Staff Training - 2020 and Beyond! - with Gabrielle Raill and Ruby Compton - The Day Camp Pod #33

Send us Fan MailIs your staff training as good as it can be? We’ve brought in the Camp Code pros to help you get it there!We’re releasing this episode in April 2020. Aka one of the most unsettling points in our industry’s history. Right now, we don’t know if camp will happen.What we do know is that if (and when) it does, we need our staff to be ready to give kids the most amazing, outdoor, socially non-distanced experience of their lives.The quality of your staff is the key to camper retention and the quality of the intention that you put into your training is the key to the quality of your staff.Get it?So whenever you’re ready to think about your next staff training, this is the episode for you. We’re so excited to welcome Gabrielle Raill and Ruby Compton from the Camp Code Podcast from Go Camp Pro - a podcast entirely dedicated to staff training and leadership development in camp staff.Tune in to hear about:Why staff training starts in the job application and interviewWhy your “why” is absolutely critical to address in staff trainingHow to ensure that the new staff feel especially welcome at trainingHow online training can both hinder and help your training goalsMany more GENIUS tidbits from Ruby and GabDid we miss something? Please let us know in the comments or by email: [email protected] you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It’s SUPER easy to! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-THE DAY CAMP PROGRAM TIP OF THE WEEKAndy: Orientation LeadersSam: Closing Ceremonies by using the Camp Counsellor Manifesto by Joe RichardsEhren: Fast-paced pre-camp training with lots of variety in terms of speakers, space, timing and location.Ruby: We don’t have enough time! Setting staff training objectives clearly and then sticking to them relentlesslyGabz: Give your Sr. Staff who will lead sessions this session format: Lecture -> Do -> Lecture -> Do -> Review. You can even gather your staff team’s skills to lead some of the “Do” (interactive) parts of the training.-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampEhren Gluckstein, Assistant Director - Camp Robin Hood - Robin HoodSam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictGabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp OuareauRuby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:American Camp Association, NY & NJ   http://www.acanynj.org/AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/