Steve & Kate's Camp

Launchpad Lead

May 2018 • Montclair, NJ

What I liked

I love working at S&K’s camp! At our Montclair location, we’re practically family. Our staff is a mixture of people who’ve worked for the camp for several years and people who just started in summer of 2019; nonetheless, we all work together as a team and know how to enjoy the job while staying on task. We all feel comfortable communicating with our director, Andrew, who is always a huge presence at camp. I’ve been working minimum wage jobs for almost 8 years and working at Steve & Kate’s is the best summer job I’ve had.

What I wish was different

I wish we were able to communicate directly with our HQ in California to discuss new strategies and ideas for camp.

Advice

If you can handle the pressure of being around 250+ kids, 8 hours a day and five days a week, apply to work at our camp. Don’t take things too seriously and be open to learning from kids.

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Camp Counselor

August 2022 • Manhattan Beach, CA

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Bring water! There's usually plenty available, but working outdoors in the summer makes it a good idea to always have a full bottle handy.

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Camp Counselor

June - August 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

The work environment and staff

What I wish was different

Nothing it was a great experience

Advice

Be prepared to work with children with varying personalities. They are all unique in their own ways

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Camp Counselor

June - August 2019 • Oakland, CA

What I liked

Flexible schedule Friendly staff

What I wish was different

Advice

If you like to work with kids between the ages of 4- 15 this job is great for you

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Lead Position of Coding & Robotics Studio

June - September 2019 • Chicago, IL

What I liked

I loved the experience of being able to pass on some of my experience, from college, down to the kids and have a chance to spark their curiosity to explore more on their own once camp was over. The experience of teaching the kids was rewarding and it also gave me a chance to learn how to navigate the occasional chaos to make sure my areas of supervision were moving as smoothly as possible.

What I wish was different

I wish there had been a few more staff members because, in studios, I was watching over a lot of kids and so at times when there were rushes of campers, I wasn't always able to really give every camper as much attentive help as I would've liked because there were so many of them needing help all at the same time.

Advice

I would say recruit the campers to help. In the coding studio, there were always a few kids who excelled at the activities and eventually they started helping me run the studio. The kids love helping each other out and once you have a system in place where you let them take some leadership among their peers, things ran very smoothly. This system was great because I knew the abilities of each of the kids and so, at that point, I was confident that just about every camper that came in there was getting helped because besides me I had atleast other campers, at a time, available to answer questions and to get kids started on the activites.

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HQ Manager

June - August 2019 • San Francisco, CA

What I liked

I got to work with kids and good people. I also was able to gain experience in the behind the scenes of business. I also was able to work on my communication.

What I wish was different

I wish that the employees had more of an opportunity to share our ideas and work together with the company to create events and projects and that the company was more receptive to feedback.

Advice

Make sure to communicate with your employer for complete transparency of what your responsibilities are and what the expectations are of you and your position.

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Camp Counselor

June - August 2019 • Santa Rosa, Laguna

What I liked

Lots of flexibility and trust in employees. Good communication with leadership/management.

What I wish was different

Better pay for amount/type of work.

Advice

Challenging job if you have no previous experience with interacting with children, but if you love kids, it us a great opportunity to gain skills and more experience.

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Camp Counselor

June - August 2019 • Fremont, CA

What I liked

working with various kids and building a relationship with them throughout the 8 weeks of camp

What I wish was different

i wish that i didn't have to be stuck in a room and that i can go whereever i wanted

Advice

my advice would be don't be afraid to talk to kids

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Camp Counselor

June - August 2019 • San Jose, CA

What I liked

Being able to help kids learn how to sew and make cool things with fabric.

What I wish was different

That we had more time for in-person training, as the weekend spent setting the camp up took too long

Advice

You need a special kind of tolerance of kids and a high patience for this job.

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Camp Counselor

May - August 2018 • Montclair, NJ

What I liked

I loved the family feel of the staff.

What I wish was different

Work schedule

Advice

Have patience with the kids and you will have a great time!

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Camp Counselor

June - July 2018 • Mountain View, CA

What I liked

I enjoyed working with children and being able to direct recreational activity.

What I wish was different

I wish there would have been more flexibility in the types of activities I could have organized.

Advice

Go in with an open mind. Kids are smart.

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Studio Lead

June - August 2018 • Walnut Creek, CA

What I liked

I got to work with kids from ages 4-13, which are the ages I’d like to teach one day. I also got to learn how to use many different pieces of equipment.

What I wish was different

More of a set schedule

Advice

It’s different from any other summer camp job.

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Head breadmaker

June - August 2018 • Dublin, CA

What I liked

I loved being able to interact and teach the campers how to make bread, since they were always so excited about learning.

What I wish was different

I wish I had more help in the station, since it was a very tiring job running back and forth to help different children create their individual breads.