Multiple Camp Positions Available - Eagle's Nest Foundation

Are you looking for a fun and rewarding summer job? Do you love working with kids? Are you excited about the outdoors, teaching kindness, cooking, arts and crafts, rock climbing, canoeing, hiking, horseback riding, sports, telling stories, and being creative? Do you dream of spending the summer in the mountains, star gazing, laughing with true friends and having the best summer of your life? If so, we hope you’ll apply to join our team at Eagle’s Nest for the summer of 2023! 

Eagle’s Nest Camp, Pisgah Forest, North Carolina 

Who We Are: Eagle’s Nest Camp is located on 200 acres of wooded land in the lush mountains of Western North Carolina just southwest of Asheville and down the road from Pisgah National Forest. Eagle’s Nest provides a joyful, inclusive community where campers finishing kindergarten - 11th grade are treated with respect and compassion. Campers have the opportunity to participate in 1-3 week long sessions which emphasize nature, arts, and community living while taking visual and performing arts, athletic and outdoor classes. Eagle’s Nest is an independent non-profit organization. We also host an outdoor adventure program for teens giving them the opportunity to spend two - three weeks backpacking, rock climbing and white water canoeing in North Carolina, across the country, and internationally.  

Counselor and Activity Instructor
Our summer staff teach classes every day in areas reflecting their expertise and interests. We offer classes including, but not limited to, Arts and Crafts, Backpacking, Horseback Riding, Whitewater Canoeing, Rock Climbing, Athletics, Swimming, Music, and Drama. Counselors live in cabins with campers and provide guidance, supervision, and fun for our campers.

Outdoor Logistics Coordinator
The Logistics Coordinator will work with outdoor activity heads, the Kitchen Manager, and the Outdoor Program Manager to ensure that groups going out of camp have the food, gear and resources they need. The Logistics Coordinator will also be responsible for making sure the packout facility is kept stocked and clean (to NC health code standards), and the gear is in good repair. This person must enjoy being a mentor and resource for outdoor staff, and living and working in the outdoors.

Waterfront Director and Lifeguards
The Waterfront Director is responsible for teaching swimming curriculum, leading staff in-service trainings and emergency response drills, ensuring compliance with Eagle’s Nest Camp operating procedures, and overseeing the safety of all waterfront activities and the equipment used. The Waterfront Director must be able to work well on a team and give/receive feedback graciously. Other camp duties, such as being a cabin counselor, may be required. Swimming instructors and Lifeguards teach swimming lessons and lifeguard for free swim in our lake. 

Camp Health Care Staff
Working with an EMT and another RN, nurses are responsible for providing daily and first aid care to approximately 140 campers and 60 staff. Staff will live on campus, and may choose from 1, 2 or 3 week sessions.

Horseback Riding Director and Instructors
The Horseback Riding Director will be in charge of the maintenance and care of the barn and 10- 12  horses, as well as instructing children between the ages of 6 and 17 at various levels (beginning through advanced). We teach English hunt-seat riding. Riding staff will also help with horse care and feeding, and will teach classes.  Our summer staff teach classes every day in areas reflecting their expertise and interests. We also offer classes including, but not limited to, Arts and Crafts, Backpacking, Whitewater Canoeing, Rock Climbing, Athletics, Swimming, Music, and Drama. Riding staff live in cabins with campers and provide guidance, supervision, and fun for our campers. The Riding Director lives in staff housing. 

Kitchen Staff
The kitchen staff consists of a kitchen manager, a head cook, a baker, and 5 - 6 cooks. Working as a team, the kitchen staff are responsible for preparing three well-balanced, family-style meals, as well as a wholesome evening snack, each day. Cooks may be asked to perform all elements of kitchen work from prep to clean up. Cooks must work well with people different from themselves and be committed to maintaining a safe, sanitary work environment meeting all health code standards. They must enjoy living and working in the outdoors and with children. Kitchen staff attend all-staff orientation and kitchen training. 

Camp EMT 
Working with a Registered Nurse or Physician’s Assistant, the EMT is responsible for providing daily health and first aid care to approximately 140 campers and 60 staff. The EMT is also responsible for working with outdoor staff to manage first aid kits. 

How to apply:

Please visit our staff webpage to learn more and apply.

You can also email us at campapplications@enf.org(link sends e-mail) or call Paige Lester-Niles at 336-761-1040.