Summer Staff Positions
The staff at Eden Village West comprise a family with a shared goal: to create the best summer experience for our campers. This requires a tremendous amount of energy, hard work, patience, and flexibility. The days are long and demanding.
The benefits are enormous. Do you want to make memories and friends that last a lifetime? Are you ready to eat organic, farm-fresh food all summer long? Do you love helping campers thrive and grow? Be part of our enthusiastic and caring staff family. The rewards from camp don’t end once summer is over. They continue throughout your life as you become part of a network that supports and nourishes you for many years to come.
Staff applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply now if you’re interested in working at camp. An Equal Opportunity Employer, Eden Village West provides equal opportunities without regard to race, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.
Staff Requirements
All summer staff at Eden Village West are required to be at least 18 years old, graduated high school, and have experience working with youth. All staff are required to provide multiple references, pass a background check, and participate in an extensive staff training.
Questions about staffing? See our FAQ section. Still stumped? Call us at 510.560.5610 anytime or email hiring@edenvillagewest.org with your question, we’d love to answer it!
2023 Staff Dates (includes staff training)
Leadership Dates: May 31- Aug 3, with team retreat in April (dates TBD)
Kitchen, Housekeeping, Medical Team, & Tribe Leader Dates: June 5- Aug 3
Program Specialist Dates: June 6- Aug 3
Counselor Dates: June 11- Aug 3
Junior Staff Dates: June 13- July 30 (with option to extend to Aug 3)
All staff are hired with the expectation that they will be on the Eden Village team for the duration of the summer.
Summer Staff Positions
Bunk Staff
- Bunk Counselor
- Tribe Leader
- Teen Experience Coordinator
Kitchen Staff
- Head Chef
- Bakery Chef
- Bakery Assistant
- Lead Cook
- Prep Cook
- Dishwasher
- Dining Room Attendant
Wellness Staff
- Registered Nurse
- Camper Care Specialist
Program Staff
- Aquatics Director
- Culinary Arts Specialist
- Farm Program Specialist
- Art Specialist
- Archery Specialist
- Forest Specialist
- Herbalism Specialist
- Overnight Coordinator
- Ritual Coordinator
- Songleader
- Woodworking Specialist
- Lifeguard
- Farm Manager
- Pottery Specialist
Leadership &
Administrative Staff
- Counselor Director
- Program Director
- Assistant Program Director
- Office Manager
- Digital Storyteller
2023 Staff Positions
Bunk Staff
Bunk Counselor
Counselors care for, supervise, and live with a group of campers and are their primary caretakers. Counselors are responsible for shaping the culture of their bunk, being in tune with each camper’s individual experience, and maintaining safety at all times. Counselors are also assigned a program area to support throughout the summer.
Positions Available: 25
Duration: 8 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $2400
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Tribe Leader
Tribe Leaders supervise and support counselors and bunk life at camp. This includes planning evening programs, providing camper care support, working with counselors to grow their skills throughout the summer, and supporting camp in many other ways. This position works with both counselors and camp leadership to run camp and ensure an excellent staff and camper experience for everyone!
Positions Available: 3
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3000
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Teen Experience Coordinator
The Teen Experience Coordinator plays an essential role in supporting, managing, & implementing our Junior Staff program, and overseeing our rising 10th & 11th grade tribe, Keter. Develop curriculum for young staff & support counselors and campers with the Keter Experience. Coordinate with various departments at camp to ensure the smooth running of both programs.
Positions available: 1
Duration: 8.5 weeks & hourly work ($25/hr) in the spring
Entry level salary: $3200
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Program Staff
Aquatics Director
Oversee the river and pool program; supervise lifeguards. Current waterfront lifeguard, First Aid, CPR and AED certifications required; current WSI preferred.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3500
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Culinary Arts Specialist
Take Eden campers on a magical culinary adventure this summer! The Culinary Arts Specialist will be responsible for developing and managing all parts of the culinary arts program area. This includes curriculum development, supply ordering, staff supervision, program implementation and more. Culinary Arts is a camp favorite at Eden Village West!
