2008 Summer Job Opportunities

June 1 - September 10

Would you like to spend your summer...
	in the White Mountains of New Hampshire?
	in a unique vacation center offering progressive political education and recreation?
	in a multicultural community of all ages?
	doing good hard work while enjoying the vibrant company of international staff and interesting guests?

Positions available	Duties
Internships	4-month internship. Learn hands-on about a non-profit organization working for social justice. World Fellowship interns work in a variety of activities: office management, fundraising techniques, organic gardening, carpentry and/or hospitality (housekeeping, dining room service, kitchen work). The internship is a working placement alongside the co-directors of the World Fellowship Center during the educational summer camp. Interns receive a stipend of up to $165/week + bunk and board up to 20 weeks. Internship Overview: The WFC Internship Program is created to strengthen skills of people interested in working in grassroots organizations, hospitality, carpentry, and/or organic gardening. Internships can begin as early as mid-May and end in mid-September. Interns needed: 2 office, 2 garden, 2 kitchen, 2 hospitality. References required. Experience preferred.
Housekeeping Manager	Responsible for coordinating the care and cleaning of guest rooms in one of our buildings. Currently needed for Lloyd Lodge.
Cook's Assistant	Basic prep work to assist the head cook in kitchen management and feeding up to 150 people three hearty meals a day. Meals are vegetarian except: Thursday cook-out; Friday fish; Sunday noon-time turkey dinner; and leftovers from these. Vegetarian alternatives are offered at these meat-inclusive meals.
General Staff	$140/week plus room and board and other benefits. Provide housekeeping and dining room service and dishes. Opportunities to work as kitchen help, in laundry, gardening, maintenance, and children's program. General staff jobs are rotated.
Children's Program Assistant	Help create and implement a Program for 3 - 9 year-olds from 10-12am; and 5 - 12 year-olds from 7:30 - 9 PM
Gardener	We grow a variety of mixed vegetables to meet the needs of our kitchen and dining hall, which serves more than 400 meals each day to staff and guests. We currently have approximately 1/4 acres of raised-bed gardens with convenient water for irrigation. We have followed organic practices for at least 15 years, and our soil is rich in organic matter, fertile, and well-drained. Additional opportunities exist for expanding the garden size and constructing a greenhouse to lengthen the growing season. The ideal candidate will be self-directed, energetic, flexible and responsible, with at least two years of experience in organic mixed vegetable production (including at least one apprenticeship), and available to work full-time from May 15 through September 30. We offer compensation of $600 per month, full room and board, a rich dynamic social and educational atmosphere, and lots of personal appreciation from satisfied cooks and guests.

The World Fellowship Center is located 7 miles south of Conway, New Hampshire in the White Mountains. The Center has been in operation since 1941. It offers 452 acres of forest with nature trails, frontage on a mountain lake, and magnificent views of Mt. Chocorua. Our staff of 30 includes a large group of international university students. As many as 140 guests are in attendance on a given day.

Programs highlight major issues of politics and economics, as well as cultural offerings - music, photography, poetry, yoga, tai chi, films and nature programs - for staff and guests alike. Recreation on the premises includes swimming, boating, canoeing, and fishing in a mountain lake; ping pong, volleyball, basketball and soccer; walking WF nature trails. Great hiking nearby in the White Mountains. Meals are mostly vegetarian, with many of the vegetables being provided by our two organic gardens. The water from our deep artesian well is the best you'll find. All our buildings are smoke-free. We prefer to hire non-smokers. In addition, as World Fellowship is a live-in community, we ask that staff commit to not being intoxicated while on site and to helping maintain a safe and friendly family atmosphere.

Qualifications

Friendliness, flexibility, team worker; pride in a job well done; willingness to work hard; punctuality.

Hours

up to 36-hour week, 1 day off. Overtime is not available.

Benefits

Weekly wage: $140 per week...PLUS Room and Board: Shared bunk housing with up to 5 staff per room. Linens provided. The same excellent food served to guests.

Recreation: All campus facilities plus bicycles for staff use.

Program: All scheduled speakers and workshops. Staff and guests are invited to contribute their talents to an in-house talent show, Fun Night, every Friday evening.

Transportation: Transportation scheduled to town (7 miles away) for shopping and "Staff Night Out". Day trip to Boston or Portland may be coordinated with other staff members.

Staff Laundry: Washer, dryer, soap furnished. Also, limited letter postage provided.

Computer: Two computers with internet access provided for staff to share.

Hiring process

If you are interested in joining our team as a paid staff member or as a volunteer, please contact us as soon as possible. We ask you to complete an application form and to send a letter of recommendation from someone with whom you have worked (whether as a student, or as an employee). Upon receipt, we will let you know that we received the application and letter of recommendation and notify you of hiring as soon as we know. We will consider hiring for partial season.

If you are interested please contact Andy Davis:

phone: 1-603-447-2280

or

email: office@worldfellowship.org

or write to

post:

Andy Davis
World Fellowship
PO Box 2280
Conway NH 03818-2280
USA

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to contact us

Andy Davis and Andrea Walsh, Co-directors

World Fellowship Center
PO Box 2280
Conway, NH 03818-2280

tel: (603) 447-2280
office@worldfellowship.org

For reservations, please write to reservations@worldfellowship.org.

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