Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us. - 2 Tim 1:14
                                                                                                                                     

As the Coordinator of JYM Retreats, I select adult staff with great care. We look for adults who are sensitive to, and enjoy being with, our Quaker children. An ability to nurture, laugh and attend to the precious spirits of children are crucial priorities when selecting staff. In addition, persons with demonstrated experience in the arts and/or sustained gifts in various aspects of ministry are also sought. Please read my Credo In Ministry, which further explains our approach and philosophy.

Our Policy

If you are a member of the Religious Society of Friends and would like to be considered for staffing, please contact Kevin and request an Application Form well in advance of when you’d like to join us for a retreat. Once an application has been received and assuming the applicant is suitable for our program, I will send you three JYM Staff Reference Forms and have you give them to the three Friends listed as references on your application. They fill them out and return them to me directly via US Mail. Due to the time it takes for us to receive completed references, this process generally takes at least sixty days. All references must be completed, returned to me, and approved before the applicant can join us on staff. Our staffing policy has been in practice for many years and is approved by the Youth Programs Committee of New England Yearly Meeting.

We typically have ten to twelve staffers at any given retreat and maintain a 5 to 1 ratio of children to staff.  We are pleased to say that we have some of the finest, most generous, talented, and spiritually centered Resource Leaders to be found anywhere. 

Thank you for your interest in joining us.

Kevin Lee 
Junior Yearly Meeting Elementary Retreats