SM leaders' resources Leadersguideglenarm | Page 9

RESPONSIBILITIES OF A GROUP LEADER
To their group
● As the person named as group leader you are wholly responsible for the conduct and
well being of all members of your group. Summer Madness has gone to great lengths
to ensure the safety, security and enjoyment of everyone at the Festival but ultimate
responsibility for the campers rests with their individual group leader.
To Sub-camp Leaders
● Sub-camp Leaders have a hard job and they do it extremely well. They are the primary
contact for any of your questions, queries or problems. Sometimes they have to
enforce the rules passed down to them by the managers of Summer Madness - please
help make their jobs easier and support them as they do this.
● Leaders should not go off the site without leaving someone responsible for their group
& informing the Sub-camp Leader of this change.
To Summer Madness
● You are responsible for ensuring that your group abide by the rules of Summer
Madness and must always be available as the contact person for your group in case of
emergency. So those mobile phone numbers are really important.
Top Tips for the NEW SITE
Trying to familiarize yourself to a new location and all the potential watch-outs is never
simple. We've tried to outline a few that you may want to consider and put in place
appropriate guidelines for your group during the festival.
•
Large site: Glenarm is a large site – Summer Madness is based in the first 50% of it.
There is lots more to explore but make sure you are comfortable with your group doing
so unaccompanied or else create an appropriate series of boundaries for them.
• The Brook: There is a very shallow river running beside the castle and along the
perimeter of the site. Make sure your group is aware of it
.
• Glenarm: Glenarm is a very small village - traffic running through it, and along the
coast road, is quite light. As your group will be able to leave and re-enter the festival at
anytime during the day make sure you establish the boundaries for your group early.
• Open site: Summer Madness has always been an open-site. We are not allowed to
physically prevent anyone from leaving the site. Please establish with your group if
they need to inform you when they leave site - even into the village. Everyone will be
checked for festival passes when they attempt to re-enter the festival site.
• Your group, your rules: Summer Madness will support you as much as it can to
ensure your young people have a safe and fun festival. But ultimately you are their
leader and able to establish the specific rules and geographic boundaries that suit your
group best. Please let the Subcamp Team know if there's anything they can do to
support you as you lead your group.
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