Summer Staff Positions

Do you want to work with underserved inner-city youth?  Do you love the outdoors?  Then a summer job at the Princeton Blairstown Center is for you!  Our Blairstown, New Jersey campus is situated on 263 acres of land near the Delaware Water Gap.  It contains various adventure course activities designed to promote development of self-esteem, self-respect, respect for others, as well as decision-making and problem solving skills.

Our Summer Staff actively engage youth in unique and exciting experiences and focused reflections in order to increase knowledge, develop skills and clarify values.  Depending on training and need, various roles and responsibilities available include:

Summer Facilitators

Responsible for the well being of participants.  Facilitators may live and cook onsite with their groups.  They facilitate adventure activities, including but not limited to: games, initiative problems, rappelling, high ropes courses, environmental education activities, canoeing, hiking, and swimming. Activities include co-facilitation of overnight backpacking and canoeing trips.  Summer facilitators may be asked to serve in a support role when necessary

Waterfront Staff

Responsible for implementing safe operating procedures for all water-related activities, maintaining the boating and canoeing equipment, and serving as primary lifeguards on duty.  Lifeguard certification is required in supervising all water-related activities. 

 

 

Support Staff

Support Staff do a variety of tasks that help make our programming run smoothly.  Support staff fill in for instructors, work on the waterfront, set up/break down and facilitate the high ropes course, check in/out gear from the equipment room, and help maintain the day to day operations of the facility.  They also rotate serving on the overnight patrol team when participants are in cabins.

 

First-Aid Supervisor

Responsible for the day-to-day health and first aid supervision of participants.  Works directly with our part-time nurse.  EMT or WFR certification is required.

 

 

• Salaries start at $4,000 for the summer (Additional $100.00 for each certification/lifeguarding/WFR)

• Room & board included 

• Extensive training in adventure programming and youth development  

• June 9 – August 28, 2008 

 

Kitchen Support Staff

Salary starts at $3,500 - June 9 - August 28, 2008

Hours also available in September

Under the direction of the Food Services Manager, help prepare and serve food, assist in restoration of dining hall, kitchen, and bathrooms, assist in the garden and with any  other duties as assigned by the Food Service Manager.  During slow periods, helping out with general other cleaning, laundry or in the Equipment Room as needed.

                                                                                      

To Apply

Application for Summer Job Opportunities