Day Camp Coordinator

Get back to your roots and enhance your connection to the earth while you work with the Living Earth School! We will explore the surrounding forests and streams as we build natural shelters, make fires without matches, and prepare wild plants for food. This is not your ordinary camp experience.  Each team member gets training in survival skills and how to be an effective nature mentor. Our aim is to see the light in each person, camper or staff, and help inspire their passions and gifts.

We have two locations for Day Camp, each with its own Coordinator. The Camp Coordinators are responsible for managing the facilities and the staff. We are looking for someone who likes to create and organize schedules, run meetings, and back up Instructors with enthusiasm and participation when things get silly, muddy and wild! Putting your maturity hat back on, Coordinators are responsible for the camp’s parent interactions and communication, both face-to-face and over the phone. Emotional intelligence is sought in a Coordinator Candidate so they can offer help to staff in times of need, including situations involving campers. They help lead large-group activities, storytelling and swim time. When possible, they observe and provide feedback on staff instruction and group management. Coordinators must have previous experience managing a team in the outdoors so they can be confident in their decision-making leadership if events occur such as extreme weather, injuries, emergencies, or if disciplinary action is needed.

The summer camp season runs June 5 through August 12, with a week of training and a break week July 3-7. If you need housing, you are invited to stay at our Staff Camp. Here there are individual tent spaces, shared outdoor covered kitchen, shower, internet and toilet amenities as well as the comradery of living beside your coworkers. 

For full job descriptions and application, please visit our Jobs page. Email kelly.l@livingearthva.org with any questions.

Special Benefits

• swim in a river every day!
• individual training in survival and mentoring skills!
• work with a variety of passionate folks!