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Multiple Openings: Camp Counselor, Camp Instructor, Lifeguard, Kitchen Assistant

Everglades Youth Conservation Center - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

West Palm Beach, Florida

Job Type Temporary
Salary $600 - $640 per week
Deadline Apr 30, 2025
Experience 0 - 1 years

About the Everglades Youth Conservation Center

Do you like fishing, camping, bird watching, snorkeling, hunting, kayaking, canoeing, archery, or essentially all things outdoors? The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is searching for conservation focused outdoors men and women to be instructors and counselors for summer camp at the Everglades Youth Conservation Center in West Palm Beach Florida. Join our team of likeminded individuals to teach youth to recreate ethically with conservation and sustainability in mind. Applicants of all experience levels are welcome to apply. Apply for our job postings on jobs.myflorida.com!

Apply for our job postings on jobs.myflorida.com! Look up our open positions using the information below

OPS Summer Camp Counselor (OPS Everglades Youth Camp Helper - 77909266)

Position Number: 77909266

Flat Rate Salary: $600/week

The incumbents will supervise campers during daily activities as assigned and sleep in the cabins with campers at night. Incumbents will also be responsible for cabin safety inspections, leading night activities, shower rotations, and group leader check out procedures.  Incumbents will be assigned a different program/cabin each week and will supervise as many as 14 campers at a time with an assisting Group Leader or Instructor.

OPS Summer Camp Instructor (OPS Youth Camp Helper - 77902373)

Position Number: 77902373

Flat Rate Salary: $620/week

The incumbents will work with the summer camp team to deliver experiential programs designed to engage youth with Florida’s ecosystems through outdoor recreation. The incumbents will be assigned to instruct a specific EYCC program for the summer camp season based on their experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The Incumbent will supervise as many as 12 participants at a time with an assisting Group Leader or Instructor. Programs requiring experienced Instructors at EYCC include shooting sports, hunter safety, archery, bowhunting, freshwater fishing, saltwater fishing, camping skills, canoeing, kayaking, wildlife viewing, wetland exploration, marine exploration, and counselor in training programs.

OPS Summer Camp Lifeguard - 77901725 (OPS Summer Camp Lifeguard)

Position Number: 77901725

Flat Rate Salary: $620/week

The incumbent will be a lifeguard for EYCC’s aquatic activities. EYCC is a residential summer camp and sees as many as 800 participants throughout the summer. Aquatic activities that the incumbent will assist or directly oversee can include swimming, snorkeling, boating, fishing, dip netting, and marsh hiking. Most of the swimming activities occur in EYCC’s lake, which is a large, closed body of water.

OPS Summer Camp Kitchen Assistant (OPS Everglades Youth Camp Helper - 77907114)

Position Number: 77907114

Flat Rate Salary: $640/week

The incumbents will work with the summer camp team to deliver quality food service for EYCC campers and staff. EYCC is a residential summer camp that provides 3 meals a day to all participants throughout the summer. In addition to general kitchen duties, the incumbent will work with the kitchen assistant to ensure all kitchen areas meet Health Department Standards.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply on https://jobs.myflorida.com/ 

Link to Camp Counselor Posting

Link to Camp Instructor Posting

Link to Lifeguard Posting

Link to Kitchen Assistant Posting

 

When you apply, please indicate that you are responding to the posting on Conservation Job Board.

Category Environmental Education, Outdoor Recreation
Tags Nature Center