Summer Camp Counselor

Responsibilities:

Summer Education Staff work within our Summer Day Camp program, leading groups of up to 12 children for a full day of outdoor activities. Campers range in age from 4 to 14. Outdoor activities may include barn chores, cooking projects, or canoe trips, as well as lessons about sustainable agriculture, the cycles in nature, animal biology, organic gardening and nutrition. Education Staff help oversee Junior Counselors, and share extended care and cleaning responsibilities.

Qualifications:

• Comfortable working with groups of children in an outdoor setting
• An ability to work independently and design lesion plans
• An enthusiasm for sustainable agriculture and the environment
• A willingness to get dirty, hike, work with animals and in the garden
• A willingness to sing songs and act in skits
• Comfortable speaking in large groups
• Strong leadership skills
• Dependable, mature, and an excellent role model to children