Current Job dates:
Currently recruiting for the season that runs from April 17th, 2025 to October 10th, 2025.
- Previous kitchen experience, camp or catering preferred
- Able to communicate effectively and work collaboratively
- Knowledge of safe food handling practices (ServSafe Food Handler or similar qualification preferred)
- Able to modify meals to fit special dietary requirements
- Familiarity and interest in camp community encouraged
- Familiarity with sanitation standards as complying with Health Department regulations
- Ability to lift and carry heavy objects
- Ability to remain standing for long periods with repetitive movements
- Ability to safely handle cleaning chemicals
- Tolerance for prolonged periods of high heat
- Ability to work in a team environment, with team members of varying gender, age, race, religion, and background.
- Familiarity with kitchen equipment, including but not limited to: flat top grill, propane and charcoal grills, convection ovens, tilt skillet, and gas range.
- Wilderness First Aid / Wilderness First Responder certified or willing to become certified.
- Must have passion, expertise, and experience in teaching children in an outdoor environment.
- A background in natural resources or environmental science/education is preferred, but not necessary.
- Expedition Leaders have variable start dates, approximately in late May
- At least 2 of these 3:
- Ability to lead campers ages 7-14 in a camp activity
Options vary - areas of highest need are:
Climbing, Mountain Biking, BB Skeet, Fly Fishing, Fencing, and Pottery - Wilderness First Aid certified or willing to become certified (training provided)
- Willingness to mentor counseling staff ages 19+ in interpersonal skills, professional development, and working with youth
- Must commit to our full Summer season, at minimum, which runs from June 1 to August 8, 2025, with mandatory training the week of May 25
**Please only apply if you can make that commitment. - CDL Class B is a plus! (We use campified school buses to transport our campers throughout our 3,400-acre nature preserve.)
Cook
Cooks will assist with preparation and serving of three daily meals for staff and campers in the main lodge of Green River Preserve while in session, and occasional staff meals while not in session. Meals will have options to accommodate dietary restrictions, both voluntary and health-based. They will also help with maintenance and cleanliness of kitchen facilities before, during, and after meal service, as well as assist with dishwashing on a rotating basis after meals and as-needed during preparation. Cooks will occasionally assist campers with refills of family-style dishes, new condiments, etc.
Qualifications:
Requirements:
Expedition Leader
Green River Preserve is hiring experienced youth leaders and environmental educators for our summer season. Located on a 3,400-acre wildlife preserve in Western North Carolina, GRP is a coed summer camp connecting children to nature. We are hiring high school wilderness adventure program staff, "Expedition Leaders.”
Expedition Leaders work as a team of three to lead 12 high school campers on adventures in the Blue Ridge Mountains, using the same philosophy of respect, discovery and environmental awareness we teach at our summer camp. Activities include climbing, backpacking, whitewater canoeing, leadership education, and outdoor skills. For more information, please visit our website at www.greenriverpreserve.org.
Requirements
Salary: Expedition Leader pay starts at $1,800/month DOE.
To apply, please use the following link to our online application: https://greenriver.campintouch.com/ui/forms/application/staff/App/
To learn about our philosophy, and see other available positions, please visit our website. www.greenriverpreserve.org/work
Environmental Educator / Mentor
*Contracts available for Summer, Spring/Summer, Summer/Fall, or full season.
*Housing provided for all seasonal employees. Meals provided when programs are running.
Mentors are professional teachers and naturalists (age 24+) from a wide range of fields, either by interest or by training, who lead up to 14 campers on field study hikes each morning throughout the Preserve. Mentors live in staff-only housing, but spend each day playing in waterfalls, exploring caves, munching wild edibles, and teaching children the art of discovery.
Beyond the role as a naturalist, Mentors form a small group of environmental educators that advance each member's knowledge about the natural world, youth development, and career possibilities. Depending on interests and skills, most Mentors will spend each afternoon teaching classic camp activities, from archery and primitive skills to music and theatre. Mentors also adopt a camper cabin each session, and they serve as a valuable adviser and support system for campers and counselors alike.
Requirements:
- Experience teaching or facilitating in a classroom, outdoor, or other group setting
- Professional or personal experience as a naturalist; understanding of ecological systems, botany, phenology, geology, hydrology, biology, principles of conservation, sustainable agriculture, etc.
- Professional or personal experience with indigenous studies, wilderness skills, anthropology, and/or human connection with nature
For more information about our programs, please visit our website or reach out to Programs Director, Lauren Betz (lauren@greenriverpreserve.org), with questions.
How to Apply
Apply via CampInTouch and follow the instructions. Reach out to Programs Director, Lauren Betz, with any questions. You can expect to hear back within two weeks of submitting your application.
Contact Info
- Catherine Schenck
- catherine@greenriverpreserve.org
- (828) 698-8828
- www.greenriverpreserve.org
