Summer Employment | Lions Camp Merrick

Thank you for your interest in a staff and/or volunteer position at Lions Camp Merrick in Nanjemoy, Maryland. Our camp is among the very best in the Mid-Atlantic region and our programs for Deaf, hard-of-hearing (HOH) and kids of deaf adults (KODA), along with the Lions Camp Merrick/Glyndon Diabetes Program are second to none.

The Deaf program is for ages 6 to 16 years and features three sessions: June 22-27, June 28 - July 3 and July 6-11. We plan to bring in the senior staff for orientation on June 11 and the general staff will come in approximately three days later.

Staff and/or volunteers who are certified in archery, canoeing, high and low ropes, life guards/pool operators may be invited to work through the Glyndon Diabetes Program which ends August 8, 2008.

The Glyndon Diabetes Program is open to youth ages 7 to 16 and features four sessions: Family session July 17-20, July 20-25, July 27-August 1 and August 3-8. Staff orientation for the diabetes program will be held July 15-19.

Lions Camp Merrick will pay one half of the certification cost for selected staff and volunteers interested in becoming certified in any of the activities listed above. If you return to work at Lions Camp Merrick again in 2008, the balance of your certification cost will be paid at the conclusion of the camping season.

If you have any questions regarding staffing and/or volunteer opportunities available at Lions Camp Merrick, please contact the Camp Administrator at 301-870-5858 or by e-mail at campmerrick@aol.com or by writing to PO Box 56, Nanjemoy, MD 20662.

Please note: All certified staff must have first aide and CPR certifications that are current for the summer session. These certifications are not offered or paid for by Lions Camp Merrick.

Following is a table to give you an idea of the types of jobs that we have available for the summer:

Lions Camp Merrick – Staff Positions

POSITION	MINIMUM AGE	EXPERIENCE/ CERTIFICATION	GENERAL DUTIES
PROGRAM DIRECTOR	23	Leadership Experience in camping, recreation or a related field.	Implement a quality camper program, supervise and assist staff, lead special interest activities, enforce policies and procedures.
NURSES	21	Experience or interest in pediatric nursing. License required. First Aid and CPR.	Carry out a program for camp health and safety, responsible for first aid and medications.
DIETICIAN	21	Course or training in the area of special dietary needs.	Planning all special diets, assist in food prep., and other related kitchen duties.
SWIMMING DIRECTOR	21	Experience in instructional and swim program supervision. WSI, Lifeguard, pool operator, First Aid, and CPR certifications.	Perform pool maintenance and develop a program of swim instruction and a safe general swim program.
LIFEGUARD	18	Certified in Lifeguard, CPR and First Aid.	Perform pool maintenance and provide a safe general swim program.
CANOE INSTRUCTOR	18	Experience with small water craft such as rowboats, canoes, kayaks, and sailboards. First Aid, CPR, Canoe Instructor and WSI.	Teach basic small water craft skills, and develop a safe and enjoyable boating program.
ARCHERY	18	Experience or training in archery and archery certification.	Teach a safe and enjoyable archery program.
CHALLENGE COURSE DIRECTOR	21	Experience or training in Challenge Course instruction, certification. First Aid and CPR.	Operate the high and low challenge course and climbing wall in a safe and effective manner.
ARTS AND CRAFTS DIRECTOR	18	Experience in a wide variety of crafts activities	Teach basic craft and nature craft skills.
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE	18	Experience or training in nature lore and outdoor education activities. CPR and First Aid certificate. Interest in camping and knowledge about camping equipment.	Teach environmental education and nature lore, assist development of the nature center and nature program. Organize and pack food and equipment for campouts and trips.
COUNSELORS	18	Experience or training in working with children.	Leadership and guidance of 5-7 campers in a cabin group on a weekly basis.
COUNSELOR IN TRAINING (CIT)	17	To gain experience or training in working with children.	To gain experience with leadership and guidance of 5-7 campers in a cabin group on a weekly basis.
CAMP AIDES	16	Food preparation, and willing to provide general facility clean up and office assistance.	Assist in food preparation, serving and general kitchen, dining hall and camp cleaning, and office assistance.
MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT	18	Experience or interest in general maintenance work.	Assist in grounds and building maintenance throughout camp.
HEALTH ASSISTANT	20	Certification or interest in health care. First Aid and CPR certifications.	Assist nurses in providing health care services to campers.

The application forms for your summer employment at Lions Camp Merrick are available here for download. The forms are in PDF format. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read and print the application forms. The Acrobat Reader is available at no charge to you. If you do not already have the Acrobat Reader, click here to go to the Adobe web site and download the reader and install it. Then return here, click on the forms that you need, download them to your computer. You may then read, print, fill it out and then either mail or fax it to the camp. Mailing addresses and fax numbers are included on each of the forms.

Download the application for summer employment at Lions Camp Merrick