Social Justice Specialist

About us: Morry's Camp is a residential summer camp located in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Morry's Camp is the summer portion of the year round, non-profit, youth-development organization, Project Morry. We believe that summer camps provide youth with a unique opportunity for growing independence, self-discovery, and skill building. Our mission is to provide our youth access to these opportunities regardless of economic status.

About the position: Our Social Justice Specialist plays a key role in keeping our camp culture social justice and racial equity minded. They spend the majority of their day creating lessons concerning social justice topics, and then teaching them to campers ages 9-16 in an accessible and engaging way. They additionally support the community with social justice related conversations.

We are looking for someone who has a background a social justice related major, and is passionate about spreading their knowledge to our campers. A deep knowledge and understanding of several social justice topics is required. Experience teaching is a plus, but is not required. Experience working with kids is a plus, but is not required.

Responsibilities and expectations:

• Create and facilitate lessons, ensuring that the content is accessible to campers based on their age group and ability.
• Support the daily routines established for their group.
• Communicate with counselor team and leadership consistently and effectively.

IF INTERESTED IN APPLYING, please fill out this short Interest Form so we can get in contact with more information! 

Interest Form Link: https://camp.formstack.com/forms/staff_application?Camp_Preference=PM&utm_source=PM_Website&utm_medium=website

Compensation: Counselors live on site for the duration of their contracted dates. Room and board is included in salary. Applicant should be available between June 12th through August 9th. The salary for this position is $2,600 plus $200 for completing the season.