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Throughout the year, The Fresh Air Fund offers a variety of employment opportunities at its midtown Manhattan office. These positions are crucial to the success of The Fund’s summer programming.
Interns assist full-time Camping, Friendly Town, Public Relations and Community Outreach staff in coordinating and facilitating thousands of Fresh Air experiences. These positions involve a broad range of responsibilities from administration and file management to fieldwork. Some positions involve working with and/or supervising children.
Please scroll down to see the available positions and start dates.
To apply for a position in the Public Relations Department, email pr@freshair.orgTo apply for a position in the Camping Department, email camping@freshair.orgTo apply for a position in the Community Outreach Department, email coss@freshair.org *Community Outreach works with nearly 90 NYC agencies in all five boroughs to register children and prepare them for their Fresh Air experiences.To apply for a position in the Friendly Town Department, email ft@freshair.org *The Friendly Town Department manages our host family program by working daily with volunteer leaders and host families.
The Fund offers a public relations internship program for college students. Spring, summer and fall paid interns learn the basics of public relations as they assist The Fund’s Public Relations Department in increasing awareness of Fresh Air programs. The Fresh Air Fund program has several staffing opportunities for those in search of a summer job. All positions for the summer 2009 PR Internship are now filled. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for the Internship program beginning in the fall.
Social Work Assistants:
Social Work Assistants serve on a team that provides 24-hour on-call service to parents, children, host families, camp directors and volunteer leaders. Document all communications. Assist all parties to solve child, parent and host concerns including homesickness, behavior management issues, personality conflicts, etc. MSW preferred. Applicants from related fields are also encouraged to apply. Candidates should possess strong interpersonal and organizational skills, flexibility, stamina and a commitment to children and families. Must possess the skills and abilities to help parents, host families and children problem-solve and resolve issues that arise during two-week vacations. Start Date: Early Summer 2009.
Outreach Assistants:
Outreach Assistants perform many of the responsibilities of a full-time administrative assistant such as answering phone calls, opening and distributing mail, filing, processing forms pertaining to summer operations, data entry, etc. An Outreach Assistant works primarily in The Fresh Air Fund office and assists and supports the Outreach staff with day-to-day tasks and special assignments that ensure the smooth functioning of the department. Candidates must have completed at least one year of college and must possess strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Candidates must be flexible and work both independently and as a team member in a busy office. Must be detail oriented. Bilingual skill is a plus. Start Date: February - Late Spring.
Communication Assistants:
Communication Assistants are responsible for communicating with parents regarding their children's participation information. Communication assistants maintain a written log of all phone conversations, review applications and continuously conduct follow up on children's applications. Communication assistants may also be asked to assist with outreach and registration events. Candidates must have completed at least one year of college. Must possess strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Individuals will work both independently and as a team member in a fast pace environment. Must be flexible and detail oriented. Bilingual skill is a plus. Start date: Early Summer 2009.
Placement Associate Liaisons:
Placement Associate Liaison is responsible for communicating information to NYC parents about their children's Friendly Town trip. Responsibilities including matching children with Friendly Town invitations and communicating invitation to families and outreach partners. It also includes tasks such as processing forms and record keeping. Applicants must have completed at least one year of college and possess strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Applicants must be detail oriented, flexible, and work both independently and as a team member in a busy office. Bilingual skill is a plus. Start date: Late Spring 2009.
Camp Assistants:
Camp Assistants ensure the complete registration of more than 3,000 children who attend Fresh Air camps. Camp Assistants collect incomplete data and organize and maintain camp filing system. Camp Assistants communicate with parents and oversee the bus station departures and arrivals of 3,000 children. Other duties as assigned. Candidates must have completed at least one year of college. Must be flexible and work both independently and as a team member in a busy office. Must be detail-oriented and have strong communication and organization skills. Must be willing to report to bus station for camp departures at 6:00 a.m. Bilingual skill is a plus. Start date: Late Spring 2009.
Escorts:
Escorts are responsible for chaperoning children's travel to and from their Friendly Town or Camp trips. Occasional overnight stay will be required. Individuals must be able to provide child care and manage children during the trip. Candidates must be comfortable with air, train and bus travel. Candidates are required to possess a valid state issued ID. Qualified individuals must be at least 18 years old and have experience in child care. Start date: June 2009.
