Logistics Driver

Job Description

Our Logistics Staff play a vital role in keeping camp operations running smoothly each day. This position includes driving campers in and out of camp, delivering packages, supporting program setup and breakdown, transporting mail, and ensuring that equipment and supplies are where they need to be.

• Safely drive the scheduled trips for campers and staff according to the camps guidelines.
• Complete daily operational tasks, including:
• Delivery packages to staff and camper areas
• Delivery of programming supplies
• Aid in the set-up, running, and take-down of camp programs and events
• Facilitation of camper and staff arrivals and departures
• Refueling of camp vehicles and gas supplies
• Transporting of support laundry (dirty out/clean in)
• Light maintenance work which may include the set-up and take-down of camp facilities
• Assist with unscheduled daily tasks as assigned by the Logistics Director
• Serve in the on-call rotation when needed

Knowledge And Skills Required

• Excellent driving skills and a strong safety mindset. Must have a clean driving history in the past 18 months
• Basic experience with small tools (preferred, not required)
• Ability to pitch in wherever help is needed
• Team Player with great communication skills
• Openness to learn how to operate Golf Carts, 15 passenger Vans, Mini-Vans, 16ft Box Trucks and 15 passenger buses.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, drive, walk, and bend for long periods of time.
• Ability to lift 50 lb.
• Ability to perform repetitive movement
• Ability to work in the heat and, occasionally, rain
• Ability to smile, socialize, and create connections with staff and campers.

About the Role

Camp Barney Medintz, the summer overnight camp of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, is located on 540 beautiful acres in the north Georgia mountains, just 75 miles from Atlanta. Founded in 1963, Camp Barney serves more than 1200 children, ages 7-17, and more than 300 staff from the United States and several other countries each summer. We offer a Jewish camping experience rich in fun, friendship, adventure, and Jewish culture. Our facilities are terrific and our activities and trips endless, but the Camp Barney experience is about so much more. Camp Barney is about the lifelong friendships developed, the sense of independence and self-confidence gained, and the connection to Jewish identity secured. All while our campers have the best summers of their lives.