Volunteer Counselor

Role Description

Direct care volunteers are our largest group of volunteers. Volunteers provide direct care to one or multiple campers with a wide range of disabilities, ensuring a joyful, safe and special camp experience for all campers.

Daily Responsibilities

• Assist campers with all daily routines
• Maintain a strong understanding of assigned camper’s medical needs, medications, and dietary differences
  • This information is provided and opportunities to meet with medical team before meeting your camper, in addition to throughout your time with your camper
• Ensure clean and safe common spaces and living areas
• Attend all activities and programming
• Complete assigned daily chores
• Camper-first mentality - your camper determines what your day looks like!

Skills and Qualifications

• Being a thoughtful, creative, compassionate person
• Ability to work in a group setting
• Ability to care for another person for the duration of your time volunteering
• A desire to learn from others
• Ability to dedicate 1-2 weeks to directly caring for a camper
• Ability to maintain a substance free lifestyle for the duration of your time volunteering
• Passion for being in a community of all different abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in leading classes

Other Information

• All volunteers are eligible for up to $300 travel reimbursement
• Volunteers will be housed and fed for the duration of their stay
• For your time volunteering, you will be sleeping in a communal cabin with both campers and counselors