Work for camp grassick
At Grassick, campers are surrounded by a vibrant team of role models who are meticulously chosen for their warm personalities and engaging style of leadership. These college-age staff are enthusiastic teachers as well as caring cabin counselors, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, recreational staff, nurses, kitchen helpers, craft instructors, lifeguards, and many other various positions. All day long, they teach from the heart, encourage challenges, inspire kindness, and focus on each child’s individual strengths.
Positions Offered
Counselors
Counselors must be someone of college age or older who is genuinely interested in working with children with special needs. This person should be patient, responsible, reliable, caring, understanding and willing to spend many hours with children as this will be a live-in situation with a number of children in each cabin group. A very rewarding job! $4,000.00 and up.
Speech Therapy Supervisor
The speech therapy supervisor must have a master's degree in speech pathology (and CCC). This person will supervise the speech and language program, help arrange caseloads, be a resource person for the other speech/language personnel, observe sessions, conduct sessions, and read and approve final reports. The speech supervisor will work closely with the camp director in scheduling speech and language sessions.
Communication Assitants or Speech/ Language Interns
The assistants or interns must be individuals with a BA or BS degree in communication disorders. This person will work under the supervision of the speech/language supervisor and the camp director. This person will plan and conduct individual speech and language sessions with campers as well as conduct small language enrichment programs with other speech and language personnel. This person will also be responsible for writing final reports at the end of the camping sessions. $4,000.00 and up.
Registered Occupational Therapist
The OT must be a degreed person in the field of occupational therapy. This person, with the supervision of the camp director, will work with and supervise student occupational therapy assistants or COTA'S while conducting half-hour sessions for individual campers and small groups. The OTR will help set up therapy programs, supervise daily sessions, and read and approve final reports at the end of the camping sessions.
Occupational Therapist Assistant
A COTA, who will work under the supervision of an OTR, will assist in planning and conducting therapy activity sessions for individual campers and small groups. This person will receive a lot of hands-on training and practical experience in the area of occupational therapy. This person will work with the campers on daily living skills and other skills associated with OT. The occupational therapy assistant will also be responsible for writing final reports under the supervision of the OTR. $4,000.00 and up.
Reading Instructor
An individual who has a degree in education, preferably with a concentration in remedial reading. The reading instructor will work with individual children by helping them maintain or improve their reading skills in specific areas of concentration over the summer. Final reports will be written at the end of the camping sessions concerning programs and campers’ progress or maintenance of reading skills. $4,000.00 and up.
Camp Nurse
Camp Grassick will hire an RN or LPN for the summer. The camp nurse will be responsible for administering daily medications to campers as well as treating any minor illnesses or injuries that occur. Our camp nurse also helps out with evening activities and different misc. events throughout the day.
Recreation Personnel
Rec staff should be college students or graduates who enjoy working outdoors and with children, preferably individuals working on a degree in a related field or those who thoroughly enjoy recreation and sports. The recreation staff will plan, schedule, and conduct daily and weekly recreational activities for the campers. They will supervise small groups in games, sporting activities and campouts. Recreation staff must have patience and energy! $4,000.00 and up.
Waterfront Personnel
The waterfront staff should be college age person or older who is a qualified water safety instructor (WSI). This person will be in charge of instructing small groups of children in swimming lessons and performing lifeguard duties throughout the day. This person should be familiar with all phases of boating and water safety procedures. Experience in working with children with special needs is desirable, but not necessary. $4,000.00 and up.
Craft Instructor
Craft instructors should be a college student or older with abilities and interests in this area, who has patience and enjoys working with children and adults with special needs. Crafts typically has two individuals working in this area. These individuals, with the help of the camp director, will plan projects suitable for different abilities, order materials, and conduct craft activities for small groups at the different camping sessions. $4,000.00 and up.
Head Cook
The head cook is a qualified person experienced in the preparation of meals for large groups. The head cook is responsible for planning a well-balanced menu and preparing nutritional meals for the campers and staff. Some ordering responsibilities may also be required
Assistant Cook
The assistant cook is a person hired to assist the head cook in the preparation of meals and to take full responsibility for preparing meals in the absence of the head cook. This person should also have some experience in preparing meals for large groups and enjoy cooking.
Kitchen Assistants
Kitchen assistants are high school or older individuals hired to assist the cooks with meal preparations, dishes, and general kitchen and dining hall duties before and after all meals. Kitchen staff are involved with the general camp activities as much as they wish. $3000 and up
In depth information concerning job descriptions will be explained and discussed during personal interviews. In addition to specific duties described in the job descriptions, employees will be responsible for helping out at all camp activities. All staff are responsible for the health, welfare, and supervision of all the campers in attendance at all times. Staff members will attend an orientation session and training before camp begins. Being a staff member at Elks Camp Grassick is a very demanding, yet very rewarding job.
Please contact Camp Director Jenny Hunt for more information.
Call 701-327-4251
Email campgrassick@gmail.com
Please contact Camp Director Jenny Hunt for more information.
Call 701-327-4251
Email campgrassick@gmail.com