Work At Timber Lake Camp
Co-ed • Ages 7-17 • Full Summer, 7 Week Session
Shandaken, New York
*fly into New York
Timber Lake Camp Job Board
Job openings change daily! If a camp feels like a good match, we encourage you to apply regardless of the job listings below. Be sure to list any special skills you possess that will assist in your placement.
Timber Lake Camp is also hiring for:
2026 Staff Dates
| General Counselor Staff Dates | June 19th - August 15th |
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| Specialist Counselor Staff Dates | June 13th - August 15th |
Timber Lake Camp is hiring for summer 2027!
Timber Lake Camp is hiring for summer 2026, and we’re looking for outstanding summer camp counselors and specialty staff to join our team. At TLC, coaching and caring for children is meaningful work. We take that responsibility seriously, and we look for staff who feel the same.
Located on 500 mountaintop acres in New York’s Catskill Mountains, Timber Lake Camp is a traditional co-ed sleepaway camp just 2.5 hours from New York City. Our beautiful campus includes two private, spring-fed lakes, exceptional facilities, and a spirited camp community that has been helping children grow for more than six decades.
We are committed to being the best, and that starts with hiring the best people. Timber Lake Camp attracts top summer camp staff by offering some of the highest salaries in the camping profession. In return, we ask our staff to bring energy, maturity, kindness, and a genuine commitment to helping campers thrive.
Who Works at Timber Lake Camp?
When you choose to work at Timber Lake Camp, you get the chance to make lifelong friends from across the country and around the world. Each summer, our staff brings together people with different backgrounds, talents, and experiences. That mix gives TLC a warm, international feel.
Recent staff have come from across the United States, from Maine to California, as well as Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. As a result, working at TLC feels bigger than a typical summer job. It becomes a shared experience with people who quickly feel like family.
Timber Lake hires general counselors, specialty counselors, area directors, group leaders, and support staff. Each role matters. Whether you are leading a bunk, coaching a sport, teaching an activity, or supporting daily camp life, your work helps shape the camper experience.
Why Work at TLC?
Working at Timber Lake Camp is challenging, rewarding, and deeply memorable. You will work hard, but your days will be filled with purpose, friendship, laughter, and growth.
As a staff member, you help campers build confidence, try new things, make friends, and feel safe in a supportive community. That kind of impact stays with you. It also helps you develop leadership, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills that last well beyond the summer.
It is hard to have a bad day when you are living in the Catskills, surrounded by good people and smiling campers. Many staff members describe TLC as one of the best experiences of their lives. You will be challenged, but you will also have fun, grow as a leader, and create memories you will always carry with you.
Frequently Asked Questions about Working at Timber Lake Camp
Yes. Staff have access to several camp computers during time off. Internet is available during the day and evening until staff curfew, so you do not need to bring your own laptop.
Staff may use time off to leave camp when permitted. TLC also provides transportation to town several nights each week and helps arrange rides on days off when possible.
TLC provides towels, sheets, pillows, and blankets at no charge. However, staff may bring their own linens if they prefer. Comfortable clothing, swimwear, sneakers, toiletries, and camp-ready layers are also helpful.
Counselors receive one period off during the day and evenings off after Evening Activity. Staff also receive five days off during the summer, beginning after the first week of camp.
Working at Timber Lake Camp is meaningful, busy, and social. Staff coach, care for campers, build lifelong friendships, and join an international summer camp community. It is demanding work, but it can be a life-changing summer experience.
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More About Timber Lake Camp
Timber Lake Camp sits on a mountaintop surrounded by 500 acres in New York’s Catskill Mountains, just 2.5 hours from New York City. A traditional, co-ed camp, we feature two private, spring-fed lakes and an outstanding array of facilities on magnificently manicured grounds.
Camp Highlights
- We pay the highest salaries in the camping profession
- Some of the best staff from all over the world
- Emphasis on values and friendship
- Respected, traditional summer camp program
- 2.5 hours from New York City in the Catskills
