Employment opportunitiesWe offer a variety of staff positions, ranging from counselors to administrative positions. The counselor positions are typically entry level positions, and knowledge of working with children is important. Additional certifications and experiences increase the base pay rate for most positions, while some certifications are required for some positions ( i.e. Life guarding certifications for waterfront counselors). There is a comprehensive staff training, and some opportunities to gain Red Cross certifications will be made available if possible . All counselor positions have residential responsibilities and live in the cabins with the children. If you are interested in
applying for a position, please contact Linda Wegner
at Fulton / Montgomery
County Cooperative
Extension,
55 East Main Street,2nd Floor, Johnstown, NY 12095. (518)762-3909 ASSISTANT CAMP DIRECTOR: We require a bachelors degree for this key administrative position. Candidate must be 21 yrs. old and have previous camp administrative experience, strong leadership skills and previous camp counseling experience. Will supervise program coordinators, staff, counselors and cabin life. The Assistant Director will also assist with staff training. This position runs for 7.4 weeks at $340.00 per week and room and board. Supervised by Camp Director. We have 1 position available. The camp Nurse is responsible for all the camper health forms. They review the information, screen the children when they come into camp, disseminate the medical information to staff as necessary, and dispense daily medications. The Nurse also does cabin inspection and a daily sick call. We ask that the "Camp Nurse" have a RN, LPN or EMT w/1st Aid and CPR for the professional Rescuer and some experience or background working with children. The position runs for 7 weeks, starting July 1st. The work week is from Sunday at 12:00 PM until Friday at 6pm, with time off daily and a 6 hour period off weekly. The position starts at $550 a week, plus room and board for their entire stay. This position is supervised by the Director. We have positions open for this summer! Our staff live in the cabins with the children, and work 3 hours a day in a course area, such as Environmental Education, Waterfront or Creative Arts. The rest of the day is spent supervising staff and children in a multitude of activities. Staff can offer afternoon and evening activities for the children. We would prefer people with prior supervisory experience. We have an extensive training program before the children arrive. We also train staff in each of the program areas and offer some first aid certification opportunities. The staff work from 11:00 am on Sunday until 6 PM on Friday, with time off daily and a 6 hour period of time off during the week. Coordinators are required to work 1 weekend in the summer. The salary starts at $200.00 per week, with additional amounts for relevant certifications and of course, room and board for your entire stay. The position runs for 7 weeks. Starting July 1st. This position is supervised by the Director. We have 1 position available. The position runs for 7 weeks, starting July 1st, with additional days needed prior to camp for menu planning, USDA training and Food Safety training. The Head Cook, in conjunction with the kitchen team, plans and uses menus for all meals within the framework established by Home Economist responsible for the food service program. The Head Cook also supervises kitchen staff by planning and implement a division of food preparation, food serving, and clean-up duties with kitchen staff. The Kitchen staff prepare 3 meals a day on Monday-Friday and evening snacks and prepare dinner and evening snack on Sunday. The head cook is responsible for making out all food and supply orders and keep all inventories, receipts, invoices and bills in notebook supplied. This Notebook also contains documents for the Federal Summer Food Service and the Donated Foods Program. The work week is from Sunday at 12:00 PM until Friday at 6pm. The day begins around 7:00 am, and continues until 6:30pm, with time off during the day ( the average day is about 8 hours total) An Evening off ( from 2:00 PM until 12:00 midnight) and free room and board is also included in the package. The Head Cook and the Cook have private living quarters separate from the children located in staff housing. This position salary starts at $450 a week, based on experience. We have 1 position available. This position is similar to the Head Cook position, except the main focus of the Head Cook position is paperwork and supervision, where as the Cook position focuses mainly on food preparation. Time off, schedule and benefits are the same as the Head cook position. This position salary starts at $350 a week, based on experience. We have counselor positions open for the summer season! Our staff live in the cabins with the children, and work 3 hours a day in a course area, such as Environmental Education, Waterfront or Creative Arts. The rest of the day is spent supervising children in a multitude of activities. Staff can offer afternoon and evening activities for the children. We would prefer people with prior experience working with children, but we do have an extensive training program before the children arrive. We also train staff in each of the program areas and offer some first aid certification opportunities. The staff work from 11:00 am on Sunday until 6 PM on Friday, with time off daily and a 6 hour period of time off during the week. Counselors are required to work 1 weekend in the summer. The salary starts at $170.00 per week, with additional amounts for relevant certifications and of course, room and board for your entire stay. The position runs for 7 weeks. Starting July 1st. Junior Counselor positions are available to staff under the age of 18. Please ask us for more details. Cooperative Extension in New York State provides equal program and employment opportunities. If you are interested in applying for a position, please contact Linda Wegner at Fulton / Montgomery County Cooperative Extension, 55 East Main Street,2nd Floor, Johnstown, NY 12095. (518)762-3909 or the Camp Director Sue Williams
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For more information contact Linda Wegner, Cornell Cooperative Extension Educator
4-H Camp Sacandaga is a non-profit educational camp. Cornell Cooperative Extension and 4-H Camp Sacandaga provides equal program and employment opportunities.
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