Staff Portal
As you prepare to spend your summer with us, we hope to provide some useful information for you here. If you have any additional questions, please contact your camp director, hiring manager or human resources via e-mail.
Getting to Camp: The Transportation Information memo has details on the variety of ways that you can get to Farm & Wilderness.
Need lots of great information? We ask that all employees read through our 2012 Seasonal Employee Handbook to learn more about working with us for the summer. We will also have a printed copy for you when you arrive.
Many of you are arriving in time to attend Skills Week (June 8th). Our Skills Week FAQ is packed with answers to many of the commmon questions. As always, if you can't find answers to your questions here...please contact your camp director.
Wondering what you might need to pack for your summer here? Check this list out: What to Bring to Camp . If you have additional questions, please contact your camp director or hiring manager. Wondering where you might get some of these items? Consider your local outfitter, thrift store, or some of the suppliers listed here. Places to Find Equipment is not an endorsement nor an exhaustive lsit, rather just some ideas.
So, now that you've been hired and have your travel scheduled, you want to know when you will get paid? Here is some information on understanding your salary , cash advances and your final paycheck.
Wondering what you might do on your day off? Consider exploring the beautiful state we call Vermont, Outings and Day Hikes. And while you will be spending all or part of your summer in rural Vermont, there are towns in every direction that offer a variety of amenities and services.
Thank you for joining us at Farm & Wilderness (F&W). We hope our experience here together will be a mutually beneficial one. With you, we will continue to build an organization that is a positive influence on our campers, community and world at large. F&W is committed to providing a positive, cooperative workplace, with challenges as well as opportunities for growth and development.
What makes a great employee at F&W? What would we like you to do?
- Be yourself - smile, laugh, tell us if something seems wrong!
- Be responsible - take care of your campers and meet the safety guidelines!
- Come early and work hard - be a model for us and for other staff!
- Help us to follow our values
- Make friends with your co-counselors and support staff
- Share your passion - teach weaving, whistling, whittling to someone else!
- Be curious - ask questions of your colleagues and supervisors!
- Check in with your supervisor regularly
- Tell us when you need time for yourself
- Get dirty - take on barn chores, work projects, or something new like making mud pie!
- Join in with the kids - don't just observe, participate!
- Challenge yourself - try something new so that kids can see adults doing it!
