Short-Term Job Adventures New York

Adirondack Leadership Expeditions Wilderness Field Instructors
Saranac Lake (Adirondacks)
Are you willing to challenge yourself physically and emotionally? Flexible and adaptable to changing situations? Comfortable in a wilderness setting? As a wilderness field instructor for Adirondack Leadership Expeditions, you'll guide students down a path of personal growth through insight-oriented experiences.

Camp Seneca Lake Summer Adventure Trip Leaders
Penn Yan (The 200 beautiful wooded acres in the Finger Lakes region of New York provide the ideal backdrop for camp)
Camp Seneca Lake, a Jewish overnight summer camp in the Finger Lakes region of New York, is seeking creative, energetic, down to earth staff with a passion for the outdoors to launch the adventure program, Tiyulim (field trips in Hebrew). Adventure Trip Leaders will most often work in teams of two leading small groups (up to 15 campers) on overnights, and lead activities that include backpacking, outdoor living skills, environmental ethics, canoeing, biking, team building, rock climbing, outdoor education, orienteering, and more. To apply, email your resume, with the names and contact information of three references to Lisa Feuerstein.

Camphill Communities Therapeutic Community Life Sharing Work Opportunities
Copake and Hudson (about 2 hours north of New York City)
Camphill staff, called coworkers, live and work with children, youth, and adults with developmental and other disabilities in rural Camphill communities in California, Minnesota, New York and Pennsylvania as well as in British Columbia and Ontario, Canada. Work life may mean providing human support and caregiving, teaching a craft, working in the farm or garden, cooking wholesome meals, engaging in the healing arts, or celebrating seasonal festivals together. Full room and board, medical insurance, vacation time and a modest stipend is provided.

The Fresh Air Fund Summer Camp Staff: General Counselors, Waterfront Staff, Ropes Course Facilitators, Farm Staff, Nutritionists, Nurses and Program Staff (with positions that focus on everything from photography and woodworking to drama, team building and outdoor living skills)
Fishkill (Sharpe Reservation)
Providing disadvantaged children from New York City the opportunity to pack their bags for a free journey to a 3,000-acre preserve, the Fresh Air Fund is looking for summer camp staff who can become role models, teach new skills and help plan days filled with fun and discovery. Over 400 counselors from around the world will be there to share the excitement, the tears, the achievements and the challenge.

Frost Valley YMCA Environmental Education Program Instructors
Claryville (Catskill Mountains)
Are you looking for a place that promotes the interconnectedness of people, communities and nature? Program instructors with Frost Valley YMCA are responsible for teaching hands-on environmental education, outdoor recreation and teambuilding classes beginning in late August for ten months.

Hawthorne Valley Farm Teaching Interns, Farming Apprentices and Summer Camp Staff
Ghent (Taconic Range in central Columbia County)
Nurturing the land that nourishes us, Hawthorne Valley Farm Teaching Interns (children's garden, farm & arts, teen leadership, and cooking internships), Farming Apprentices, and Summer Camp Counselors work together on this unique 400-acre biodynamic dairy farm that combines care for the land and the creation of a welcoming place for children and young adults.

Nature's Classroom Environmental & Outdoor Educators, Medical Team, Kitchen Staff
Silver Bay (Adirondacks) and Wading River (North Shore of Long Island)
Through unique, hands-on experiential education programs, environmental/outdoor educators with Nature's Classroom immerse students in grades 4-8 in community awareness, motivational learning and conservation of our natural resources at one of 15 centers located in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island. In addition to educators, medical staff (Nurse, LPN, EMT) and a kitchen team (Head Cook, Assistant Cook, Co-Cook) are hired each season.

Omega Institute for Holistic Studies Administration, Garden Staff, Guest Services, Housekeeping, Kitchen & Food Services, Lifeguards, Maintenance, Media Services, Reception Staff, Wellness Team
Rhinebeck (the 195-acre campus is located in the beautiful Hudson Valley, two hours north of New York City)
Each year, hundreds of hospitality staff join the Omega Institute to be a part of something larger than themselves and to work and grow alongside like-minded people. With positions available from April through October, these unique opportunities for students, career-shifters or retirees offer a season of hard work, personal growth, spiritual exploration and community building.