To
all prospective youth counselors and CITs:
Hello!
We hope this letter finds all of you enjoying your winter. Even though the frigid
weather may make summer on
Please download and print the
employment application form, and mail the completed
application with the requisite documentation to the Village Office at
The
goal of the CIT program is to provide 13 year old former campers with
experience working in various administrative areas of the Camp. The CIT program
will be organized as in the past dependent upon the number of applicants. CITs will spend part of each morning working
in one of the specialty areas of the camp, i.e. arts & crafts, swimming and
special events. The CIT will then spend the remainder of the morning in a camp
group working with campers under the direction of a group leader. CIT’s will
also be invited on most trips.
Although
this is a volunteer program without remuneration, it is imperative that any
prospective CIT submit an application well in advance of the camp so that we
can adequately plan for the group. There
is a limit to the number of CITs that we can accommodate, so it is a good idea
to submit the application as soon as possible. If there are more CIT applicants
than we can effectively manage at one time in the camp, we may be forced to
shorten the rotation to 5 weeks in order to accommodate all deserving
applicants. CITs must be 13 years of age
prior to employment, must commit to a minimum of four weeks, and must submit a
birth certificate along with a signed employment application. Although
there is no guarantee of employment the following year, those CITs who commit
to the program for the entire summer will start the following year as a second
year counselor if employed.
Budgetary
and management constraints will continue to force us to limit the number of
youth counselors that we employ for 2008. Assignment of youth counselor
positions will be based upon a combination of residency, participation in the
camp as a camper, evaluation of past experience as a counselor and date of
receipt of the application for employment.
Please be aware, however, that we
may not be able to accommodate all applicants who apply for youth counselor
positions since we will limit the number of counselor positions to match
budgetary and management parameters.
Below
you will find the requirements that all
of our counselors have to meet in order to be considered for employment.
·
You must be at least 14 years of age;
·
You must turn in an application. Each application requires a written
essay stating why you want to work in the Saltaire Day Camp. The application must be returned to the
Village office by March 15th.
·
You must submit working papers. You can get your working papers through
your school’s guidance department.
·
You must be able to work for
a minimum of four weeks. The hours of camp will be as
always;
·
You must attend one of the scheduled weekly counselor training
workshops. If selected, you will be notified of the exact times and dates of
the workshops, and it will also be posted on the Village's website and bulletin
boards. Requests for counselor training sessions outside of the scheduled times
can no longer be accommodated. You may not start work until you have gone
through training. This includes last
year’s counselors as well.
All applicants will be
notified by April 15th if they have been accepted as a youth
counselor. This will give any applicants who have not been selected ample time
to find other employment. The Village will consider a number of factors when
determining employment, including residency, projected number of campers, evaluation
of past employment, participation as a camper in the camp, and timely receipt of the application.
To give yourself the best chance of employment, please return the application
before March 15, 2008.
· The pay scale for counselors is listed below:
HOURLY
WEEKLY
Third Year Counselors $5.50 $82.50
Fourth Year Counselors $5.75 $86.25
Fifth Year Counselors $6.25 $93.75
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Village office. We look forward to seeing all of you in the summer and look forward to a productive and exciting 2008 Day Camp. In the meantime, we hope this letter finds you in the best of health and happiness.
Sincerely,
Jen & Ted Nagengast
PS: All counselors under
the age of 18 must file an I-9 form with the Village office that has been signed by a parent of
guardian prior to start of work. Click here to access the form I-9.