Special Needs Camps
AHRC Katy Isaacson and Elaine Gordon Lodge
Approximate Start Date
Start: 15 Jun 2025
Approximate End Date
End: 25 Aug 2025
Camp Type
Special Needs
Location
653 Colgate Road, East Jewett , New York 12424
Staff
Total: 75 (65 international staff) aged 18+
Campers
Total: 75 (co-ed camp)
Camp Overview
AHRC operates two camps that offer a fun-filled, loving, nurturing, and safe environment for children and adults who have a developmental and/or intellectual disability who require various levels of support, and who may also have physical and/or medical needs. The Lodge is a traditional summer camp for children, teens and adults with mild to moderate intellectual and developmental disabilities. It's a fun, vibrant environment where all campers get to experience the magic of summer camp in a non-restrictive, supervised arena. Staff will get to form magical relationships with the campers they support, and will learn more about themselves than they ever imagined. It's life changing!
Do you have the skills they're looking for?
We asked the camp what positions they are looking to fill. Look out for the big thumbs up!
Are you looking to hire counsellors for Special Needs care?
Are you looking to hire counsellors with Creative & Performing Arts skills?
Are you looking to hire General Counsellors?
Are you looking to hire counsellors with Outdoor Adventure & Nature skills?
Counsellor Roles:
Here's a list of all the positions this camp commonly hires for!
Acting/Drama
All disabilities and ages
Animal/Farm Care
Archery
Arts & Crafts
Baseball
Basketball
Circus
Cooking
Dance
Ecology
Emotional Disabilities
Equestrian Staff
Gardening
General Counsellors
Horse Wranglers (Western Style)
Jewelry
Learning Difficulties
Lifeguarding
Magic
Makeup
Mental Disabilities
Model Making
Outdoor Adventure
Overnight Camping
Painting
Photography
Physical Disabilities
Sculpting
Sketching
Soccer/Football
Tye Dying
Yoga/Pilates
Campower Roles:
Here's a list of all the positions this camp commonly hires for!
Assistant Cook/Food Prep
Dining Hall Service
Dishwashing/Kitchen Cleaning
General Maintenance
Groundskeeping
Housekeeping
Office Assistant/Secretary
Hmm... What's your role?
Staff Time Off
12 days working followed by 2 days off.
Staff Qualities
If you are ready for the summer of a lifetime and to commit to a job that will likely push you to your limits, whilst at the same time change you as a person, and create an amazing, positive learning experience, then we are ready to welcome you to the team! Experience in the special needs field is preferred but not mandatory. The right attitude and team players are what we strive for at our camps.