Thank you for looking at the N.Y.M.P. for possible employment during your summer. Each year the N.Y.M.P. raises funds to make the program possible. If you are interested in joining our team please fill out the employment application and return it to the office by mail or email. Final staffing decisions are made at the end of April and are further adjusted if needed by the first week in June.

Staff openings

CAMP COUNSELORS Male and Female

Counselors

Counselors supervise students nearly 24/7 in music, recreational, and meal time activities, help with the educational staff in music situations, play in ensembles, help with equipment, and support all efforts of the camp. Any counselor with first aid, lifeguard training, and EMT training should inform the program director upon being hired.  Detailed job description and weekly assignment details are listed in this packet.  Counselors are members of the on campus staff. A person applying for the position must be 18, or turn 18 during the summer they have been hired to work.  The camp counselor performs multiple tasks including morning wake up, breakfast detail, assisting the teaching staff, playing in ensembles, working in the classroom, escorting the students to meals, the routine tasks of cleaning up, copying music, and other duties as assigned. The camp counselor is in charge of supervising the on campus students over night and reports to the head counselors. 

In hiring, we look first at persons who have attended at least two years of the summer program and demonstrated their leadership abilities during their time at the program.  The camp counselor is required to be available from Sunday morning to Friday night with the addition of the fourth week Saturday move out.

Teaching staff openings  

The program is always looking for a few great instructors. If you love teaching and have something to offer in music education and want to see kids grow, while working with a great group of music educators then we are the program for you.  Teachers are required to be available for Sunday night registration and available from Monday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, and Friday night for the end of week concert.

A full time Music Educator is generally hired as a band or choir director and usually as the expert as a vocalist or on their instrument, or to represent more than one instrument.  Music educators will provide any support materials necessary such as audition materials, small ensemble music, CD recordings, etc.

To qualify as an N.Y.M.P. Music Educator the applicant must have graduated with a performance or music education degree from a University or Conservatory. 

The part time staff member will have the same expectations as the full time staff member but will have their schedule set up to be most beneficial to the summer program to work with the students.  Part time employees may work past their part time status if they choose. 

Nurses  At least one registered nurse is on staff and available at all times (never more than 5 minutes from campus). The registered nurse will be CPR certified and will handle any emergencies or health related incidents that arise.  The nurse will distribute medications to students during their week at the program in accordance with their health history and guardian/parental instructions.  Any medication that is brought to the program must be in a pharmaceutically dispensed container with clear dosing instructions.  The nurse will be in charge of placing the health history forms in the three ring binder by the end of the Sunday registration.  To be employed at the N.Y.M.P. program as a registered nurse one must be currently practicing in either a hospital or school setting and hold a valid registered nurse license in Minnesota or Wisconsin.

N.Y.M.P. SUBSTANCE POLICY

No  drug use will be allowed as an N.Y.M.P. staff member. No alcohol use will be tolerated during the classroom day (including lunch).   If you are found in suspicion of drug or alcohol use while working with students, administration will request you submit to a drug and alcohol test at your expense at St Luke’s hospital.  Refusal to submit to testing will result in dismissal from the program.

N.Y.M.P. does not allow weapons of any type at our program.