There are a variety of positions available for our 2025 summer camp season. Check out the pages below to learn about the different job opportunities and requirements for each camp program. If have any questions or need help deciding which role is the best fit for you, send us an email!
At Hawthorne Valley, we value and strive for social and cultural renewal in our work. We believe that cultivating an environment where everyone can be – and become – the truest expression of their humanity is essential for individual, organizational, and societal health. We know that a diverse community- where everyone feels safe and is valued as they are- is a strong community. Hawthorne Valley is committed to creating a diverse coworker body, and we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.
We strongly encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds, cultures, genders, experiences, abilities, and perspectives to apply.
Farm & Arts Day Camp
The Farm & Arts Day Camp provides local children ages 8-13 an experience to connect to nature through food, farming, and fun! Each day at camp, campers and counselors will help care for our farm animals, spend time in the kitchen cooking delicious farm-fresh fare, make nature crafts, and enjoy an afternoon swim at the pond.
Housing is available for some Day Camp positions. All applicants must be ages 16+.
Farm & Arts Day Camp typically hires Junior Counselors (ages 16+), Senior Counselors (ages 20+), and an Assistant Manager (ages 21+). Click the button below to learn more about Farm & Arts Day Camp job descriptions, dates, and salaries.
Farm Explorers
Overnight Camp
The Farm Explorers unit offers one and two-week overnight camp sessions for campers ages 8-12. Farm Explorer campers and counselors live in our 200+-year-old farmhouse. The Farm Explorers sessions are designed to give our younger campers a taste of life on the farm. A typical day might be spent collecting eggs from our chickens, making a craft with wool from our sheep, enjoying a tasty snack with fresh produce from the garden, and cooling off at the pond.
All Farm Explorer staff positions are residential and full room and board is included in compensation. All applicants must be ages 19+.
The Farm Explorers unit typically hires 8-9 Overnight Camp Counselors (ages 19+) Click the button below to learn more about Farm Explorers' job descriptions, dates, and salaries.
Earth Stewards
Overnight Camp
The Earth Stewards unit offers one and two-week overnight camp sessions for campers ages 12-16. Earth Steward campers and counselors live at a campsite in a wooded glen on the farm. Campers stay in cabins and counselors live in nearby yurts and canvas tents on platforms. Earth Steward campers experience Hawthorne Valley as “junior apprentices” and spend their days working alongside our professional farmers, gardeners, cheesemakers, chefs, and bakers. Earth Steward staff should be comfortable with simple and rustic living quarters and have some experience camping, and/or working in an outdoor environment.
All Earth Steward staff positions are residential and full room and board is included in compensation. All applicants must be ages 19+.
The Earth Stewards unit typically hires 4-5 Overnight Camp Counselors (ages 19+) and 1 Assistant Manager (age 21+). Click the button below to learn more about Earth Stewards job descriptions, dates, and salaries.
Support Staff
Opportunities
It takes many hands to support our Farm Camps at Hawthorne Valley! We are hiring for a handful of other residential positions for our 2024 summer camp season. All support staff roles are residential and full room and board is included in compensation.
Support staff roles include Farm-to-Table cooks (ages 18+), an Arts & Crafts Specialist (ages 20+), and Registered Camp Nurses. Click the button below to learn to learn more about the job descriptions, dates, and salaries.