Summer Positions Available

**We have finished hiring for the 2010 summer season except for registered nurses. Please consider applying next summer. We take applications as early as November.**

Base Camp

Co-Counselor

A co-counselor must be a rising senior in high school or a rising freshman in college, and have a passion for working with children. Co-counselors are "the glue that holds camp together." GRP alumnae campers and expeditioners are given preference for this position, and priority will be given to those that can stay the full summer camp season and convey a mature and responsible manner. Responsibilities include being a counselor aide, activity assistant, kitchen helper, campout specialist, childcare, maintenance chores, and other duties as assigned.

Cabin Counselor

A cabin counselor must be 18 years or older and have a sincere desire to work with children. One or more years of college or equivalent life experience is preferred. Counselors are on call 24 hours a day. They are responsible for a cabin of up to seven campers, teach afternoon activities, help with evening programs, assist in property maintenance, and lead overnight camping trips.

We are continuing to take applications for the co-counselor position for the 2010 Summer Season, please note that applications dated before January 2010 will receive priority over later submitted applications.

Also, priority will be given to those that can stay the full summer: June 5 – August 7, 2010 and for staff training (date to be announced).

Mentor

A mentor is a "professional naturalist" who is a college graduate or has equivalent life experience. Staff in this role must have passion, expertise and experience in teaching children in an outdoor environment. Responsibilities include leading daily field studies throughout the preserve, leading or assisting in afternoon activities and coordinating evening programs. Each mentor also adopts a camper cabin for the summer and serves as a valuable advisor and support system for the cabin counselor and campers.


Internships

Please ask about our internship availability. Earn internship/college credit while working in a position with The Green River Preserve.


Other Positions

Camp (Registered) Nurse, Kitchen Staff, Maintenance Assistant, Photographer, Assistant Program Director and Support Staff.

Please contact Pam Ritchie for all Base Camp Summer Positions.


Expedition Staff

Must be 21 years old or older, possess a WFR (Wilderness First Responder) or WFA (Wilderness First Aid), have a sincere desire to work with teenagers and have experience leading outdoor trips. GRP offers two different expedition programs: Blue Ridge Expeditions and Outer Banks Expeditions. Two fourteen-day and an eighteen-day expedition are offered on Blue Ridge Expeditions. Each trip focuses on community building, primitive skills and backpacking with some exposure to orienteering, climbing and canoeing. Each Outer Banks Expedition is 14 days long and involves kayaking and camping at campgrounds as well as remote sites. The program transitions from black water to the sea and culminates in a kayaking trip along the Cape Lookout National Seashore. Our Expedition programs focus on helping campers to become independent leaders while learning about their natural environment.


Fall Positions Available

Mentor

A mentor is a "professional naturalist" who is a college graduate or has equivalent life experience. Staff in this role must have passion, expertise and experience in teaching children in an outdoor environment. Responsibilities include leading daily field studies throughout the preserve, leading or assisting in afternoon activities and coordinating evening programs. Each mentor also adopts a camper cabin for the summer and serves as a valuable advisor and support system for the cabin counselor and campers.


Other Positions

Kitchen Staff, Support Staff, Maintenance Assistant.

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