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3000
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Farm Program Specialist(s)
Love educating? Love farms? This position is for you! Design and lead awesome programs on the farm at camp. Campers + soil + farm animals and organic veggies = magic. Previous program facilitation experience required, prior farm experience preferred.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3000
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Art Specialist
Eden Village West’s art program is grounded in using natural materials and the abundance of the land around us to create beautiful and functional crafts that our campers can use in their everyday lives. Must have basic knowledge of a majority of art programming covered: ceramics, sewing, knitting, crocheting, jewelry making, paper mache, printmaking, dyeing, and felting.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3000
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Forest Specialist
Design and lead programs for campers to connect with the natural world and learn wilderness skills including things like fire-by-friction and fire tending, whittling, bow-making, shelter building, wild edibles, cordage, awareness games, and more.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3000
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Herbalism Specialist
Design and lead educational programs for campers to identify herbs, make tinctures, teas, salves, soaps, lotions, and syrups with herbal medicinal properties. Requires coordination with the farm team.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3000
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Overnight Coordinator
Plan and coordinate all aspects of bunk overnights at camp. This position will also support counselors to facilitate bunk programming during overnights, and coordinate with the kitchen and nursing staff to make sure all overnight logistics run smoothly.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3000
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Ritual Coordinator
The Ritual Coordinator will coordinate Modeh Ani (morning prayer options), Shabbat ritual (Shabbat Parade, Kabbalat Shabbat, Oneg, Torah Service, Havdalah), and post-meal blessings at camp. This role requires coordinating with many other staff to put together a rich and diverse Jewish ritual experience for all!
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3000
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Songleader
Bring the joy of song and Jewish tradition to life at camp this summer! The Songleader will lead songs and music at various times throughout the camp day, lead music electives with campers, and contribute to camp Shabbat programming.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3000
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Woodworking Specialist
Guide campers as they create art, tools, instruments, and more in the camp wood shop. Must have experience with woodworking, both hand and power tools, and have experience working with kids.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3000
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Lifeguard
Spend your summer in the sun! Deepen your skills as an educator and group leader by teaching a variety of water based programs to campers of all ages every day. Step into leadership and responsibility as you learn and uphold pool and river safety. This position will require current certifications or a strong swimming background and ability to get certified. Lifeguards at Eden Village West care for campers, are educators, and safety minded professionals.
Positions Available: 1
Entry-Level Salary: $1,750 (DOE) + Room & Board
Farm Manager
Manage the Eden Village West Farm and be the link between the farm and the kitchen! Ensure farm-fresh food makes its way into the mouths and bellies of our camp community. This position is dynamic and works with both the farm team planting and harvesting and the kitchen team delivering produce and composting. Prior experience farming required.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3000
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Pottery Specialist
Guide campers in learning to hand build their own clay creations, throw beautiful pieces on the wheel, and glaze in a state of the art ceramics studio housed on our campus. Must have experience with pottery and ability to load and operate a kiln, and have experience working with kids.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3000
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Wellness Staff
Registered Nurse (Full Summer & Part-Time)
Oversee the health of our campers and staff. Our ideal nurse will be excited by the fact that there’s a medicinal herb garden just outside the health center. We are looking for a nurse to work the whole summer, as well as nurses to work in three-week intervals.
Positions Available: 2
Salary: Part-Time $1250 per week (min 3 weeks) + Room and Board
Full-Time $10,625 (8.5 Weeks) + Room and Board
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Health Center Assistant
Are you interested in pursing a career in health care? Do you have experience working with children? Work in the Eden Village West Health Center. Assist our nurse in providing medical care for the camp community and help run the health center. This is an incredibly important and beloved camp job!
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $2400
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Kitchen Staff
Head Chef
Our ideal candidate has absolute passion for cooking, is detail oriented, and can manage multiple projects in a kitchen. Familiar and comfortable with cooking vegan, gluten-free, dairy free, and allergen friendly cuisine alternatives at each meal. Schedule and Supervise a kitchen team to prepare and organize three organic and locally grown meals, made from scratch, each day. Be prepared to cultivate a long-term relationship with camp, and guide our (amazing) camp food’s direction going forward. Requires 5+ years of experience in a kitchen.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Salary: Base pay $10000
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Assistant Head Chef
An ideal candidate has absolute passion for cooking, is detail oriented, and can manage multiple projects in a kitchen. Supervise a kitchen team to prepare and organize three organic and locally grown meals, made from scratch, each day. Requires 2+ years of experience in a kitchen.
