Staff Expectations
Staff Expectations Part 2
Safety
Communication
100
Smoking, drugs, alcohol, or any narcotics is not permitted. You cannot come into work intoxicated.
What is true.
100
Name three things a leader SHOULD NOT do when interacting with children
What is: Lap sitting, Rough housing, Piggy backing, Massages, Name calling, Hand holding (unless for a game or for safety), public humiliation
100
True or false. Leaders are expected to check bathrooms and spaces the children are going to use for hazards, but don't need to check the bathrooms on site as we already know they're good to use.
False. Bathrooms etc. need to be checked regardless of if they are on site or off site. Children do not need to be escorted on-site once the sweep is done if the bathroom is adjacent to the program.
100
True or false: If you give at least one weeks' notice for your shift needing coverage after the final schedule comes out, it is the coordinators responsibility to find a sub for you
What is false
200
True or false. You want to go and be active and wear your drifit summer T-shirt after work. Wearing your shirts are permitted outside of work as long as your are on site.
What is false. Remember, you are representing the City of Richmond when you wear your camp shirt. Please only wear your shirts for programs.
200
Which staff members are expected to know the day plan and read through the risk assessments for outtrips.
What is all staff.
200
Name three things you need to go over when going over expectations with the kids on a playground out-trip.
What is: boundaries, home base, not to talk to strangers, down the slide not up, what you find on the group stays on the ground,
200
It's the weekend, and you had a super fun week in summer camps and can't wait to tell your friends about how it went. Are you allowed to disclose names of the children as long as it's the first name only.
What is no. Don't disclose any identifiable information.
300
Name three things that a camp leader should wear/or have with them
What is: Sunscreen, water bottle, first aid, summer t-shirt, hat, snacks, lunch
300
True or false. Staff are allowed to wear open toed shoes ONLY during pools/beach out-trips as long as there is a backing in order to run with the kids or for emergencies. Closed toed shoes are to be put back on once the activity has been completed.
What is true.
300
Name a situation where a safe release form is required.
What is if the child is permitted to walk home by themselves (Gr. 2 and up), to get picked up by their sibling from the pre-teen program (ensure they're also on authorized pick up), and if they have a class on site to go to etc.
300
You forget your phone and it's an emergency and you need to let other leaders know where you are. What can you do? (Please give three possible answers)
what is:
1. use the walkies
2. ask a volunteer/another leader to be a messenger
3. ask another child to be a messenger
400
You're at Terranova Park. Name three possible places leaders should be in order to spread out. Extra 100 points for if you say the bonus answer**
What is zipline side, slide side, home base
*On top of the hill for optics if necessary
400
True or false. All staff are allowed to take pictures of the kids on their personal phones, including out-trip days for their description forms. This is the only time we can take pictures of the kids on our personal phones.
What is false. Only designated staff (generally L3s) are allowed to have the pictures of the kids on their phones. Any other pictures of the kids are not allowed and additionally you cannot post the kids on social media or have pictures of them on your personal phone. Rule of thumb: don't go on your phone in programs.
400
Name the OUT-TRIP bathroom protocol. Please include who is allowed to take the kids to the bathroom.
What is doing a bathroom call and taking a group instead of one child at a time, do a sweep to ensure it's safe, waiting at the door until the child(ren) are done, and staff leaders only.
400
Explain why it's important to explain a reasoning behind a rule or expectation when teaching the kids expectations
Possible answers:
What is:
- because the children will likely not leave you alone if you don't
- because there's a reason for the rule (ex. safety)
- so they understand that we're not just making rules just to take away their fun
500
You're going to the pool tomorrow and it's pick up time. You notice there is no staff at the door to greet the parents as they come in. You take the initiative to talk to the parents. What are some things you need to consider when speaking to the parents? Expecting at least three considerations to the question.
What is where we're going, what to bring (change of clothes, bathing suit, towel), how their child's day went or how they've been doing in programs
500
A staff member and a volunteer are talking about a party they went to. You find out they exchanged contacts last week on social media and attended together and when approached, they said that they both consented to giving each other their social media accounts, so it was fine. What is wrong with this scenario? Looking for three considerations for this question.
Clumping, talking about inappropriate subject matter for camp, any minors involved in camp (including volunteers) are not allowed to add/follow staff on social media as mentioned in the Staff Manual. Only professional communication outside of work is permitted (ex. needing a sub)
500
Children are required to be 10 ft away from water if there is no lifeguard on duty
What is 20 ft.
500
A parent tells you that another child in camp is bullying their child. They ask you for the name of the child and to point them out. What do you do?
What is telling the parent I cannot disclose that information but will monitor their child's interactions with others closely to ensure that their child is being treated appropriately. I will also let the parent know that we have a no bullying policy in our camps and bullying is completely not okay. Listen to the parent's concerns, empathize, and reassure them that we will do what we can to ensure all interactions between all the kids is respectful.