What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer Camp Support Staff position at Easterseals PORT?
Do you enjoy working behind the scenes to ensure everything runs smoothly? Are you a team player who takes pride in helping create a positive, welcoming environment for campers and staff? Join our team at Camp Easterseals Virginia (ESVA) this summer as Camp Support Staff! You'll play an essential role in keeping camp operations running smoothly by assisting with dining hall duties and laundry services, making sure our campers and staff have what they need to enjoy their time at camp.
What You’ll Do
As Camp Support Staff, you’ll assist with a variety of essential camp operations, with two main areas of responsibility: dining hall duties and laundry services. In the dining hall, you’ll help prepare and serve meals, set tables, clean up after meals, and ensure the dining area and its bathrooms are spotless. You’ll also assist with laundry duties, ensuring that campers’ linens and towels are clean, folded, and returned to the cabins in a timely manner.
Why You’ll Love This Job
Working at Camp ESVA is not just about getting a paycheck—it’s about making a real difference while having fun and growing personally and professionally. Here’s what you can expect:
- Competitive Pay: (Details are listed in the question portion of the application)
- Room & Board: All meals, including s’mores, and accommodations are provided.
- Climate-Controlled Cabins
- Biweekly Salary
- bonuses for referrals and returning staff
- Team Atmosphere: Work alongside passionate people from around the world.
- Days Off: Enjoy two full days off between each camp session to relax, recharge, and explore the surrounding area.
- Beautiful Location: Work in a serene, wooded environment with activities like zip-lining, canoeing, and horseback riding just steps away.
What We’re Looking For
To join our team, you should be friendly, detail-oriented, capable of multitasking, and able to work independently when needed. We also require the following:
- You must be at least 18 years or older
- High school diploma or GED required
- Have a valid driver’s license and clean driving record
- Comfortable working in various weather conditions, including indoor and outdoor environments
- Previous experience in food service, housekeeping, or laundry is a plus but not required
- Physically able to perform tasks like lifting and standing for extended periods
- Be able to commit to a minimum of 4 weeks at our camp!
If you’re kind, caring, have a great sense of humor, and seeking a rewarding opportunity where you can make a huge difference in the lives of others, please apply directly at: https://eastersealsport.com/careers/summer-camp-support-staff-new-castle-va-summe004949/
About Camp Easterseals
Camp Easterseals Virginia operates as part of Easterseals PORT Health. For 65 years, Camp Easterseals has provided quality recreational and therapeutic camp programming in the beautiful countryside of New Castle, Virginia. Children and adults with disabilities are able to experience all the outdoors has to offer including horseback riding, canoeing, swimming, arts and crafts, ziplining and campfires thanks to an amazing group of dedicated team members just like you.
Our working environment supports employee and client health with a ‘no tobacco’ use policy (tobacco free and smoke free) in all offices, client facilities, properties, and agency vehicles.
We believe that by leveraging the unique strengths and perspectives of our workforce, we can advance our just cause, while building a healthy, sustainable organization. That’s why we listen, seek to understand & act to make ESPH an Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Authentic & Learning (IDEAL) organization.
Applicants of all abilities are encouraged to apply!
