Our staff is an integral part of our operation and provide much of the spirit of the place. We often get comments from guests on the high quality of our staff and their willingness to go out of their way to be helpful. If you would like to be part of a close knit team working together at one of the last of the old time Adirondack resorts, please get in touch.

Camp Staff

Responsible for the day to day operation of the camp including maintenance, dining room, housekeeping, toting, dishwashing and guest trips.

More specifically; Maintenance includes trails, buildings, painting, staining, firewood, grounds, tennis courts, beaches, docks, boats, shop and trash. Dining Room includes setting, waiting and clearing tables and some food prep. Housekeeping includes cleaning cabins, bathrooms, staff room, lodge and delivering towels. Toting includes greeting guests on arrival, loading and transporting baggage and instructing guests in operation of lights and stove. Dishwashing includes running commercial dishwasher and helping in the pot sink on busy meals. Guest Trips includes leading and assisting with weekly group trips.

Wrangler

Responsibility for seven horses including early morning gathering, feeding, grooming, tacking and leading trail rides. Three 45 minute rides daily except Sat. One or two 3 hour picnic rides weekly up a nearby mountain. Horses are turned out in the afternoon unless there are lessons or additional afternoon trail rides. Wranglers are expected to be offering rides from 9 to 12 and again lessons and rides from 1 to 2:30 or 3. Wrangler signs up the day’s riders at guest breakfast and makes sure all riders have signed a release. Wranglers are responsible for the health and condition of the horses and warning when feed supplies are low, shoes need resets and worming. Wranglers usually do not work the noon meal unless they have had most of the morning off. They usually help with supper and always join the cabin cleaning crew on Saturdays.

Voyageur Leaders

Responsiblity of nine boys or girls age 12 to 16 in a two week long adventure camp. Requires leaders with outdoor leadership skills and first aid experience. Four two week sessions of six campers each session. Based at Timberlock at one end of camp, utilizing camp equipment and dining room. An active program including extended canoe and hiking trips as well as day trips around the area. Typically two leaders, one male and one female.

Days Off and Free Time

All staff get one 24 hour day off a week. More time off is available with advance warning. All days are utilized except Saturday which is guest change day when all staff clean and ready cabins. Free time is built into every day. We try to allow time before lunch for a swim and usually all staff are off around 3 until dinner. Sunday afternoon is also free unless you are involved with water skiing. All days are not equal. Some are longer than others. We try to balance.

Pay

Pay is based on your years at Timberlock and your work experience. We pay well for a summer resort and without much to spend it on, you can go home with a healthy amount. Paychecks are written every week. Your gross weekly pay is subject to a room and board deduction and the usual state and federal deductions based on how you fill out the W-4 form that we will send you.