Positions Available: 1-2
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $4500
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Lead Baker
Eden Village West bakes all our own bread. Make fresh bread daily and Challah for Shabbat. Bring your creativity to the kitchen! There is room to experiment with different varieties of bread, vegan, and gluten free baking.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3500 + Room and Board
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Lead Cook
The lead cook is responsible for executing meal prep and service as directed by the Head and Assistant Chefs. Our ideal candidate has absolute passion for cooking, is detail oriented, and can manage multiple projects in a kitchen. Able to maintain a Kosher, Vegetarian Kitchen without exception. Familiar and comfortable with cooking vegan, gluten-free, dairy free, and allergen friendly cuisine alternatives at each meal.
Positions Available: Various
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $4500
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Kitchen Staff
We are always looking for folks passionate about good food and the joy of farm to table stewardship to join us! Reach out if you would like to know more about being part of our kitchen team in some way not listed above.
Positions Available: Various
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $2750
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Leadership & Administrative Staff
Counselor Director
Supervise and support bunk life at Eden Village West. The Counselor Director will supervise Tribe Leaders and work with them to support all the counselors. This position will also work closely with the Camper Care Director and the central leadership team to support many aspects of camp.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3500
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Program Director
This central role manages programming at camp. This includes supervising, supporting, and evaluating program staff, creating the time-off schedule for counselors and program staff, facilitating regular program team meetings, purchasing and organizing program supplies, and more. This is an exciting and dynamic role for someone who loves camp!
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Salary: $4000
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Assistant Program Director
This position works closely with the Program Director to coordinate camp programming. This includes managing camper program sign-ups, coordinating all camp programming, supervising, supporting, and evaluating Program Heads, serving as the lead staff for intersession, managing evening staff events, and ordering program supplies pre-camp and managing supply procurement as needed during the summer.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3000
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Office Manager
This is a dynamic position that is responsible for running many important parts of camp and works closely with the rest of the leadership team. The Office Manager is the face of camp during the summer, manages the summer office, parent communication, camper travel, check-in and check-out days, and more.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3500
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Digital Storyteller
The digital storyteller captures the daily magic of Eden Village to share with the world, through the medium of videos and photos! Experience every aspect of camp and work with our leadership staff to spread the joy, visually.
Positions Available: 1
Duration: 8.5 Weeks
Entry-Level Salary: $3000
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Staff FAQ
Why should I work at Eden Village West?
Working at Eden Village West is a rewarding and unique experience. Each day our staff change the lives of our campers. Our staff is a strong, close-knit community who love waking up each morning at camp. If you love working with kids and being part of a team, you’ll love working at Eden Village West!
What qualifications do I need to be a staff member?
At a minimum you need to be at least 18 years old, graduated high school, have experience working with youth, and excited to work at camp! Many staff positions require additional certifications and training.
What if I’m interested in multiple positions?
That’s great! You can mark down which positions you’re interested in when you fill out your staff application. Once we receive your application, we’ll be in touch with you about which positions we think are the best fit.
When should I apply to work at camp?
Now! Staff applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Most positions are filled by mid-January. In late-January we will update the staff page to reflect which positions are still open.
How do I apply to work at camp?
You can apply to work at camp by filling out an online application. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the “Apply Now” button to start your application!
Where is camp? What are the facilities and what is nearby?
Camp is located on 350 acres in Healdsburg, California, about 70 miles north of San Francisco. We have a private stretch of the Russian River, an outdoor pool, miles of hiking trails, a teaching kitchen and bakery, woodshop, ceramics studio, outdoor amphitheater and fire circles, a large gym with basketball courts, and outdoor playing fields.
Camp is just two miles from downtown Healdsburg, ~12 miles from Santa Rosa, ~20 miles from the Pacific Ocean, and near countless state parks.
What are the accommodations for staff?
The majority of our staff live in dorm rooms with other staff members. Bunk staff live in rooms adjacent to the rooms of the campers in their age group. Our dorms are equipped with electricity, internet, bathrooms, showers, and laundry.
Will I get days off and free time?
Every staff member receives a day off each week to rest, rejuvenate, and build community with other staff. Break time to refresh is also built into the daily schedule.
Don’t see your question answered above? We’d love to answer it! Email us at hiring@edenvillagewest.org with your questions or call the office at 510 560 5610.
