Summer Camp-related Jobs Near Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow

The weather is getting warmer and we are putting our heavy coats and gloves away.

Now is the time to turn our thoughts to how to spend the summer—working.

Camp-related job opportunities are being advertised, so take a look at the employment prospects in Patch’s Jobs section and keep up with Patch by subscribing to the Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Patch newsletter.

Here are a few jobs opportunities from our Jobs Board:

• Camp Counselor Specialist Roles — Rye YMCA - Rye, NY
• Dobbs Ferry - Health Director Needed for Summer Day Camp — Oasis Children's Services - Dobbs Ferry, NY
• Registered Nurses, Nurse — Raquette Lake Camp - Bedford, NY
• Seasonal Camp Crew - Harriman Outdoor Center — Appalachian Mountain Club - Haverstraw, NY
• Summer Camp Director (Seasonal) — Troon - Elmsford, NY
• Camp Counselor — Club Fit - Briarcliff Manor, NY
• Office Administrator - Transportation — Deer Mountain Day Camp - Pomona, NY
• Summer Camp Teacher — Children of America - Nyack, NY
• Farm Camp Instructor— Stone Barns Center For Food and Agriculture - Tarrytown, NY
• 2016 Seasonal Positions with Camp Morty —Friends of Westchester County Parks - Ardsley, NY
• Camp Nurse/Medical Director — Jcc Association - West Nyack, NY
• PetsHotel Guest Services Associate (PartTime) — Petsmart - Greenburgh, NY
• Summer Creative Writing Teaching Intern (Westchester and Fairfield Counties) — Writopia Lab - Westchester, NY
• Youth Ministries Director/EDS Coordinator — Salvation Army - White Plains, NY
• Territorial Music Secretary — West Nyack, NY

Other opportunities for summer employment include summer 2016 lifeguard positions for all of Taconic Region aquatic facilities of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

In the lower Hudson Valley, lifeguards can be employed at Canopus Beach, part of Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, or the pool at Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) State Park.

Lifeguard exams will be held on three dates at Copper Beech Middle School in Yorktown Heights. However, lifeguards can take the exam anywhere in New York State and have it credited toward employment in any State Parks region.

Upcoming lifeguard exam dates at Copper Beech Middle School, 3401 Old Yorktown Rd., are:

• Saturday, March 19 at 9 a.m.
• Saturday, April 2 at 9 a.m.
• Saturday, May 21 at 9 a.m.

All exams are open to new candidates as well as returning lifeguards. The qualifying procedures evaluate practical lifesaving skills and CPR skills. All items of the examination are evaluated on a pass/fail basis. Candidates are required to bring their photo ID and their own pocket masks for the CPR portion of the exam.

Pre-registration for exams is strongly encouraged, parks officials said. You can do that by calling Gerri Covert at (845) 889-3814.

Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park’s Canopus Beach is located near the intersection of the Taconic State Parkway and Route 301, outside of Carmel, in Putnam County.

Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park is located along the Taconic Parkway in Yorktown Heights.

Starting pay for lifeguards at Fahnestock is $13.27 per hour. Starting pay for lifeguards at FDR State Park is $16.11 per hour, due to the park being located in Westchester County.

The Taconic Region of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees 15 state parks, six historic sites and two state golf courses in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Columbia Counties. For more information on State Parks facilities in the Taconic Region or throughout the agency, visit www.nysparks.com or connect to the agency on Facebook and Twitter.