Intervention Specialist, Education ​/ Teaching

Position Title: Intervention Specialist

Position Location: Timber Pointe Outdoor Center, 20 Timber Pointe Lane, Hudson, IL 61748

Ready to lead a team that creates life-changing camp experiences? As an Intervention Specialist, you’ll guide, support, and inspire staff while helping ensure every camper has a safe, meaningful, and joy-filled summer.

Watch the video below to see the environment and team you’ll be leading.

Nestled on 170 beautifully wooded acres along Lake Bloomington in Hudson, IL, Timber Pointe Outdoor Center is a one-of-a-kind outdoor recreation and summer camp experience operated by Easterseals Central Illinois. As the premier accessible outdoor center in Illinois, Timber Pointe offers specialized, inclusive, and adaptive lodging, programming, and activities designed to empower campers of all abilities — from traditional day and overnight camps to weekend retreats and partner group experiences.

At Timber Pointe, everyone gets to explore, learn, and grow. Campers enjoy classic summer adventures like zip-lining, horseback riding, boating, archery, arts & crafts, fishing, target sports, and more, with adaptive supports that ensure everyone feels included and capable.

What truly sets Timber Pointe apart is its mission: to provide a safe, joyful, and empowering environment where individuals with disabilities or life-altering illnesses — as well as campers of all abilities — can build independence, confidence, meaningful connections, and lifelong memories.

Working at Timber Pointe isn’t just employment — it’s an experience that transforms you.

• Make a real impact - You’ll create meaningful moments and positive change in the lives of campers who look forward to camp as a place of joy, empowerment, and friendships. Your role matters — whether you’re helping a camper try something new, cheering them on, or simply being a friendly face they trust.
• Be part of a community - Camp becomes a family. You’ll build deep connections with fellow staff and campers alike — creating memories that go far beyond summertime. Many past staff describe their experience as life-changing — full of personal growth, laughter, and shared adventure.
• Grow personally and professionally - This is a place to challenge yourself, learn new skills, and grow your confidence. You’ll receive training in adaptive recreation and activity facilitation, build leadership and teamwork skills, and gain invaluable experience working with diverse populations.
• Adventure every day - From campfires to waterfront activities, from high ropes and giant swings to quiet moments in nature — your workday will be filled with energy, fun, and outdoor exploration.
• A place that matters - If you’re passionate about helping others, love the outdoors, and want a summer that pushes you, inspires you, and connects you to something bigger than yourself — Timber Pointe is the place to be.

The Intervention Specialist, as one of Timber Pointe’s Summer Support Staff members, has a key role in creating a camp community full of meaningful connection and positive development, a community in which accessibility and adaptation aren’t just ideals but the foundation upon which every experience is built, a community that takes on challenges together, experiences the therapeutic benefits of nature and recreation, and gains new life experiences daily.

This position is devoted to being the support system for campers and counselors. Through intentional observation and interaction, they ensure that the needs of each camper are being met and that they feel safe and supported to challenge themselves, try new things, and develop meaningful life skills. The Intervention Specialist thinks outside the box to generate ideas/strategies to equip counselors to develop and promote positive behaviors and choices within campers, successful transitions, effective sensory solutions, and maximum participation in camp life.

We strongly believe that success looks different for everyone, and the Intervention Specialist will work with campers and counselors to define, work towards, and celebrate their…