What are the responsibilities and job description for the Camp Facilities and Maintenance - Seasonal position at Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester INC?
The Camp Facilities and Maintenance job is a seasonal position May through September with primary focus on housekeeping and maintenance required for camp buildings and grounds to prepare for camp opening, to maintain property during the active camp-in-session summer months, and to perform activities to close camp for autumn and winter. Also includes groundskeeping, mowing, and other land care activities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform cleaning and upkeep of property and buildings to prepare for camp opening and ensure a safe and welcoming environment
- Complete daily, weekly and monthly checklists for building and grounds maintenance
- Perform a variety of work in maintenance, repair of buildings, and groundskeeping
- Work independently to complete preventive maintenance tasks
- Perform lawn care tasks including mowing, weed whacking, brush clean-up, etc.
Key competencies for Success:
- Represent a positive image of the Camp Seneca Lake (CSL) when interacting with campers, camp families and the staff
- Sense of urgency to respond to emergency maintenance requests
- Positive attitude to effectively complete a wide variety of maintenance and cleaning tasks in an outdoor summer camp setting
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma or GED preferred
- Mechanical aptitude and experience with light carpentry, electrical, and plumbing preferred
- Groundskeeping/land care experience required
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to:
- Stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, grasping and twisting, climb or balance
- Dexterity to effectively use tools and mechanical equipment (hedge clippers, power washers, lawn movers, weed-wackers, hammers, wrenches, etc.)
- Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
- Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Ability to assist children in an emergency
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform within the described work disabilities to perform within the described work environment. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to:
- Moving mechanical parts
- Motorized riding equipment (mowers, tractors, etc.)
- Exposure to outside weather conditions (extreme heat and colder spring/autumn temperatures)
- Risk of electrical shock, fumes, toxic or caustic chemicals
- Exposure to wildlife present in an outdoor and wooded area
Schedule Summer 2025:
- May 5th - September 26
- 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
- Monday - Friday
Camp Seneca Lake (CSL) is a premier co-ed overnight summer camp set on 200 acres on Seneca Lake in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of Western New York. For over 90 summers CSL has given campers in grades 3-12 a special place to recharge, unplug, and connect to nature and friends. CSL welcomes all campers into a safe compassionate community where each child is encouraged to become their best self.
Children from all backgrounds come together to learn important life skills that will stay with them through adulthood. Campers develop independence, form lifelong friendships, and a deep connection to a tight knit community that is strong at its core. CSL is owned and operated by the Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester, and we are an inclusive community center and camp that welcomes campers and staff of all faiths, backgrounds, and ages.
Camp Seneca Lake/Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester is an Equal Opportunity Employer!
