Summer Camp Counselor Apply
The Hartsbrook School is looking for warm, caring individuals to help guide and implement our camp programs for the summer of 2024. These camps provide 5 weekly sessions of fun, creative, hands-on opportunities on 54 acres of farm and forest land for students of all ages to explore.
Our Camps programs include:
- All Ages: Early Bird (early arrival add-on program starting at 7:30am)
- Pre-K Rising 1st Grade: Sprouts Farm Camp
- Rising 1st Grade 6th Grade: Young Farmers Farm Camp
- Rising 2nd 8th Grade: Creativity Camp
- Rising 3rd 6th Grade: Teatrito de papel
- Rising 4th 9th Grade: Fiddle Camp
- Rising 6th 9th Grade: CIT (Counselor in Training)
Hours and Compensation
- Approx. 210 hours from 6/17/24 8/6/24
- Base pay starts at $16.50/hour. Increments added for years of experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervises a group of campers for each weekly session
- Meets daily with the Camp Director
- Advises and informs the Director regarding any needs or issues such as health, safety, or conflict-related to organizing or managing the campers.
- Participates in the employee orientation and training (online and in-person) required.
- Participants in an orientation for Camp Counselors.
- Together with the Director reviews the program at the end of the summer.
- Supports the Director in all aspects of the daily operation of the program.
- Punctual and reliable
- Openness and enthusiasm for play based learning
- Appreciation for the creative process (over the final result)
- Comfortable leading small groups of campers
- Comfortable getting hands messy
- Able to follow detailed instructions and also think on your feet as needed
- Flexible to shift as needed based on camper, group and project needs
- Ability to help prep and clean up quickly and efficiently
- Comfortable working as part of a team
- Committed to keeping camper health/family information confidential
Requirements
- Experience with camp programs and working with children
- Supervisory skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with colleagues
- Understanding of the needs of children of varied ages
Training, Health, and Safety Requirement
- First Aid/CPR/AED Certification
- Ability to pass CORI check and fingerprinting
Please send your complete application to employment@hartsbrook.org which will include:
- A cover letter explaining your interest and suitability;
- Your most recent and up-to-date resume;
- A completed Employment Application including the names of at least three (3) references;
- All employees need to pass a background check, including fingerprinting, and must possess the legal right to work in the United States.
Please visit our website for application instructions and to learn more about Hartsbrook: https://www.hartsbrook.org/about/employment/
About The Hartsbrook School
The Hartsbrook School is a Waldorf school, originally founded in 1981 with five preschool students in a little farmhouse. We have grown to over 250 students with programming from Parent/Infant classes to Grade 12. Our 54-acre campus, with farmland, woodlands, streams, and spectacular views of the Seven Sisters hills of the Holyoke Range, enhances and deepens our students daily experiences. We are situated in the middle of the five-college area of the Connecticut River Valley, which offers world-class cultural events, restaurants, movies, galleries, boutiques, local farms, dance, music, and theater. Our faculty and staff are a multi-generational group who strive to support each other in our shared work.
The Hartsbrook School holds a vision in which our larger community is represented, reflected, and celebrated in our school in race, economic situation, gender, sexuality, family composition, ability, nationality, religion, and more. Such a vision is rooted in and expands upon Hartsbrooks mission to nurture the unique spirit of each child and to prepare students to meet the challenges of the future and to find purpose and meaning in their lives.
We have taken up the work of building a more equitable, diverse, and accessible school culture in a robust way and are proud of our accomplishments in this area. We are committed to continuing to deepen our communitys ability to connect people from diverse backgrounds, build mutual understanding and friendship, and enrich the collective life of the school and our individual lives. We believe such work is healing, restorative, and life-giving for everyone involved. As we learn to fully see and understand each other in our differences and to celebrate those differences we will move towards a more equitable, just, and welcoming school environment where everyone can feel a sense of belonging.
The Hartsbrook School is committed to enhancing diversity and equity in education and employment. To that end, the School welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and lived experiences, who will contribute to a culture of inclusion and respect. For more information about Hartsbrooks position on diversity and inclusion, please visit our website at: hartsbrook.org/about/inclusion-equity-and-diversity
Job Type: Temporary
Pay: $16.50 - $19.50 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to Relocate:
- Hadley, MA 01035: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
