Health Assistant - Special Needs Camp (Summer)
About this Job:
Camp Starfish Health Assistants work under the supervision of our Camp Nurse as integral members of our Healthy House team, which is responsible for providing health care and medications for campers and staff, monitoring overall health and cleanliness standards, organize health paperwork and maintaining camper and staff health records. Health Assistants provide first aid, triage, and ongoing care for children and adults. Ultimately, Health Assistants allow children to succeed at camp by ensuring that their health needs are met in a safe, efficient, caring, and nurturing manner.
This is an excellent opportunity to receive mentored supervision from experienced health professionals, work directly with both adults and youth in a front-line health-care setting, and build your resume and experience! Past Health Assistants at Starfish have said the role prepared them more for their future nursing and health careers than any other experience offered to them in-school or out. Additional credit for fieldwork and independent study may be available depending on school requirements.
Desire to live and work in a camp community is essential; ability to drive and experience with children and young adults preferable. Professionals working in the field as well as students who have completed at least 2 years in a health-care field of study may apply for this role.
Salary and paid time off provided. Room & Board (Meals & Housing) also available. Summer 2020 employment dates are: June 7th - August 15th. Live, work, and play with some truly amazing children.
We hope that you’ll consider putting in an application to become a member of our staff team, and encourage you to check out our website to learn more (www.campstarfish.org ). Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to Camp Starfish Director of Staff Experience, Laura Petersen (laura at campstarfish dot org) and may expedite their consideration for the role by also completing the online application (https://starfish.campintouch.com/ui/forms/application/staff/App).
Camp Starfish is a 501c3 non-profit organization which serves children between the ages of 5 and 17 who have emotional, behavioral, social and learning challenges. Using a combination of traditional camp programs combined with a one-to-one staff to camper ratio, we have created a camp that meets the needs of children who have not been successful in other programs.