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Adirondack Camp Adirondack Camp State: New York Type of Camp: Private Residential or Day: Residential Camp Address: 302 Warrick Rd, Putnam Station NY 12861 Camp Website: www.adirondackcamp.com Gender of Campers: Co-ed Camp Description: Adirondack is an overnight summer camp for boys and girls. You’ll find us hidden away in the ancient New England bedrock of the Adirondack Mountains, surrounded by the crystal clear waters of world famous Lake George in upstate New York. At one hundred and some years young, ADK is one of the original great coed summer camps of North America. Building bold hearts and strong character through outrageous fun, extraordinary friendships and lifelong values, we promise nothing less than the best summer of your children’s lives – life changing. Staff Arrival Date: 14-Jun-16 Staff End Date: 19-Aug-16 Minimum Staff Age: 18 Number of Campers: 1 Total Staff: 100 Total International Staff: 25-30 Staff Time Off: Counselors get one full day and night off during the week. Staff Accommodation: Cabins, Rustic Staff Qualities: At our overnight summer camp in NY, counselors and campers live together in open- air cabins and share privileges and responsibilities. Summer camp counselors are guardians of campers’ physical, emotional, and psychological safety, which gives children the confidence to reach for who they really are. Our counselors need to be fun and fair best friends, sensitive and creative big sisters and brothers, and challenging and charismatic mentors. Our counselors are close-up role models for everything from thoughtful decision making to personal hygiene. Skills Hiring: Sports Skills: Archery, American Football, Baseball, Fencing, Lacrosse, Soccer/Football, Tennis, Volleyball| Outdoor Adventure Skills: Hiking, Nature, Outdoor Adventure, Overnight camping, Scouting| Waterfront Skills: Canoeing, Kayaking, Lifeguarding, Sailing, Swimming, Windsurfing| Creative & Performing Arts Skills: Acting/Drama, Arts & Crafts| Support/Campower Skills: Chef, Dishwashing/Kitchen, Laundry| 1 AHRC Camp Anne State: New York Type of Camp: Special Needs Residential or Day: Residential Camp Address: 228 Four Corners Road, Ancramdale , NY 12503 Camp Website: Ancramdale , NY 12503 Gender of Campers: Co-ed camp Description: Camp Anne offers a structured, yet relaxed, atmosphere for children and adults who function in the moderate, severe and profound ranges of intellectual and devleopmental disabilities. Campers enjoy a traditional summer camp experience: arts, boating, cooking, crafts, dance, music, nature, sports, swimming – all under careful staff direction in a fun environment in the Berkshire region. Emphasis is on promoting independence in daily living skills, increasing communication, increasing self confidence and improving appropriate social interaction. As a staff member you will be challenged to promote the camper’s ability to communicate, interact and increase independence in daily living skills through participation in carefully supervised traditional summer camp experiences. These include arts and crafts, boating, dance, music, nature, sports, swimming, and other camp-wide events. Staff Arrival Date: 15-Jun-16 Staff End Date: 27-Aug-16 Minimum Staff Age: 18 Number of Campers: 2 Total Staff: 150 Total International Staff: 100 Staff Time Off: 12 days on followed by 2 days off Staff Accommodation: Cabins Staff Qualities: If you are ready for the summer of a lifetime and to commit to a job that will likely push you to your limits, whilst at the same time change you as a person, and create an amazing, positive learning experience, then we are ready to welcome you to the team! Experience in the special needs field is preferred but not required. Skills Hiring: Other: General Counselors| 2 AHRC Isaacson Gordon Lodge State: New York Type of Camp: special needs Residential or Day: Residential Camp Address: 653 Colgate Road, East Jewett , NY 12424 Camp Website: http://camping.ahrcnyc.org/ Gender of Campers: Co-ed camp Description: AHRC operates two camps that offer a fun-filled, loving, nurturing, and safe environment for children and adults who have a devlopmental and/or intellectual disability who require various levels of support, and who may also have physical and/or medical needs. The Katy Isaacson and Elaine Gordon Lodge is an alternative to traditional summer recreation programs for adults and teens with mild or moderate intellectual and developmental disabilities. In a non- restrictive, yet supervised environment, guests are treated with respect, making their own decisions on how to spend their time. They are offered the opportunity to relax and enjoy a true vacation at a summer resort. Staff Arrival Date: 15-Jun-16 Staff End Date: 27-Aug-16 Minimum Staff Age: 18 Number of Campers: 3 Total Staff: 70 Total International Staff: 45 Staff Time Off: 12 days working followed by 2 days off Staff Accommodation: Cabins Staff Qualities: If you are ready for the summer of a lifetime and to commit to a job that will likely push you to your limits, whilst at the same time change you as a person, and create an amazing, positive learning experience, then we are ready