Jewelry Making Jobs at Summer Camps
Jewelry making jobs at summer camps are a perfect fit for working jewelers, beaders, and craft instructors who love the tactile joy of building wearable art with kids. From beading and stringing at classic sleepaway camps to more advanced wire wrap, silversmithing, and enameling at specialty residential fine arts camps, jewelry making instructors lead one of the most beloved take-home crafts of the summer.
As a jewelry making instructor at an overnight camp, you’ll teach foundational techniques — stringing, knotting, wire wrap, basic soldering — while running daily studio time and supporting individual camper projects. You’ll manage tools, beads, wire inventory, and supplies. Many co-ed residential camps blend jewelry making into broader arts and crafts or fine arts programs, giving multi-discipline instructors creative variety across the summer.
What does a jewelry making instructor at summer camp do?You’ll teach stringing, knotting, wire wrap, and basic metalwork while running daily studio sessions. Most sleepaway camps with jewelry programs include rotating projects throughout the summer camp season.
Do I need professional jewelry experience to teach at camp?Professional experience helps but isn’t required. Hobbyist makers and craft instructors with strong technical skills do well at residential camps. Comfort working with kids and great safety habits matter most.
What supplies do summer camps typically stock?Beads, cord, wire, basic pliers, jump rings, and findings are standard at overnight camps. Specialty fine arts residential camps may also stock sheet metal, torches, and stone-setting tools. Supply scope varies by camp.
What does the pay look like for jewelry making jobs at summer camps?Pay is competitive and commensurate with experience. Sleepaway camps include room, board, and laundry alongside salary, which makes the overall summer camp package noticeably more valuable than the base figure.
Is jewelry making a good fit for first-time camp staff?Yes — it’s one of the friendliest entry points into camp arts programming. The skills are teachable, the projects are universally loved, and many residential camps support newer instructors with strong jewelry program leads on staff.
Browse Summer Camp Jewelry Making Jobs for 2026
| Job Type | Setting |
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| Full-Time Seasonal | Overnight Camp |
Start Date: June 1, 2026
End Date: August 31, 2026
Camp Med-o-lark is seeking Beading instructors for our one-of-a-kind arts camp for summer 2025.
Responsibilities include teaching up to 5 one-hour classes per day of approximately 5-10 campers. In our expansive beading studio, campers create necklaces of every shape, coin purses, chandelier earrings, broaches, dream catchers, woven bracelets, Fimo beads, and much more. We encourage you to bring your own ideas!
Med-o-lark is a coed residential creative arts camp for ages 8-16 and specializes in visual and fine arts, performing arts, circus, music, culinary, digital media, waterfront, and more! Med-o-lark offers staff benefits including a competitive summer salary, free room and board, laundry, and ample time off. Staff have some evening responsibilities and may live in a cabin with campers. This is a summer job that can be a ton of fun, gives you the opportunity to meet others from all over the world (both counselor and camper), and allows you to teach what you love to do!
No matter what field you ultimately go into, a Med-o-lark summer will always be an asset on your resume. We’re always glad to provide letters of recommendation or reference describing the skills you’ve developed with us. As a Med-o-lark staff member, you will have a positive impact on campers’ summers. They look up to you, learn from your example, and leave camp at the end of summer with new skills and accomplishments because of your influence. It’s an enriching experience helping campers create, grow, achieve, and excel. Apply today!
| Job Type | Setting |
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| Full-Time Seasonal | Overnight Camp |
Start Date: June 1, 2026
End Date: August 31, 2026
Camp Med-o-lark is seeking Metalsmithing/Metal Jewelry instructors for our one-of-a-kind arts camp for summer 2025. Responsibilities include teaching up to 5 one-hour classes per day of approximately 5-10 campers per class. Our metal jewelry studio focuses on pieces such as necklaces, belt buckles, medallions, rings, earrings, and chains. The work is done in copper and silver, and campers are encouraged to incorporate other materials into their projects, such as stone settings and enameled pendants. We also encourage you to bring your own ideas!
Med-o-lark is a coed residential creative arts camp for ages 8-16 and specializes in visual and fine arts, performing arts, circus, music, culinary, digital media, waterfront, and more! Med-o-lark offers staff benefits including a competitive summer salary, free room and board, and ample time off. Staff live in a cabin with campers and have some evening responsibilities. This is a summer job that can be a ton of fun, gives you the opportunity to meet others from all over the world (both counselor and camper), and allows you to teach what you love to do!
No matter what field you ultimately go into, a Med-o-lark summer will always be an asset on your resume. We’re always glad to provide letters of recommendation or reference describing the skills you’ve developed with us. As a Med-o-lark staff member, you will have a positive impact on campers’ summers. They look up to you, learn from your example, and leave camp at the end of summer with new skills and accomplishments because of your influence. It’s an enriching experience helping campers create, grow, achieve, and excel. Apply today!
