Overview
Summer Camp Counselor Jobs in Shelburne, Vermont, USA at Outstanding in the Field
Location: Shelburne
New Village Farm is a diversified educational farm located in Shelburne, Vermont. The small raw milk cow and goat dairies, poultry operation, gardens, and wilderness areas form an extensive outdoor learning space where people of all ages are invited to actively participate.
A primary focus of ours is creating opportunities of participation and belonging for people, as well as fostering connections with earth, plants and animals. The farm hosts a Farm School, After School programming, Family Farming Time, summer camps, family workshops, & other year-round programming. The farm works to empower children and families to learn new skills, to take on responsibility and build community, to explore freedom in the outdoors, and to care for plants and animals.
Our basic philosophy is that healthy lives and actions are founded in healthy relationships to ourselves, to each other, and to the natural world.
In addition to our programming, we have a farmstand, where we sell our products such as raw cow and goat’s milk, pastured chicken and eggs, and grass-fed beef. While we are not Certified Organic, we adhere to organic practices in our pastures and gardens.
Job Description
We are hiring day camp counselors for our three summer camps:Pathfinders Camp(ages 5-6),Farm & Garden Camp(ages 6-11, plus Counselors-in-Trainings or CITs from age 12+), andCrew Camp(ages 10+).
Our summer camp counselors are the backbone of our summer here at New Village. We host around 300 campers over the course of the summer, many of whom return year after year because they love the blend of freedom, trust, responsibility, and fun at the core of our programs.
Pathfinders Camp
Pathfinders is a program designed to serve our youngest campers with smaller group sizes and a space all their own for exploration, imagination, and the joyful work of the farm. This program eases newcomers into the magic and responsibility of work with animals and plants at a moderate pace. We spend our morning working with the animals and in the garden, and our afternoons are spent exploring the woods, quarry, fields, and marshes around the farm, and diving into the interests that emerge from the group.
Projects can range from animal care, gardening, simple carpentry, wilderness skills, nature crafts, painting, and whatever we dream up together. Those applying to lead Pathfinders must have relevant, professional experience working with 4-6 year old children.
In Pathfinders, there are 2 counselors for the 15 campers plus at least 2 CITs. Counselors will be working closely with the CITs, mentoring, giving feedback, etc.
Farm & Garden Camp
In Farm & Garden Camp, we are committed to the kids’ participation in the stewardship of animals, farms, gardens, and wild spaces. We build our programs around their love of nature and animals, their capacity for kindness, their competence in work, and their right to belong. Mornings are spent working with animals and in the garden. Afternoons are spent in a mixture of free play and planned activities, including craft and construction projects, marsh/field/forest play, and lots of animal time.
In Farm & Garden Camp, there are 3 counselors for the 30 campers, plus at least 4 CITs. Counselors will be working closely with the CITs, mentoring, giving feedback, etc.
Crew Camp
The focus of Crew Camp is growing the skills and competence of the many kids who v…
Title: Summer Camp Counselor
Company: Outstanding in the Field
Location: Shelburne, Vermont, USA
Category: Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care
