming. provide training for staff, but could use additional resources to improve its training in these areas. do not provide training for staff.

10. Our camp... ✻

has a system for supervising, evaluating and fostering reflection for camp staff. has some staff supervision and evaluation components in place, but would like additional help in this area. does not have a system for staff supervison or evaluation.

11. The key people who administer our camp... ✻

keep records on staff members including applications, performance reviews, and registration forms. keep records but would like more information about this. do not keep records on our camp staff.

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