2025 Trustees Summer Day Camps Job Positions

DAY CAMP JOBS in Eastern Massachusetts: 

Do you want to work with an organization at the forefront of saving Massachusetts’ spectacular special places AND work outside educating kids and having a blast this summer? All while gaining valuable work experience in environmental education, outdoor recreation, health and safety, and childhood development; plus acquiring skills in communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving, leadership, empathy, and strong work ethic. 

Camp staff are seasonal employees who play an essential role at day camps at signature properties of The Trustees, a non-profit conservation organization. Whether you are interested in a summer on a working farm, in the woods, in a sculpture park, in a teaching kitchen, or at the coast, Trustees Camps offer quality education and fun for campers aged 4 to 15. Camp staff benefits include free admission to 120+ Trustees properties across Massachusetts plus program and product discounts. 

2025 CAMP EDUCATORS (COUNSELORS): If you are outgoing, have experience working with children, and are considering becoming an educator, youth worker, an agriculturalist, an ecologist, an artist, a chef, childcare worker, or other related field, there are exciting options available for Camp Educators at our camps in eastern Massachusetts: 

• Appleton Farm Camp, Ipswich – Farm + Nature Camp (June 24-August 23 + training weeks) 
• SummerQuest at Crane Estate, Ipswich – Coastal Camp (June 24-August 23 + training weeks)  
• Weir River Farm Camp, Hingham – Farm Camp (June 24-August 16 + training week)  
• World’s End Camp, Hingham – Coastal Camp (June 24-August 16 + training week)  
• Farmer, Forester, Chef! at Powisset Farm, Dover – Farm + Cooking + Nature Camp (June 24 - August 16 + training week)  
• deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln – Art + Nature Camp (July 1-August 16 + training days) 
• The Farm Institute, Edgartown (Martha’s Vineyard) – Farm + Cooking Camp (June 24-August 23 + training weeks) 

OTHER SUMMER 2025 POSITIONS: If you have camp experience and look forward to being a Camp Director, Lead Camp Educator, Assistant Camp Director, Art & Nature Instructor, or Culinary Instructor this summer, select camps are also hiring for these advanced positions. 

Trustees Camps has information on the unique location, characteristics, and program of each camp. 

Careers at The Trustees provides the details, responsibilities, schedules, payrates, and qualifications for positions open at each camp. All applications are received through this online portal. 

ABOUT THE TRUSTEES:   

Founded in 1891 by a group of visionary volunteers, The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) is Massachusetts’ premier conservation and preservation organization. The Trustees’ preserves, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in Massachusetts. Our properties are open to all, and we thrive by involving as many people as possible in all that we do. We aim to protect special places for future generations to enjoy in perpetuity, and have helped protect more than 50,000 acres, including 27,000+ acres on more than 120 reservations that are open to the public. As a non-profit conservation organization, we are funded and supported entirely by our visitors, supporters, volunteers, and our 100,000 Member households. We encourage you to learn more about The Trustees on our website, www.thetrustees.org.