Cabin Assistant

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Calling all extraordinary humans! True Friends is looking for all stars like you to help provide our campers with positive life changing experiences this summer. Trade classrooms for campfires as you make life-long friends while making a real difference in an electrifying community of campers of all ability levels.

This a week-long, overnight position helping counseling staff and campers. Cabin Assistants are to arrive to camp at 9 am the first day of their chosen session. Meals and lodging are provided. Volunteers are required to demonstrate significant prior experience working with the community we serve as a prerequisite to securing this position. Volunteers spend the day with their cabin group engaged in an intentional experiential learning program supervised and guided by camp leadership. Through self-directed reflection and developmental supervision Volunteers continue to develop the leadership and personal skills necessary to advance.

Available Sessions:

• August 7-12
• August 7-16

If these dates do not fit in your schedule, check out the Summer Cabin Assistant position at Camp Friendship for more available session dates.

As a Cabin Assistant you will:

• Be assigned to a cabin/group of staff and campers to assist during your time at camp
• Have general working hours of 7am - 9pm
• Assist counseling staff with any errands
• Help campers with tasks such as packing/unpacking, applying bug spray/sunscreen, or minor activities of daily living (putting on shoes or a jacket, braiding hair, etc.)
• Help during mealtimes by serving meals, getting drinks, setting the tables, etc.
• Have fun engaging in activities with campers
• Engage campers in cabin activities such as puzzles, board games, etc. during free time
• Help keep the cabin and activity areas tidy
• Assist with any other tasks as assigned
• Report any safety issues or personal concerns to the Program Manager
• Be supervised overnight if you are a minor volunteer
• Dress and act appropriately and maintain a safe atmosphere as outlined in your Volunteer Handbook
• Complete a self-evaluation and receive an evaluation from program staff at the end of your experience

You should apply if you are...

• Age 16 + for Camp Friendship or age 18+ for Camp Courage*
• Able to commit to volunteering for at least one week-long camp session
• Comfortable staying overnight and on the camp property for the length of the session
• Willing to step out of your comfort zone
• Happy to live and work in a communal setting during your stay at camp
• Able to be flexible to adapt to an ever-changing environment
• Able to perform duties that may involve a variety of physical challenges or circumstances (training is provided). These may include:
• Extreme heat
• High decibel sounds
• Exertion such as walking, lifting, crouching, or sitting for a lengthy amount of time
• Physical aggression from campers with challenging behaviors
• Willing to acknowledge that you may be exposed to hazardous substances or harmful physical agents during the normal course of your work assignment. You will be trained to help prevent injury or illness. These substances/agents may include:
• Cleaning materials (MSDS sheets available at each site)
• Chemical agents from bug spray, sunscreen, etc.
• Outdoor allergens such as poison ivy, pollen, insect bites, etc.
• Gasoline or exhaust fumes from vehicles
• Blood or other bodily fluids

This job description is intended to describe the general nature of this job. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all requirements for this position, nor does it constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee. It is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.