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Summer Camp Seasonal Entertainment Specialist

Flying Horse Farms
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The Entertainment Specialist will assist in the delivery of full group program, entertainment, and theme development. This may include emceeing full group programs, leading songs and dances, and coordinating mealtime team leaders. This team will also assist in supporting daily camp logistics including the delivery of full group programs.

 

Team Overview:

The Program Team brings the camp experience to life by creating programs, building community, and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all camp participants. The team creates accessible and developmentally-appropriate programs and recruits, processes, and supports a large team of volunteers and seasonal staff. In adherence with laws and camp governing bodies; they develop, plan and implement camp emergency procedures and policies.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Attend Seasonal Staff Training (May 27, 2025 - June 4, 2025)
  • Design and implement intentional village and full-camp thematic programs that ignite imaginations
  • Lead meal times throughout sessions and training
  • Modify and adapt full group activities due to inclement weather, medical needs, psychosocial needs, and other variables
  • Collaborate effectively with Village Leaders and Activity Specialists
  • Support and lead staff, volunteers, and campers in full-camp activities, games, and singing & dancing
  • Fill role(s) on the emergency staffing table as needed

 

Requirements

 

Required Skills, Qualifications & Experience 

  • Ability to move across camp grounds and between buildings and activity areas multiple times each day
  • Ability to perform job functions outside during summer months (humidity, heat, rain)
  • Ability to coordinate a multi-faceted program for campers aged 8-17 years with varying physical and developmental abilities
  • Demonstrated flexibility, creative problem-solving, and optimism in the face of obstacles
  • Confidence in public speaking and leading large groups
  • Ability to support with program set up and tear down (including movement of materials up to 50 lbs)
  • Ability to live on site

 

Preferred Skills, Qualifications & Experience 

  • At least 1 season of summer residential camp (or comparable youth programming) experience

 

Expectations & Requirements for all Flying Horse Farms Staff

We live our Values. We are each responsible for knowing our values and nurturing our culture:

  • We are All In. We demonstrate a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done, we are supportive and loyal, show up present and ready and we are passionate about "Campers First."
  • We have an Attitude of Optimism. We find what is working and make more of that happen, demonstrate adaptability within ambiguity, spread joy and hope and ensure everyone we interact with feels "Welcomed Home."
  • We are Trustworthy. We are consistent, dependable, steady, truthful and operate with transparency, take ownership for our work and "See the Best" in others.
  • We Take Initiative. We are driven, work towards goals with fortitude, pay attention to details and find innovative solutions with "Fearless is Free" attitudes.

Salary Description

$3,500 for the summer