[NMScience] Male Summer Camp Counselor Needed

[carolyn nesbitt]

Summer Job Announcement: Camp Counselors at Fenton Ranch in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico

Fenton Ranch is a residential environmental education facility owned and operated by Manzano Day School, a private elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is located in a beautiful canyon in the Jemez Mountains 80 miles north of Albuquerque. During the summer, Fenton Ranch offers a residential camp for the students of Manzano Day School.

Description:
Staff Orientation will begin June 24, 2009. Five sessions of Summer Camp will take place between June 27 and August 1,2009.  These positions involve leading 6-14 year old children in outdoor activities such as canoeing, hiking, archery, camping, backpacking, fishing and exploring; supervising meals, journal activities, free time, and bed time; facilitating noncompetitive games and craft projects; participating in campfires and other evening programs; attending to the logistical and maintenance aspects of running a residential program; playing, laughing and sharing with very enthusiastic children.  

Some time will be set aside for you to explore the area-- ancient Native American ruins, hot springs, and wilderness areas full of biking, hiking and rock climbing opportunities.  Nearby Jemez Springs is a pleasant mountain village, and Los Alamos, home to restaurants and a movie theater, is 40 miles away.

Counselors are given full room and board for the month, $1200 (or more depending on experience) and a $300 travel stipend.  Housing is provided in a log cabin on the property.  Pets are not permitted.  Since Fenton Ranch is in a remote part of the Jemez Mountains, a car is very helpful.  However, the Fenton staff sometimes share rides on weekend explorations.  The staff is small (1 caretaker, 1 cook, 1 director and 4 counselors), and is expected to work and live together cooperatively.

Application Procedure:
Applicants should have experience with children, an appreciation for the natural world, and an interest in working in a camp setting. They should be reliable, mature, enthusiastic, creative, independent, and team players. Please send a resume and letter to: Carolyn Nesbitt at  cnesbitt at manzanodayschool.org