Canaras Camp Staff Associate
Canaras Camp Staff Associate Job Description
Join us this summer at Canaras as a staff associate where you will live on site along 2,000+ feet of waterfront property on beautiful Upper Saranac Lake in the historic Adirondack Park. As a Canaras staff member, you will be provided with on-site housing in one of our cabins, free meals cooked from scratch in our beautiful dining hall, access to water sports, hiking trails and more! You will spend your summer with fellow Laurentians and St Lawrence University Alumni while learning invaluable skills and experience while making lifelong memories.
General Information:
- Member of a small staff on site at Canaras
- Must be available late May – mid-August
- Work with the Camp Director, Camp Kitchen Manager and Caretaker
- Responsible for opening camp by cleaning the grounds and all buildings/cabins, setting up furniture, preparing beaches and boats, canoes & kayaks and any other assignments
- Students are given 1 day off per week and are expected to live and eat at Canaras
- You are responsible for arranging transportation to and from Canaras
Primary Duties:
-Cleaning: All 10 guest cabins are “turned over” every Saturday during the Alumni Season and before new conference guests arrive in May and June. This includes scrubbing bathrooms, vacuuming, sweeping, dusting, changing linen, emptying garbage and recycling, etc.
-Grounds Maintenance: Mowing lawns, raking paths and beaches, chopping and stacking firewood for each cabin, etc.
-Kitchen Duties: Setting & clearing tables for 70 guests (adults and children), waiting on tables, monitoring children while they eat, running the dish machine, cleaning (sweeping, mopping) kitchen and dining hall. All students work in the dining hall for all 3 meals and kitchen duties may include some cooking and food preparation.
-Recreational Duties: Monitoring "Kids Hour" every day, including organizing activities for children
-Water Sports: Clean and maintain boats daily, drive water ski boat and supervise water-skiing activities, teach wind-surfing, sailing, etc. Staff will be required to take a swimming proficiency test prior to starting work and complete the Boat Safety Course
-Public Relations: Representing St. Lawrence University to Trustees and Guests. Informing them of current activities on campus, etc.
-Miscellaneous Projects: Cleaning path lamps, painting cabins and other duties to be assigned by the Camp Director and kitchen manager.
Compensation:
- Room and Board is provided by St. Lawrence University
- up to $5,000 stipend and potential for tips
Contact: Tim Gilbert
Email: tgilbert@stlawu.edu