Position Title: Summer Camp On-Site Assistant Camp Director
Position Description:

    New Pond Farm is a non-profit environmental education center and working farm located on 102-acres in rural West Redding, CT, about one hour north of New York City. New Pond Farm offers a residential summer camp for inner-city youth from CT and day camp for local children. The camp works with children 8-12 years old, and consists of three 10-day sessions, totaling eight weeks of employment. Established in 1985, our summer camp has given hundreds of inner-city children a taste of life in the country, and a chance to live, work and play on the farm for 10 days along side children who have grown up in the area. Our camp is small and personal (8 inner-city youth and 8 area children per session) which allows our four summer camp staff to have a positive impact on our campers.

    As a summer camp alternate director, you will enjoy living and working on a beautiful working farm.
    Facilities include a bunkhouse/Learning Center with accommodations for the campers and counselors, a full kitchen, bathrooms with showers, laundry facilities, a classroom and meeting areas.
    Daily activities include natural science lessons, hiking, gardening/farming, swimming, arts and crafts, games, and much more.

Qualifications:

    Applicants must be at least 21 years of age. Already served one summer as Camp Director or 16 weeks of documented supervisory/administrative experience in an organized camp setting. Successful applicants are experienced working with children of different backgrounds and ages, have a love of the outdoors, are patient, team oriented and creative. Our inner-city campers come from challenging backgrounds, and for some, it is their first extended stay away from home.

    Responsibilities include assisting the Director in the training and supervising of (2-3) counselors, providing assistance to the campers and staff, act as first responder to all emergencies, weekly reports to Camp Director on camp, assist with paperwork in compliance with state license, meet with state and local inspectors during season to review paperwork, oversee camper write-ups, create three session newsletters and overall programming.

Camp is Alcohol, Drug, and Smoke free.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:
Certifications in ARC Life guarding, CPR, First Aid, Medication Administration, valid drivers license.

Application deadline: April 1st, 2013
Arrive at camp: Saturday, June 29th
Camp Start - Friday July 5th
Camp End - Sunday, August 11th
(All staff must depart by Wednesday, August 14th)

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to:
    Ann Taylor
    New Pond Farm
    PO Box 116
    West Redding, CT 06896
        Or
    Ann@newpondfarm.org

Position Title: Summer Camp Counselor

Position Description:

    New Pond Farm is a non-profit environmental education center and working farm located on 102-acres in rural West Redding, CT, about one hour north of New York City. New Pond Farm offers a residential summer camp for inner-city youth from CT and day camp for local children. The camp works with children 8-12 years old, and consists of three 10-day sessions, totaling eight weeks of employment. Established in 1985, our summer camp has given hundreds of inner-city children a taste of life in the country, and a chance to live, work and play on the farm for 10 days along side children who have grown up in the area. Our camp is small and personal (8 inner-city youth and 8 area children per session) which allows our summer camp staff to have a positive impact on the campers.

    As a summer camp counselor, you will enjoy living and working on a beautiful working farm. Facilities include a bunkhouse/Learning Center with accommodations for the campers and counselors, a full kitchen, bathrooms with showers, laundry facilities, a classroom and meeting areas. Daily activities include natural science lessons, hiking, gardening/farming, swimming, arts and crafts, games and much more.

Qualifications:

    Applicants must be at least 20 years of age. Successful applicants are experienced working with children of different backgrounds and age ranges, have a love of the outdoors, are patient, team oriented and creative. Our inner-city campers come from challenging backgrounds, and for some, it is their first extended stay away from home.
    Assist the Camp Director with some degree of administrative work. Assist (3) fellow counselors with creating and teaching all programming, daily activities, cooking, cleaning, laundry, and behavioral management.

Camp is Alcohol, Drug, and Smoke free

Additional Qualifications:

CT Certified Lifeguard, CT Certified Director of First Aid, Current CPR and First Aid Certifications, Certificate in Medication Administration, valid driver's license.

Application deadline: April 1st, 2013

Arrive at camp: Saturday, June 29th

Camp Start - Friday July 5th

Camp End - Sunday, August 11th (All staff must depart by Wednesday, August 14th)

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to:
    Ann Taylor
    New Pond Farm
    PO Box 116
    West Redding, CT 06896
        Or
    Ann@newpondfarm.org

Summer Camp Volunteers:
 In the summer, New Pond hosts a wonderful residential camp. During three ten-day sessions, we bring together children from the inner cities of Connecticut with children from the surrounding area. Together, these children form great friendships as they explore the 102-acre property, learn hands-on environmental lessons, enjoy arts and crafts and music, swim twice a day, play games, go camping and stargazing. We always welcome adult volunteers that would like to help our counselors. Perhaps you have a talent you would like to share- art, music, cooking, or nature-related. If you are interested, please let us know!

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