Friendly Towners:
Friendly Towners are responsible for communicating information to volunteer leaders living in over 300 communities where Fresh Air children visit for summer vacations. Friendly Towners keep records of host/child “matches” and communicate these “matches” to volunteer leaders on a daily basis. Friendly Towners oversee children’s bus departures to host families and keep records of visits. Friendly Towner applicants must have completed at least one year of college and possess strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Applicants must be detail oriented, flexible and work both independently and as a team member in busy office and bus station settings. Start date: Mid-June 2009.
Station Managers:
Station Managers supervise the bus and train departures and arrivals of nearly 10,000 children to and from their vacations at host families homes and The Fresh Air Fund camps. Each Station Manager supervises approximately 15 staff members at the Port Authority Bus Terminal or the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal. A Station Manager supervises all station activity including acting as a liaison to bus terminal managers, police, and bus company drivers. The Station Manager oversees the registration process, crowd flow, parent/child concerns and bus traffic. Station Managers must have at least three years of professional experience organizing and managing groups of children and adults. Applicants must have strong supervisory, communication and problem-solving skills. Applicants must possess strong interpersonal and organizational skills, flexibility and leadership ability. Start date: Early Summer 2009.
Medical Coordinators:
The Medical Coordinator is responsible for reviewing all medical issues before children board the bus. The Medical Coordinator will pack and label a child’s medication for the bus trip, and ensure that there is an ample supply of medication for the trip. The Medical Coordinator works directly with the office regarding missing medical forms and other related issues. Applicants must have completed at least one year of college and possess strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Applicants must be detail oriented and work both independently and as a team member in busy bus station settings. The Medical Coordinator reports to the Station Manager and works closely with the Help Desk Coordinator and the Station Facilitator. Start date: Early Summer 2009.
Help Desk Coordinators:
The Help Desk Coordinator is responsible for helping parents solve issues that arise concerning their children during Friendly Town trip departures. The Help Desk Coordinator reports to the Station Manager and works closely with the Medical Coordinator, Station Facilitator and Fresh Air Fund office team to expedite and facilitate the check-in process. Candidates must have completed at least one year of college and must possess strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Applicants must be detailed oriented and work both independently and as a team member in busy bus station settings. Start date: Early Summer 2009.
Transportation Assistant:
Transportation Assistants make all hotel and some travel reservations for volunteers who escort nearly 6,000 children on summer vacations. Transportation Assistants support Transportation Managers with all responsibilities directly and indirectly related to the transport of children on their summer vacations (communicating with volunteer leaders, purchasing train tickets, etc.). Transportation Assistants must have completed at least one year of college, possess strong word processing and telephone skills. Applicants must possess strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Applicants must be flexible and work independently in a busy office setting. Start date: Mid-June 2009.
File Clerk:
File clerks alphabetize and maintain files containing application forms pertaining to over 5,000 host families who participate in the Friendly Town program. File Clerks are also responsible for equipping chaperones with the supplies necessary for escorting children on long distance trips to over 300 Friendly Town areas. When needed, File Clerks are called upon to assist other Friendly Town personnel with various responsibilities such as escorting children, transporting supplies to and from the bus stations, and providing assistance to the station staff in emergencies. File clerks must possess excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, as well as flexibility, dedication, and team spirit. Candidates must be at least 18 years old and completed one year of college. Start Date: June 2009.
Specials Clerk:
Specials Clerks are responsible for coordinating trips for Fresh Air children, who do not take regularly scheduled buses. Work with both New York City families and host families to ensure smooth departures and returns. Specials Clerks are responsible for maintaining records and checking paperwork for accuracy. Applicants must be detail-oriented, persistent and comfortable addressing issues with hosts and families. The position also requires strong customer service, flexibility and ability to work in a busy office environment. Start date: Mid-June 2009.
Summer Administrative Assistant:
The Summer Administrative Assistant to the Director of Friendly Town performs many of the responsibilities of the full-time administrative assistant such as answering phone calls, opening and distributing mail, filing, processing forms pertaining to summer operations, data entry, etc. He or she works primarily in The Fresh Air Fund office and assists and supports the Friendly Town Director with day-to-day tasks and special assignments that ensure the smooth functioning of the Friendly Town Department. Candidates must be at least 18 years old and must possess strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. He or she must be flexible and work both independently and as a team member in busy office. Must be detail oriented. Start date: Mid-Spring 2009.