Summer Employment
- Download the Summer Staff Application
- Apply for a Summer Job Online
- Download the required Application Reference Forms
We hire skilled, talented and committed camp counselors and summer program staff. At F&W, our focus is entirely on the campers, and our work is to provide them with an excellent summer. We are looking for people passionate about and experienced in working with children, particularly in a classroom or outdoor education setting, and willing to be a role model. Strong candidates are committed to community, and have technical skills to offer, such as ceramics, lifeguarding, wilderness tripping, and animal husbandry. For people dedicated to children's growth and happiness, working at Farm & Wilderness is fun and often life-changing.
We provide extensive training for summer staff. New staff generally attend a five-day Skills Week and then all staff attend an eight-day Staff Week at their camp.
To apply to work at one of the Farm & Wilderness Camps in Summer 2009, please download an application and the reference form you will need for your application packet (Adobe pdf files). You can also apply using our online form, but you will still need to download the reference form to make your application complete.
If you have questions or any difficulties, please contact our Human Resources Manager Courtney Porter at our office, (802) 422.3761, or hr@farmandwilderness.org.
2009 Summer Staff Dates
June 12th - Counselors arrive for Skills Week
June 22nd - Staff Week begins
June 29th - BDC campers arrive
July 1st - TL, TF, IB, SAM, & FC campers arrive
August 16th - the last of the campers return home
August 20th - Most summer staff leave camp
2009 Staffing News
Application Status, May 27th:
A large majority of our positions have been filled! Thank you to our many applicants. We received an over abundance of qualified candidates this year for all summer postions. We are accepting applications for summer 2009 on a limited basis. Human Resources, Program, & Camp Directors are working hard to finalize placements for hire, send out employment agreements and schedule interviews for the few remaining positions.
Most Camps have filled their staff roster for 2009, however a few postions remain.
SAM reports the need for more male counselors.
TL reports the need for more male counselors.
IB is fully hired and only reviewing applications on a limited basis.
BDC reports the need for a work projects (carpentry) head.
FC reports that they are fully hired and encourages you to check out SAM or TL.
TF is fully hired and is only considering applications from returning staff.
No CIT Program for 2009:
In the past, Farm & Wilderness has offered Counselor-In-Training positions. These will not be offered this year, but may be offered again in future years.
