Summer Farm Program Leader

Camp Twin Lakes serves children with serious illnesses, disabilities and life challenges. Camp Twin Lakes provides fully accessible, intentionally designed camp programs year-round that teach campers to overcome obstacles while creating shared experiences with other children who face similar challenges. Baldwin Farm at Camp Twin Lakes provides farm based educational programming for our campers and produces fruit and vegetables for programmatic and dining hall use.
As a farm program staff member at CTL, we will encourage you to grow in your ability to think creatively, work independently and collaboratively with a team, adapt to changes rapidly, develop time management skills, engage with children to teens in an upbeat, educational manner, and develop your agricultural knowledge during you time with us. Along with being an unforgettable experience, you will develop valuable skills that will assist you in your future leadership and life work.
Program Staff have the direct connection to our campers who visit the farm and are tasked with implementing farm based educational programs to positively impact our campers and their families. Every Farm Program Staff member has numerous responsibilities throughout the summer, tying directly to creating an environment and atmosphere of learning, acceptance, community, friendship-building, and independence for all campers, volunteers, and staff. Program staff are responsible for helping campers achieve positive outcomes and enabling them to leave with skills that will improve their lives outside of camp.
Dates Required:
This job is a 12 week contracted position starting the week of May 11th and ending Saturday, August 2nd , 2025.

Farm Program Staff responsibilities and expectations include the following:

•    Facilitate farm-based education and activities in our gardens, barn, outdoor kitchen, green house and with our animals and bees. 
•    Assist CTL Program Staff with other large group and evening program activities. 
•    Be creative in all program innovation, facilitation, and delivery.
•    Assist Farm Staff with daily care of our gardens, pastures, facilities and animals. 
•    Participate in in-service training throughout summer.
•    Work collaboratively with staff and partner camp to maintain a safe and fun environment including keeping facilities clean.
•    Serve as a Cabin Buddy for partner groups which includes eating meals with cabin group and helping in the cabin as needed.
•    Stay actively engaged with campers, volunteers, and staff throughout the day, week, and summer.
•    Serve as a CTL ambassador and role model to all visitors to ensure an impactful visit.
•    Assist with check-in and check-out days.
•    Be proactive in all assigned responsibilities.
•    Create an open and positive communication style.
•    Have a growth mind set which includes being flexible and adaptable, learning new things, and a desire to always improve.
•    Demonstrate leadership and empathy in all aspects of camp.
•    Assist with other duties as assigned which could include tasks outside of the standard job description.
CTL seeks out highly qualified and motivated staff to fill its Program Staff positions. Our staff live in housing separately from the campers.
*Note that we do not hire cabin staff (these positions are filled by weekly volunteers hired and trained by our partner groups).