Overview
Dates of Employment: May 27, 2025 – August 16, 2025
Reports To: Discovery Camp Manager
Housing Available: Yes (staff are required to live on campus)
Compensation: $550 per week base rate, 10% boost for Spanish speakers, 3% boost for returning camp staff.
Main Areas of Focus:
90% Teaching and facilitation
10% Support staff duties (e.g. facilitation of meals, setup/clean up, transportation, student free time).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Plan, prepare, and teach age appropriate activities;
Maintain quality programming;
Oversee up to 13 children in a field group;
Oversee up to 13 children on one overnight camping trip and challenge hike session;
Oversee and support a wide variety of KSS programs and activities, which includes but is not limited to: camper choice activities/freeplay, evening programming, special events, the end of season celebration, etc.;
Oversee and maintain high standards of health and safety, and follow Risk Management policies in all activities;
Actively interact with and engage children during KSS programs;
Participate as a mentor in the Counselor Assistant Program (CAP), by providing learning opportunities, constructive feedback and writing final letters and evaluations to each overseen CAP
Provide an electronics-aware experience for all children and enforce an electronics-aware environment with counselors;
Set up before children arrive and clean up after children depart from KSS campus;
Maintain storage of all KSS equipment, including teaching materials, gear, keys, toys, etc.;
Attend all staff meetings as assigned;
Live with other counselors;
Support overnight camping packing sessions;
Qualifications:
Candidates will be asked to provide verification of 460 hours of experience working with school-age children;
Current Wilderness First Aid (WFA) and CPR certifications, from an approved vendor, or the ability to obtain before the first day of employment;
Age 20+ with an excellent driving record and a valid driver's license;
Must be able to successfully pass a comprehensive background check.
Required Skills:
Physical Requirements
Able to work a majority of the time outside at high altitude in varying conditions including uneven and slick terrain and unpredictable weather and situations.
Physically able to assist participants with recreation equipment during activities.
Able to lift a minimum of 75 lbs. with assistance.
Dexterity, auditory and visual acuity to operate computers and phones or mobile devices.
Auditory and visual acuity to interact with guests, students, clients on a daily basis.
Able to success
Preferred Skills:
Ability to communicate verbally and teach in Spanish;
Proficiency with Google Drive and CampSite camp management software.
Age 20+ with an excellent driving record and a valid driver's license;
About Keystone Science School
With the outdoors as a backdrop for learning, Keystone Science School inspires curiosity and critical thinking through the lens of science to change lives and strengthen communities. KSS offers a variety of adventure and traditional camp activities within a structured environment designed to allow each camper and participant to understand their potential. In all programs, campers and participants will create lifelong friendships, explore and learn about the natural world, and gain leadership and wilderness skills. For more information go to keystonescienceschool.org
With a staff that cares deeply about social justice and racial justice, we believe that diverse perspectives and backgrounds create a rich work environment and enhance our ability to pursue our mission. We are committed to building an organization with raised consciousness in order to impact how we work with clients, as well as how we work together as a team.