Camp Nurse (Seasonal RN)
The Camp Nurse at Camp DREAM will be responsible for providing basic medical care for campers and camp staff, as needed. You will serve in a team of camp staff and be an integral component of providing a safe, fun, enriching overnight camp experience at our Camp DREAM property to the youth we serve who come from Vermont, Boston, and Philadelphia.
The DREAM Program is committed to dismantling systems of oppression that affect our youth and families. This organizational commitment means that members should join this space with an intention of learning, unlearning, and diving into ways that your involvement will directly contribute to DREAM’s mission of reducing the Opportunity Gap while also supporting the dismantling of other systemic inequities. We seek members who contribute to The DREAM Program’s diverse community, as having different perspectives, identities, and skills are what allow us to excel in our service. DREAM seeks members who are ready to engage in and foster an inclusive environment, and who strive to deliver culturally appropriate and relevant programming to the youth we serve. Incoming members and staff should understand that we serve marginalized communities, which means that it is imperative that diversity, equity, and inclusivity are infused into every aspect of our work as an organization.
Objectives of Service as a Registered Nurse:
- Work with the Camp leadership to ensure the physical and emotional wellbeing of campers and staff at Camp DREAM.
- Communicate injuries, illness, and concerns with families of campers as needed.
- Provide a safe environment and experience for youth and staff/members.
- Execute all camp support responsibilities, as assigned (inventory the first aid station, ensure sufficient supplies, and maintain required documentation)
The Experience of Service as a Registered Nurse:
- Option to live at camp for the service term or live off site.
- Flexible hours and a caring and supportive work environment
- You will operate at least in person at camp 16 hours a week, and on call 23 hours/week.
- There is the option to live at Camp DREAM if you'd like, but it is not required.
Required Qualifications
- Vermont RN license, compact state license, or ability to acquire VT license prior to start of service term
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant nursing experience
Preferred Qualifications
- 2-3 years of pediatric nursing experience
Term and Compensation:
- Dates of service: June 1, 2023-August 11, 2023.
- 40 hours per week, 300 total service hours.
- $750 biweekly, $4,500 total (6 pay periods)
- These are PRE-TAX amounts.
- Upon completion of dates and total hours, you will receive an education award of $1,374.60 (pre-tax). Click here to learn more about the Segal Education Award.
- If living at camp, free housing for your entire term is included. For this role, it is not required that you live at camp but the option is available to you.
- AmeriCorps members are also eligible for:
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (food stamps)
- Child care assistance
- Student loan deferment (forbearance)
- Other publicly-funded benefits, such as heating and utility assistance.
- If you engage in work-related travel outside of your commute, DREAM will provide reimbursement for mileage.
- As an AmeriCorps member at DREAM, you will have the additional support of a DREAM AmeriCorps Director to help you navigate your service term and apply for publicly funded programs.
Travel: Staff who meet the driving requirements for DREAM will be expected to assist with camper transportation to and from camp weekly. Drives will be done in pairs, and may be 1-9 hours long. Out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be occasionally expected.
Work environment: This position primarily operates in an outdoor environment with active children and other service members, for extended periods of time, and in all types of weather and environmental factors (heat, cold, wet, etc.). This role will operate occasionally in an office-type environment and may use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.
Physical demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee/member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
- This position requires comfort working in outdoor environments, regardless of the weather. This position can be very active and frequently requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee/member is regularly required to communicate with individuals who talk and hear.
- The employee/member will occasionally be required to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee/member is regularly required to observe and comprehend using vision abilities that include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
AAP/EEO Statement: The DREAM Program is an equal opportunity employer and an incorporated 501(c)3 charitable organization. The DREAM Program prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
At will employment: The DREAM Program is an at will employer. Employment with The DREAM Program is voluntary and is subject to termination by you or The DREAM Program at will, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time. The policy of employment-at-will may not be modified by any officer or employee.