CIT Application 2023

CIT/KIT Applicant please complete this form. Parent/Guardian should review, and add electronic signanature before submitting.

The mission of Mountain Friends Camp is to provide a camp experience grounded in the Quaker values of peace, community, simplicity, integrity, equality and stewardship for a diverse community of young people and adults. At camp we focus on community, nature, creativity and Quaker values.
Are you are at least 16 and entering 11th grade in the fall, enjoy camp activities and the simple life and want to make camp extra special and rewarding for campers? Consider applying to serve as a Counselor in Training! You’ll have a good deal more responsibility than you did as a camper, but there will always be an adult staff member on hand to offer advice and provide support. Counselors in Training (CIT) will have special leadership training meetings during our staff training and will meet with an adult staff mentor before and during camp to talk about goals, challenges and your individual experience. You'll have a lot of fun at camp, and a lot will be expected of you. A CIT is first and foremost a role model and leader. In addition to taking turns leading scheduled activities, chores, and assisting adult staff, your work will be connecting with campers, supporting them as they build community and grow, helping to mediate conflicts, encourage participation and set a positive tone during activities.

For teens who are interested in a “kitchen in training” (KIT) position, you’re role will be a combination of CIT and Kitchen staff duties. You will be assigned to a camper cabin/yurt group and asked to serve as a role model and leader. Every day you’ll help with 1-2 meals and clean up, learning valuable commercial kitchen and teamwork skills, as well as participate or help lead certain activities with campers. Kitchen in Training roles can be for 2-4 weeks, depending upon availability and needs.

The CIT/KIT program is a free leadership training program for our 16-17 year old campers, participants are not employees or staff of Mountain Friends Camp.Thank you in advance for your energy, creativity and service!

Activity Restrictions

• Mountain Friends Camp (MFC) staff and CITs may be required to:
• Move daily over uneven, outdoor terrain and negotiate natural
  obstacles. For most, remain standing or moving for long periods of
  time.
• Sleep in a rustic cabin with campers and counselors, sleep in
  tents or on tarps for overnight trips.
• For most, lift and carry a backpack for hiking and wilderness trips,
  traveling beyond access of power-driven vehicles.
• Give and receive directions verbally and in writing, lead and
  participate willingly in camp activities, daily chores and community
  living activities.
• Demonstrate responsibility for their own health and wellbeing,
  and encourage health and safety measures in others. Promptly ask
  for help when needed, from director and/or medic staff.
• Abide by MFC rules and community norms

Short Answer Questions

WAIVER  and  CONSENT:

I hereby certify that the information I have provided on this application for a volunteer position is true and correct. I authorize Mountain Friends Camp to verify the information I have provided on this application by contacting the references and employers I have listed, by checking national and state sex abuse offender records, and/or by other means, including contacting others whom I have not listed on this application or viewing publically available information on the Internet. I authorize the references and employers listed in this application to give you whatever information they may have regarding my character and fitness for the position for which I have applied.

In the event that my application is accepted and I serve as a staff member at Mountain Friends Camp, I agree to abide by and be bound by the job descriptions and staff policies, and to refrain from inappropriate conduct in the performance of my duties on behalf of Mountain Friends Camp.

I have read this waiver and the entire application, and I am fully aware of its contents. I sign this consent freely and under no duress or coercion.

I, as parent/guardian with legal responsibility for my minor child, understand and approve of their application for the CIT/KIT progam of Mountain Friends Camp. I authorize MFC staff to be in direct communication with my minor child, the applicant, about this application and their service at camp, and understand that any acceptance into the program is at the discretion of the director. I believe my child is capable of serving in this role, and trust them to manage the necessary communication and responsibilies entailed.

In the event that my minor child is accepted and choses to participate in Mountain Friends Camp, I understand that we will be required to complete full health history forms and release waivers.

I have read this waiver and the entire application, and I am fully aware of its contents. I sign this consent freely and under no duress or coercion.