Summer Camp Staff
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Common Ground Summer Camp Staff
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Common Ground Camp serves children ages 4 14. Our campus includes a farm forest and lots of opportunities for playing and learning in nature! Camp staff work together to plan activities that range from cooking and fort building to stream stomping and nature arts. We are looking for staff who have big hearts love kids and want to spend their summer active and outside. Staff do not need to have expertise in all program areas but everyone must be ready to work outside be active be highly responsible and have fun with children for all the hours they are at camp.
Duties for allcamp staff include:
- Support our camp mission and culture through thoughtful participation in camp staff week and staff meetings with the goal of creating a fun safe inclusive camp experience for our diverse camp community.
- Work almost entirely outside in nature in all weather with good energy and attitude! We have access to indoor spaces for thunderstorms or other outdoor emergencies.
- Supervise & interact with campers during instructional recreation and lunch times
- Supervise & direct Counselors and Junior Counselors (ages 14 18
- Responsible for physical/emotional safety of all participants including proactive behavior management and providing basic First Aid.
- Contribute to cleanup and care for campus and program materials as needed at the end of each camp day.
CAMP TEACHERScreate and lead activities that are in line with the mission of the camp. Ideas and resources are provided and staff have time to develop these activities in collaboration with their staff team during staff training week. Teachers manage the big picture of scheduling and activities for their group interact daily with camp parents lead lessons and activities are the point person for medical and social/emotional needs for children in their group (in collaboration with camp directors and the camp nurse) and meet daily with their staff team to plan and problem solve.
CAMP ASSISTANT TEACHERS (ages 18 and up) support camp activities and typically do not have daily responsibility for planning and leading activities. Assistant Teachers play an essential role in making sure the needs of our campers are met each day! They serve as an additional helper in handson activities provide oneonone support to campers as needed and help ensure an overall great day for their camp team.
CAMP COUNSELORS(ages 16 and up): Applicants who are under 18 and/or have limited experience but are enthusiastic about working outside and caring for children may work as counselors in camp. Most counselor roles work in Extended Day from 2:30 6 PM.
Minimum Qualifications:
TEACHERS typically have strong experience in these areas especially around planning and leading activities and being the lead person responsible for a group of children. ASSISTANT TEACHERS are typically developing their skills in one or more of these areas. Minimum age requirement of 18 years old.
- Experience working with groups of children in formal or informal settings (school nature center summer camp scouts etc). Experience with groups of 10 or more children is preferred.
- Ability and desire to work and participate in community with children and adults of all identities. Our staff team and the campers we serve are diverse in many ways including gender and gender identity race and culture sexuality socioeconomic status age religion and ability and disability. All staff are expected to contribute to a safe inclusive and welcoming camp environment.
- Enthusiasm for exploring nature with children. Basic knowledge of the natural world is preferred but not required in all roles.
- Experience (personal or professional) with one or more program activity areas is preferred. Seeking staff with expertise in camp songs and games leading music with children gardening farm care hiking and outdoor adventure naturalist skills cooperative games nature arts building and tinkering storytelling and role playing games cooking with children and outdoor adventure!
- Willingness and ability to work outdoors in all weather (including summer heat & humidity and/or rain) and to be physically active for most of an 8 hour day. This is a physically intensive job that includes significant movement throughout the day including walking and hiking on uneven terrain kneeling bending lifting and carrying.
- Ability to be emotionally and socially on for the majority of an 8 hour day. A typical day includes 6.5 hours of direct time with campers requiring emotional presence and energy to engage with children and coworkers.
- Demonstrated commitment reliability punctuality and responsible behavior at previous jobs
All applicants who love nature and children and have relevant experience are welcome and encouraged our camp staff represent a wide range of ages backgrounds identities and experiences. Common Ground is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Conversations about accommodations that employees would need in order to successfully work at camp are welcome.
Job Schedule:
- Camp dates are weekdays Monday June 23 Friday August 8 2025 (including staff training week). We are OPEN on Friday July 4. Applicants who can commit to all camp dates receive hiring preference.
- Additional optional work from August 11 22 may be available
- Most staff work 8 AM 4 PM however we will have a few roles that work from 10 AM 6 PM and some that work from 2:30 6 PM. Schedule preference can be indicated in the online application form.
Location:Common Ground 358 Springside Ave New Haven CT 06515
Hourly pay rate:$16.35 $20/hour for new employees depending on position and level of experience. This is a temporary seasonal position and is not eligible for employment benefits union representation or for a guarantee of work past August 8 2025.
A STAFF DISCOUNT on fees is available for camp employees with dependent children ages 4 14 and morning and extended day care are provided free for campers while their parent or sibling is working at camp.
To Apply:
- Complete the form HERE and also email a resume to Rebecca Holcombe Camp Director:
- Interviews will be scheduled with qualified applicants
- Applications accepted until positions are full.
Common Ground is particularly eager for candidates who can help us to fulfill our commitment to building a racially and culturally diverse faculty and staff. Common Ground has a commitment to examining the intersection of social environmental and food justice issues; how systems of oppression including white privilege impact the organizations work; and how resistance to those systems can offer windows into a more sustainable society.
Common Ground is committed to the recruitment and retention of staff that is reflective of the communities we work with. We strongly encourage applicants from people of color immigrants women people with disabilities members of the LGBTQ community people whose native language is something other than English and other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups.
Nondiscrimination Policy and Notice
Pursuant to Title IX and its regulations (Final Rule released on April 19 2024 the Board of Directors has adopted and implemented a policy stating that the Common Ground District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity it operates including admission and employment. Common Ground High School does not discriminate based on race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression status as a veteran status as a victim of domestic violence marital status pregnancy or related conditions national origin protective hairstyles alienage ancestry age disability or any other basis prohibited by law and prohibits discrimination including harassment in any education program or activity it operates. The Board shall provide protections from all forms of sexbased harassment including sexual violence and unwelcome sexbased conduct that creates a hostile environment by limiting or denying a persons ability to participate in or benefit from a schools education program or activity. The Common Ground District shall take prompt and effective action to end any sex discrimination in its education programs or activities to provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of sex discrimination complaints prevent recurrence and remedy its effects. To that end the District shall act promptly and effectively in response to information about conduct that reasonably may constitute discrimination including sexual violence and other forms of sexbased harassment. The district shall also ensure that all school employees are trained about their obligations to address sex discrimination and their obligations to notify or provide contact information for the Title IX Coordinator. The Common Ground Board of Directors Nondiscrimination policy includes protections for students employees and applicants against discrimination based on pregnancy childbirth termination of pregnancy lactation related medical conditions or recovery from these conditions and shall provide reasonable modifications for students based on pregnancy or related conditions allow for lactation for employees and access to a clean private lactation space for students and employees. Common Ground shall not disclose personally identifiable information obtained through complying with Title IX with limited exceptions such as when there had been prior written consent or when the information is disclosed to the parent of a minor. Retaliation against anyone who in good faith makes a report of harassment or discrimination files a complaint of harassment or discrimination serves as a witness or participates in an investigation or grievance process is also a violation of Common Ground Districts nondiscrimination policy and is prohibited.
Employment Type
Temp
