Calleva Work Ethic Unleashed ⎯ Your Ultimate Advantage

Join us at Calleva and cultivate invaluable skills that will amplify your resume and career potential. Our staff operates amidst unpredictability, embracing flexibility and versatility in the face of sudden challenges.

Beyond adaptability, we celebrate effective communication, a robust work ethic and creativity skills. So join our team and develop these essential skills, giving yourself an edge in any future career pursuit!

4 Skills Calleva staff can Grow and Highlight on their Resumes

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Flexibility/Versatility

At Calleva, we understand that unforeseen challenges often mark an adventurous journey. As a result as Calleva staff, our most thought-out plans are often ruined with one clap of thunder, a flat tire, or an unexpected river level. Our staff don’t freeze or quit when they don’t get their way— they adapt, they pivot, and they learn to make the most of what they’re given.

Still, amidst unpredictable moments, our staff doesn’t falter. Instead, they embody adaptability, resilience, and positivity.

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Effective Communicators and Influencers

Pillars of our staff’s skill set are effective communication and influence. So it’s no surprise how challenging it can be to get a group of middle schoolers excited about a hike, or to guide a nervous adult through their fear of heights. What about constantly working on teams with other staff who bring unique backgrounds, skill-sets, and opinions about how a program should be run?

With continuous feedback—formal and informal—our leaders evolve to become not just effective communicators but influential mentors honed through experience.

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Work Ethic

At Calleva, we cherish the core value of a strong work ethic. Because anybody who has ever worked alongside “Chief” Markoff, knows how the Markoff family value a strong work ethic. More importantly, staff at Calleva see our founders, year-round directors, and counselors jumping in and working tirelessly for the team, regardless of how glorious the job (although to some, scrubbing port-a-johns, picking up trash, and digging holes IS glorious!).

There’s nothing as rewarding as finishing the day knowing that you’ve given it 110%, surrounded by staff who have done the same.

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Creativity and Problem Solving

Creativity and problem-solving thrive in our environment. Innovation isn’t just an idea; it’s a reality at Calleva. Have you seen the old school bus buried underground and converted into a functional apartment? Or maybe you have seen Farmer Max’s method of warming our greenhouse using the heat emitted from our compost piles? Perhaps you have worked through Bill’s “Lock Box” team building element that involves groups manipulating a series of gears and levers that eventually provide access to a combination lock? Embedded in our ethos is inventive thinking.

Creativity is at the heart of Calleva— and inspiring examples of outside-the-box thinking are everywhere you look. Engaging in stimulating team-building exercises fosters outside-the-box thinking. Thus, nurturing the creativity of our staff.

The Power of Calleva on a Resume

The beauty of these skills is that they’re not inherent. In fact, they’re developed and honed. Join us at Calleva, where these essential skills aren’t just acquired but cultivated. Because your time at Calleva will give you a distinctive advantage throughout life.