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What position are you applying for?(Required)

Summer Camp Counselor: Durham, Orange, and Wake Counties [Early June to Late August]

Summer Lead Camp Counselor: Durham and Orange Counties [Early June to Late August]

Counselor In Training (CIT) Mentor: Orange County [Early June to Late August]

How did you hear about this position?(Required)

Referral From Current Staff Member

Facebook

Idealist.org

EcoEmploy.com

BackdoorJobs.com

Conservation Job Board

Schoolhouse of Wonder website

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Word of Mouth

Other

Name of current staff member that referred you, if applicable.

Are you currently attending school?

Yes

If so, what school?

What is the earliest day you're available to start? Depending on location, our first day of summer camp is May 26th or June 1st, although we occasionally have positions with earlier start dates.(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

What is the latest day you're available to work? Our last day of summer camp is August 21st, although we occasionally have positions with opportunities to work later.(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Are you available for the following mandatory training dates?

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 (evening)(Required)

Yes

Saturday, May 16, 2020 (all day)(Required)

Yes

Sunday, May 17, 2020 (all day)(Required)

Yes

Additional site-specific and position-specific training dates may occur in May and June.

Our summer camp season begins early June and runs through the end of August. Please list any scheduling conflicts in June, July, or August.

Is there any other information we need to know about your summer schedule?(Required)

Please let us know what sites you're interested in working at (only rank sites you're willing to commute to).

First Choice

Durham Location (West Point on the Eno Park)

Orange (Brumley Forest Nature Preserve)

Wake (Umstead State Park, Reedy Creek Entrance)

Second Choice

Durham Location (West Point on the Eno Park)

Orange (Brumley Forest Nature Preserve)

Wake (Umstead State Park, Reedy Creek Entrance)

Third Choice

Durham Location (West Point on the Eno Park)

Orange (Brumley Forest Nature Preserve)

Wake (Umstead State Park, Reedy Creek Entrance)

Would you rather climb to the top of a ladder and find one gummy worm or have 1,000 jet packs?

Gummy worm at the top of a ladder

1,000 jet packs

To complete your application, please send us your 1-page maximum cover letter and 1-page maximum resume (preferably in the same document) to jointheteam@schoolhouseofwonder.org.

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Dirty, Tired, Happy Guarantee

Dirty, Tired, Happy. Or your money back. It’s really that simple

We will return your child dirty, tired, and happy – or we will refund your child’s remaining camp registration.*

Our camps present a unique opportunity for children to grow and learn. While we’re confident and proud of our camps, we realize that no one community is a perfect fit for every child. So we offer you our Dirty, Tired, Happy Guarantee to build trust. We don’t know a better way to demonstrate the confidence we have in our programs than by putting our money where our mouth is.

If you and your child decide that our camp is not the right fit and choose to not return, we’ll refund your camp registration for the remaining days of the camp week.

To obtain a refund under our Dirty, Tired, Happy Guarantee, all you have to do is send us a written request within a week stating that our camp is not a good fit for your child and that you would like a refund for the remaining days of the camp week. It’s that simple. Guaranteed.

We recognize that we might not be the right fit for your camper now, but as they grow and change, we may be a great fit in the future. Any camper who receives a Dirty, Tired, Happy refund is welcome to give camp another try at least one year (or more) after the refund.

*Our Dirty, Tired, Happy Guarantee provides a prorated registration refund to any child who chooses to not complete their registered camp week, with the exception of those who have been asked not to return for a violation of camp rules. We will take your registration payment, divide by the number of camp days for a daily rate, multiply by the number of days your child will not be attending, and refund your credit card.