to welcome you to the team! Experience in the special needs field is preferred but not mandatory. The right attidtude and team players are what we strive for at our camps Skills Hiring: Waterfront Skills: Lifeguarding, Swimming| Creative & Performing Arts Skills: Acting/Drama, Arts/Crafts, Dance, Music| Special Needs Counselors: All disabilities and ages (including assisting with personal hygiene), Emotional Disabilities, Learning Difficulties, Mental Disabilities, Physical Disabilities| Support/Campower Skills: Assistant Cook/ Food Prep, Dining Hall Service, Dishwashing/ Kitchen Cleaning, General Maintenance, Housekeeping (including janitorial), Laundry, Office Assistant/ Secretary| Other: General Counselors| 3 Army Lake Camp State: Wisconsin Type of Camp: Christian Residential or Day: Residential Camp Address: N8725 Army Lake Rd, East Troy, WI 53132 Camp Website: Armylakecamp.org Gender of Campers: Co-ed camp Description: A residential camp with a strong Christian emphasis, primarily serving at-risk or underprivileged children from through Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Staff Arrival Date: 29-May-16 Staff End Date: 02-Aug-16 Minimum Staff Age: 18 Number of Campers: 4 Total Staff: 45 Total International Staff: 10 Staff Time Off: Camp sessions run 4 to 5 days with a day between each session providing staff with a day off between camps. Staff are provided 2 hours off per day. Staff Accommodation: Campus style Staff Qualities: Strong Christian values. Willing to share they're faith. Capable of performing a high level of activity. Experience working with at-risk children is a plus. High ropes, archery, paintball, or lifeguarding experience is also a plus. Skills Hiring: Sports Skills: Archery, Paintball, Riflery, Soccer / Football, Volleyball| Outdoor Adventure Skills: Astronomy, Climbing Wall/Tower, High/Low Ropes Course, Nature, Riflery, Rock Climbing, Rocketry| Waterfront Skills: Canoeing, Lifeguarding, Rowing, Swimming| Creative & Performing Arts Skills: Acting/Drama, Arts & Crafts, Drums, Guitar, Music, Performing Arts, Piano, Singing Vocals| Special Needs Counselors: Emotional Disabilities, Learning Difficulties| Religious Skills: Christian Bible Study| Other: Must be willing to assist with housekeeping duties as well.| 4 Awosting State: Connecticut Type of Camp: Private Residential or Day: Residential Camp Address: 296 West Street Morris CT 06763 Camp Website: www.awosting.com Gender of Campers: Boys only camp Description: Camp Awosting is a traditional sleepaway camp for boys ages 6-16 on Bantam Lake in Connecticut run by the Ebner family for over 60 years. Ware 2 hours from New York City, and 2.5 hours from Boston. We are the oldest Continuosly running private boys camp in the whole of the USA. We have traditions going back to 1900 and traditions yet to be found. Staff Arrival Date: 08-Jun-16 Staff End Date: 22-Aug-16 Minimum Staff Age: 20/21 Number of Campers: 5 Total Staff: 80 Total International Staff: 40 Staff Time Off: Each week staff get a full 24 hour period off. They also get 3 nights off per week, from 9:00pm till 12:30am. They are able to leave the camp premises during this time, we have a rental car onsite that staff can rent for days and evenings off. There will be 8-10 Staff off each day. Staff Accommodation: Cabins Staff Qualities: Applicants should be at least 20 years old and have completed one year of university or college beyond high school. We look for staff who have worked with children before in any capacity. We hire activity specialists only, so please detail the strongest areas that you would be able to teach. We do not hire any assistants, as most activities are operated by one single person responsible for teaching a particular activity program (ie: arts & crafts or computers). Exceptions would be in the sports field areas and waterfront programs. Skills Hiring: Sports Skills: Go Carts, Golf, Fencing, Archery, Motor Cross, Martial Arts, Gymnastics| Outdoor Adventure Skills: | Waterfront Skills: Swimming, Lifeguarding, Sailing| Creative & Performing Arts Skills: Woodwork, Guitar, Kiln or Wheel| Support/Campower Skills: Assistant Cook/ Food Prep, Dining Hall Service, General Maintenance, Dishwashing/ Kitchen Cleaning, Housekeeping (including janitorial)| 5 Bear Creek Camp State: Pennsylvania Type of Camp: Christian Residential or Day: Residential Camp Address: 3601 Bear Creek Blvd Wilkes Barre, PA 18702 Camp Website: www.bearcreekcamp.org Gender of Campers: Co-ed camp Description: Bear Creek Camp is a Lutheran owned Christian camp in NE Pennsylvania. We offer a week-long camping experience for kids aged 8-18 with activities ranging from High Ropes to Water Sport to Camping Skills. We are looking for Christian counselors who are excited about their faith and want to have fun with campers this summer talking about who God is in their lives. Staff Arrival Date: 03-Jun-16 Staff End Date: 13-Aug-16 Minimum Staff Age: 18 Number of Campers: 6 Total Staff: 38 Total International Staff: 12 Staff Time Off: Staff will receive personal time off each day in order to do laundry, Skype with people from home or even take a nap.
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