Make a difference in the lives of others by sharing your talents and warmth with a community of individuals working to overcome mental health challenges.Spring Lake Ranch is a long-term, therapeutic residential community and farm located in Vermont's Green Mountains. Spring Lake Ranch's mission is to support and empower people with mental health and substance abuse challenges to grow and thrive. Through shared experience, meaningful work, and active participation in an accepting, diverse community, Spring Lake Ranch helps each person develop the confidence and skills to recover. The Ranch's work therapy model allows residents to participate in one of four work crews five days each week. Spring Lake Ranch is an alternative to hospitals or other clinical settings, and every resident is treated as a person with strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and struggles — not a patient or a case. One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn't as individuals. –Jean Vanier, philosopher, theologian, and humanitarian |
What You'll Be Doing |
Program Coordinators:
While the position asks a lot from a Program Coordinators' physical and emotional resources, Ranch life is also intensely rewarding. Helping people work through the struggles that have interrupted the normal progress of their lives, learning new skills every day, and being a member of a caring community is what makes the Ranch experience as deeply fulfilling as it is unique. Flexibility and spontaneity are key!
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Location |
The Ranch is situated on 700 acres of farm, forest, and pastureland in Vermont's Green Mountains. The woods are crisscrossed by various hiking trails, including the Appalachian Trail, which crosses the property near Spring Lake—one of the quietest and most pristine lakes in Vermont where you'll find the Ranch's very own private dock. The Ranch is just 20 minutes from the city of Rutland and is close to several ski resorts, including Killington and Okemo. Montpelier, Vermont’s capital city, and Burlington, Vermont's largest city, are each an easy day trip away.
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Perks & Rewards |
Compensation includes $15/hour, private room within a resident house, access to three meals/day, full health, dental and vision coverage, paid vacation and sick time, and use of all Ranch amenities including laundry, linen service, woodshop, art and pottery studio, sewing room, gym, tennis court, hiking/ski trails and equipment, and lake front access with a private dock, canoes, kayaks, and stand-up paddleboards.
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The Essentials + Work Term |
Applicants must be 20 years of age or older and show a willingness to share life with a community of diverse people. Patience, creativity, flexibility, and an eagerness to teach and learn are essential. You will be a role model of how to lead a healthy, stable life. Basic knowledge of and experience in farming, gardening, carpentry, cooking, sewing, auto mechanics and landscaping are helpful, but not necessary.
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Your First Move & Connection |
To apply, fill out an application and email this with your resume and cover letter indicating your interest to Jennifer Haskins. After a phone interview, you may be invited for a 48-hour required visit to the Ranch. The Ranch offers a rolling application and interview process, and often hires several months in advance.
Jennifer Haskins (she/her/hers)
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