Camp Ramah in New England STAFF APPLICATION PLEASE ATTACH PHOTOGRAPH HERE Summer of (year) Application for the position of I. PERSONAL INFORMATION First name Last name Hebrew Permanent (Home) Address City State Zip code Telephone No. ( ) Cellular Telephone No. ( ) Present Address (Current mailing address, if different from your permanent address -- ex. college dorm) City State Zip code Telephone No. ( ) E-mail Address Date of Birth Place of Birth Sex q M q F If you are married and/or have children, must your family accompany you to camp? q Yes q No Marital Status If you checked yes, please list the names and ages of your children/family-members: If under 18, name of parent or guardian Telephone No. ( ) Address Have you discussed employment at camp with your parent or guardian? q Yes q No If yes, has he/she consented to your employment for the coming season? q Yes q No I hereby apply to work at Camp Ramah in New England during the upcoming season: Signature of applicant Date www.campramahne.org WINTER OFFICE: 1206 Boston Providence Highway, Suite 201, Norwood, MA 02062 (781) 702-5290 FAX (781) 702-5239 SUMMER OFFICE: 39 Bennett Street, Palmer, MA 01069 (413) 283-9771 FAX (413) 283-6661
II. SYNAGOGUE AFFILIATION Full name: Name of Congregation Rabbi Address Telephone ( ) III. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND SECULAR Name Location Dates Degree High School College Graduate School Other For current high-school or college students: please list all clubs or activities that you are involved in and what your roles in each of them are: JEWISH Hebrew Skills (please check all that apply): q Read Only q Read & Write with little comprehension q Read & Write with comprehension q Speak (some) q Speak fluently Judaica Skills (please check all that apply): q I can read Torah q I can read Haftorah qi can lead weekday Shacharit q I can lead Shabbat Shacharit q I can give a D var T fillah Other Jewish Skills: Jewish Studies Program currently attending Name of Program Educational Director/Rabbi Telephone ( ) Present course of Hebrew or Jewish studies: Subject School Hours per week Previous Hebrew or Jewish studies: School Location Dates Subjects Degrees
IV. ISRAEL EXPERIENCE List all Israel Programs in which you have participated and dates attended. V. WORK EXPERIENCE (List most recent employment under each heading.) 1. Camp Employment History (including Ramah camps): Dates Position Camp Location Supervisor Phone 2. What additional positions have you held (other than in camps)? Permission to contact? q Yes q No Dates Position Employer Location Supervisor Phone VI. PERSONAL INFORMATION CONTINUED 1. Are you legally permitted to work in the USA? q Yes q No 2. Are there any medical or psychological conditions, or any other issues, that might impact or affect your ability to participate in or fully perform your job? q Yes q No Please describe in detail: 3. Do you smoke? q Yes q No 4. Do you understand that no smoking is ever permitted on the camp grounds, that no smoking is permitted (even off camp grounds) between 7 AM-10 PM, and that no smoking is permitted on Shabbat? q Yes q No 5. Have you ever been convicted of a crime? q Yes q No If yes, please give details: (Please note that answering yes to question #5 will not necessarily result in your not being hired. However, failure to accurately answer this question will result in immediate termination.) 6. Have you ever attended a Ramah Camp before? q Yes q No Name of camp: Years:
VII. CAMP SKILLS LIST Regardless of your position in camp, you have skills that could be an asset to the entire camp. Please mark which skills you possess in the following manner: 1. Place an L in front of activities you feel competent in leading. (Only mark L if you have a very strong ability in this area, and would feel comfortable teaching this activity by yourself and creating programs and lessons related to this activity.) 2.Place an A in front of the activities you can assist in leading. (Areas of interest and talent.) Arts and Crafts Animation Cartooning Clay: Hand Building Clay: Wheel Crafting with Paper Digital Photography Drawing and Painting Jewelry Making Mosaics Origami Papier-mâché Sharpie Art Silk Painting Video Woodworking Performing Arts Band Directing musicals Drama Hip Hop Dance Israeli Dance Song leading Sports Archery Basketball Flag Football Gaga Hockey Krav Maga Pilates Pillow Polo Soccer Softball Tennis Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball Zumba Outdoor Education Fire-building Gardening/Farming Nature walks Outdoor Cooking Ropes/Climbing Waterfront Boating Lifeguard certified Lifeguard strong swimming ability and interest; need certification Communication/Tech Audio/Visual Equipment Computer Hardware Computer Programming I am interested in coaching the following sports as part of Yom Roo (formerly Yom Berkshires): Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Boys Softball Girls Softball Soccer Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball Track Scrabble Dance Swim Tennis I warrant and represent that all the information on this application is true. I agree that if any information changes, I will immediately notify Camp Ramah in New England of the change. Yes No Please initial:
HEBREW SKILLS QUESTIONNAIRE Please answer these questions in Hebrew, to the best of your ability. We use this sheet to gauge your Hebrew skills, so please do not ask anyone for help in answering these questions. Do the best you can.!vjkmvc /,hrcgc vbg, 'vaecc?vnr vbjn kg,gna lht /1?vnr vbjn ka (goals),urynv iv vn 'l,gs hpk /2?vnr vbjnc hsuvhf (to develop) j,p,vk kufh v\,t lht /3 /lnmg,t rt, 'vaecc /4?ubk rt,k vmur v\,ta uvan sug ah otv /5 UNDER THE EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISION OF THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA