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Summer Camp Instructor

Camp Watitoh

Posted 01-11-2024

Job Type	Setting
Full-Time Seasonal	Overnight Camp

Camp Watitoh, a coed summer camp located in the Berkshire mountains of Western Massachusetts, is looking for adventure loving staff members. Work with a team of outdoor enthusiasts at Camp Watitoh teaching campers all about High and Low Ropes, Camping, Nature, and Science! Help supervise, teach and encourage our campers on the rock climbing wall, challenge race course, Giant Swing and on our Zip Line!

Create and execute science-based activities for campers, lead overnight camping trips and enjoy the great outdoors in the Berkshire Mountains! Located just 2 hours from Boston and 3 hours from NYC, Camp Watitoh is the perfect place to live out your summer dreams! Salary, housing, meals, a travel stipend and internship credits (if needed) are all included!

Whether you have always known you wanted to work at a camp or the opportunity is new to you, being a staff member at Camp Watitoh will change your life for the better. Camp counselors at Watitoh are role-models, self-confidence boosters, unconditional friends, care-givers, and cheerleaders. In the eyes of Watitoh campers, their counselors are real life superheroes, guiding them on the path of living their dream. In return, Watitoh counselors get to work outdoors with amazing kids, bond with fellow staff members on and off camp and build relationships that could easily last a lifetime.

Below is a checklist of all the things you should expect from your summer as a staff member at Watitoh. It will be the best summer of your life, the most rewarding experience in the world and the hardest job you can imagine, all in one! If you’re up for this challenge, click here to apply online.

You should expect:
• To have one of the most memorable and rewarding summers of your life in the most breathtaking setting in the heart of the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts.
• To have a really hard job and not assume you’ll be on vacation!
• To put the needs of your campers ahead of your own.
• To do some things that you never would have thought you would do.
• To laugh and remember what it means to truly be yourself.
• To work closely with people who may have viewpoints different from your own.
• To have an experience that other people may not relate to once you return home.
• To be part of a community and not a 9 to 5 job!
• To make friends that you will never forget from all over the United States and the world.
• To be exhausted at times and be expected to keep going.
• To have days off where you can explore the surrounding areas and travel to local attractions including nearby Boston.
• To gain experience that can help build your resume for those interested in the fields of education, recreation, social work, coaching, outdoor education, and many more.
• To push yourself and grow as a person.
• To learn from the kids.
• To have limited privacy or time by yourself!
• To cry when you leave

Inter-Arts Instructor and Camp Counselor

Laurel South

Posted 12-19-2023

Salary	Job Type	Setting
$3,000 / season	Full-Time Seasonal	Overnight Camp

Summer Camp Counselors in the Rocky Mountains

Cheley Colorado Camps

Posted 11-07-2023

Salary	Job Type	Setting
$415/week	Full-Time Seasonal	Overnight Camp

Counseling staff members are assigned to a specific job in a camp unit and are typically at least 19 years old. Every counselor is first a counselor involved in the person-to-person relationships of guiding campers, helping them to make the most of their camp opportunity.

Counselors live with and are responsible for a group of campers – at Land O’Peaks, counselors live in cabins with the campers and one or more other counselors, while at the Trail’s End Ranches, counselors live in cabins near camper wagons. Counselors care for and provide a physically and emotionally safe environment for each camper. They write five to six weekly reports to parents, supervise meals, maintain discipline, and set a good example. Counselors also help campers with laundry sorting, making beds, homesickness, and personal hygiene. They plan and lead fun and engaging activities while assisting campers with earning their patches and keeping accurate records of campers who have earned patches in their area.

Being a counselor is a very important position, and the choices they make affect the campers’ entire camp experience. The goal of the counselor is to give each camper a safe, fun, and memorable summer where they learn about themselves and learn to “act spontaneously in the right.” They must enjoy young people and have a sense of fair and effective discipline.

Counselors need to have the ability to observe camper behavior, assess its appropriateness, communicate effectively with campers, peers, directors, and camper parents, and provide necessary instruction to campers. All counselors must have the visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards, the cognitive ability to plan and conduct the activity safely, the physical ability to respond appropriately to situations (especially those requiring first aid), and the physical ability and strength necessary to lead the activity five days a week. Counselors must be prepared for long hours, minimal personal time, and many rewards.

Backpacking Counselor
Hiking Counselor
HBO (Hiking, Backpacking, and Out of Camp Activities)
Horseback Riding Counselor
Outcamping Counselor
Mountain Biking Counselor
Sports Counselors
Crafts Counselors
Riflery Counselor
Campfire Counselors

Each counselor position has varying requirements. Common to most camp counselor positions are:

Preferred Skills: Must have experience with children, must be organized, outgoing, creative, a strong leader and a team player. Must have practical experience in the preferred activity.

Physical Requirements: Must have visual and auditory ability to assess any unsafe environment or hazard. Must have physical ability and strength to lead activities five days a week, and to respond appropriately to situations requiring first aid.

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