Camp Paivika - Housekeeping Maintenance Assistant

JOB TITLE: Camp Paivika - Housekeeping Maintenance Assistant

REPORTS TO: Facilities Manager

SCHEDULE: June 8 to August 30, 2026 Training and camp sessions

LOCATION: Camp Paivika – Crestline, CA (Located in the San Bernardino Mountains)

STATUS: Seasonal

DRIVER POSITION: No

DAILY RATES: $16.90 per hour | Onsite lodging and meals provided during sessions

ABOUT US:

At AbilityFirst, we are dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities achieve their personal best. Our mission is to look beyond disabilities, focus on capabilities, and expand possibilities. Camp Paivika, one of the first fully accessible camps in the U.S., continues this mission by providing life- changing summer experiences for children, teens, and adults with physical and developmental disabilities.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Housekeeping Maintenance Assistant plays a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment at Camp Paivika. This position supports the daily operation of camp by ensuring facilities, common areas, and dining spaces are sanitary, orderly, and accessible for campers, staff, and visitors.

Working under the direction of the Facilities Manager, the Housekeeping Maintenance Assistant performs routine housekeeping, light maintenance, and manual labor tasks essential to camp operations. This role requires reliability, physical stamina, teamwork, and a strong commitment to health, safety, and inclusion. As a member of the camp community, this position also supports dining services and assists with special projects and emergency needs to ensure a positive and safe camp experience for individuals with physical and developmental disabilities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly responsible to the Facilities Manager but works daily with the housekeeping/ maintenance team.
• Under the direction of the Facilities Manager, maintains camp facilities in a sanitary and orderly fashion, performs miscellaneous manual labor, and other related work as requested.
• Daily tasks include: cleaning all bathrooms, sweeping and mopping the dining hall, sweeping walkways, vacuuming, loading and off-loading of trucks, weeding, watering, and special projects assigned by the Facilities Manager.
• Work as food server in the dining hall during each meal and clean up dining area after each meal (sweeping and mopping)
• Attends and participates in staff orientation week and ongoing training sessions throughout the summer.
• In an emergency, assumes responsibility for any job deemed necessary by the Camp Director to ensure the safety of all campers and staff.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned to support the mission of the program and organization.