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St. Lawrence University Hiring for Summer Camp Workers (Saranac Lake, NY) Updated at Canton, NY Full Time
Primary Responsibilities
Updated – summer on the lake! Cleaning and guest services for 10 weeks! Excellent networking, room and food included. Join us for an at St. Lawrence University’s private camp and conference center on Upper Saranac Lake. This camp setting hosts alumni, faculty, and staff guests providing unique living, working, and networking opportunities for a full summer season spanning significant lakefront with several cabins, boathouses, main lodge, dining hall, tennis courts along with water sports, hiking, and fantastic views.
Under the direction of a Camp Director and Kitchen Manager, we have several openings for student camp counselors to live and work for approximately 10 weeks beginning June 1 – through mid August. Students work 6 days/week from early morning through dinner clean up with sporadic breaks each day. All counselors are expected to live at Canaras during the summer camp season. Room and Board are provided by St. Lawrence University along with a summer salary between $4,275.00 and $5500 depending on experience and start timing.
The season begins with several weeks of deep cleaning and grounds maintenance in preparation for a planned 7-8 weeks of alumni and University guests (up to 70 guests per week). Responsibilities include cleaning of cabins and dining areas, maintaining camp grounds, prepping/serving/cleaning in the dining hall, participating in camp activities including boating/skiing/tubing and oversight of children.
Specific duties include:
Cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming, sweeping, dusting, changing linen, emptying garbage and recycling, etc.
- Grounds Maintenance: mowing lawns, raking paths and beaches, chopping and stacking firewood for each cabin, etc.
- Kitchen Duties: setting & clearing tables for 70 guests (adults and children), waiting on tables, monitoring children while they eat, running the dish machine, cleaning (sweeping, mopping) kitchen and dining hall. All students work in the dining hall for all 3 meals and kitchen duties may include some cooking and food preparation.
- Recreational Duties: monitoring “Kids Hour” every day, including organizing activities for children ages 2-15.
- Water Sports: clean and maintain boats daily, drive water ski boat and supervise water-skiing activities, teach wind-surfing, sailing, etc. Staff will be required to take a swimming proficiency test prior to starting work.
- Public Relations: positively representing St. Lawrence University to Trustees and Guests.
- Miscellaneous Projects: cleaning path lamps, painting cabins and other duties to be assigned by the Camp Director and kitchen manager.
Minimum Qualifications
As a student worker position, applicants must be enrolled in an undergrad college/university program or recent college graduate.
Ability to live on-site and work for the full camp season (late May through mid/late August)
Must be able to swim: staff will be required to take a swimming proficiency test prior to starting work.
Boater’s license (or ability to obtain).
Preferred Qualifications
St. Lawrence University students
Prior/related work experience
Boating license
Prior/related work experience
Boating license
Appointment Timing
Summer
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
AT00087
Desired Start Date
05/23/2022
Position End Date
Open Date
Close Date
Open Until Filled
No
Special Instructions to Applicant
Please complete the online application form and include contact information for at least two professional/work references. Upload required documents in the “applicant documents” section of the form.
Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
