/ The Wayfinder Experience
61 O’Neil Street, Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 481-0776

Tax ID Number: 90-0072153

New Staff Application Summer 2018

Please feel free to attach a résumé and/or letters of recommendation. Email this application and any additional documents by March 15th 2018 to: .

Personal Information

Name: / Social Security Number:
Age on July 1, 2018: / DOB:
Mailing Address (for correspondence): / Permanent Address (for tax purposes):
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Email (please check weekly): / Best phone number:

Certifications

Please indicate any certifications which you hold, their dates of validity, and what states they were issued by. If possible, please scan and attach your certifications.

Driver’s License: / EMT:
CPR: / Lifeguard:
First Aid: / Water Safety Instructor:
RTE: / Other:

Position Desired

Please indicate the areas in which you are interested. For more information on positions, contact the Wayfinder Experience or check out our website.

Director: / Kitchen:
Play Teacher: / Game System:
Theater Teacher: / Wardrobe:
Wellness: / Sets & Props:
Counselor: / Story(Did you submit a game to be run, or are you willing to oversee someone else’s game?):

Availability

Please explain your availability and any specific placement requests for the following dates. Note that all weekend, overnight and day camps have different schedules. For a layout of our entire summer schedule, please check the Wayfinder website:

June 28th-July 2d(staff week): / July 30th-August 3d:
July 9th-13th: / August 6th-10th:
July 16th-20th: / August 12th-19th:
July 23d-27th: / August 20th-26th:

*Please note – In addition to the weeks listed above and the programs you might expect, we are in negotiations for new and additional programming throughout the summer. Please bear with us as we nail these programs into place, and we will contact you as we are able for positions at these other offerings.

Questions

Please answer the following as honestly and thoroughly as possible.

  1. Have you ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor? If so, please explain.

2. Do you have any dietary needs or food allergies? If so, please explain.
3. Please note that Wayfinder will try to ensure that all staff members hired for day camps have appropriate housing. That being said, do you have a place where you [or others] can stay? Please explain.
4. Do you have a car that you will be bringing to summer events? If not, how will you get to events?
5. Have you ever been to a Wayfinder, Living Legends or Frontier Adventure event? If so, which one(s)?
6. Have you ever been employed by the Wayfinder Experience Living Legends or Frontier Adventures? If so, where and when?
7. Why do you want to work for the Wayfinder Experience?
8. What do you feel you can bring to the Wayfinder staff? What are your strengths and how will you apply them to the job?
9. Please give a detailed account of why you are applying for each position you have indicated. Focus on skills and abilities as they relate to the job(s) you wish to fulfill.
9a. Do you have interest in working or have you ever worked a Young Adventurers event or any other kind of camp/event involving children between the ages of 6 and 8? If yes, please provide details.
10. If you have been an SIT for the Wayfinder Experience, do you feel adequately prepared to be a staff member or department head? Please explain.
11. Do you feel that you are capable of training SITs in the positions you have applied for? Briefly describe how you would go about the training process.
12. Is there a limit on how many weeks you want to work this summer?
13. Staff are required to attend Staff Week July 3rd-7th, 2018. The week is unpaid, but is a vital part of staff training and is mandatory for new staff members. Will you be able to commit to this week?
14. Is there anything else you’d like to tell us?

Education

List last high school and all college, graduate, alternative, or trade schools attended. If you have attached a résumé containing this information included, ignore this section.

Institution / Dates Attended / Concentration / Degree
Please list all extracurricular activities (all leadership positions held, awards, etc.):

Employment History

Please list most recent employment first. We are especially interested in any summer camp employment or other jobs you feel correspond to the positions for which you have applied (teaching, theater tech, etc). If you have attached a résumé containing this information included, ignore this section.

Employer / Phone / Dates Employed / Position & Duties Held / Reason for Leaving
May we contact your previous employers?

References

Please list at least three references and indicate whether the relationship is personal or occupational. If you have attached a résumé containing this information included, ignore this section. Trine and Corrie are NOT references.

Name / Years Acquainted / Relationship / Phone

Signature

I, the applicant undersigned, hereby verify that all statements in this application are true. I agree to contact the Wayfinder Experience if any of the information in this application changes. I understand that this application will be taken seriously, and I understand that an application does not guarantee employment.

Name: ______Date:

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