Camp Counselor - Summer Internship
WE ARE SEEKING FOLKS WHO...
- Are overjoyed to work closely with children for a summer and gain energy from time spent with kids
- Have a foundation of emotional depth and intelligence and seek to grow and improve professionally and personally in life
- Love to imagine wild possibility, creative engagement with the world, and the ways to have the most fun... and are driven and organized enough to make some of it happen!
- Are adventurers of the mind, heart, and world as a whole. Curiosity and a zeal for constant learning and exploration - externally and internally
- Possess the flexibility, open-mindedness, honesty, responsibility, and heartfelt goodwill for living and working in a tight-knit community of staff
- Think deeply, write articulately, and speak with compassion by nature
- Thrive on operating with a growth mindset (rather than a fixed mindset)
EXPERIENCE DESIRED
- Must be at least 19 years old by May 2023 (3 years older than our oldest campers)
- Must be available for our full summer (May 16 - Aug 12)
- Prior, meaningful work with children (our campers are between 8-16)
- Some life experience is very helpful (work, independent travel, anything that demonstrates your resourcefulness and ability to get things done on your own)
- We prefer folks who are able to return for at least a second summer
- Ability and willingness to work at a sustained, high-energy pace for extended time (seriously, how's your energy level?)
Dates & Benefits
Housing and meals are provided. Live in a cabin, yurt or treehouse! Meals are organic, locally-sourced and made fresh every day.
Staff must be available for our main season from May 16 - August 12, which means being at camp and ready by May 15th. Staff training is 3.5 weeks long followed by 9 weeks of main season camp. Opportunities are available to work pre and post season assisting with family camps and school groups before staff training (start of May) and after the summer (August and September).
Opportunities are available to work pre and post season assisting with family camps and school groups before staff training (April and May) and after the summer (August and September).
The depth of training and ongoing professional support you will receive as a Camp Augusta staff member (in the realms of education, personal development and communication, and activity skills) can offer far-reaching benefits for many other parts of your life.
How to Apply
We are a small staff that quickly becomes like family. Being such a close community, we are looking to know our potential staff as more than just a list of skills and certificates. Our staff application consists of six questions where we seek to know you better. If you are interested in spending your summer with us, please complete the questions found here with as much detail and insight as you can muster, and email them back to us at applications@campaugusta.org. If you have any questions at all, don’t hesitate to be in touch!
Want to know more before you apply? Provide us with some details about your interest here, and we’ll reach out to you to give you a better idea of all there is to love about Camp Augusta!
Role Description: Camp Counselor
Discover the wish, wonder, and surprise of living with and supporting five campers in a cabin in the woods for the summer. Learn more than you ever thought you could about relating to children in a manner that empowers their growth and independence. Counselors will also serve as activity instructors and take the lead on maintenance for a few activity areas upon gaining experience. All counselors teach activities, but you tell us which ones you’re most passionate about — there are over 150 choices, plus your creative additions. Here’s a link to our activities page to get a taste of what we have to offer!
We can teach you the activities that most spark your excitement and creativity. And you can teach us if there are new activities that you would like to create here! Counselors are the heartbeat of camp. Most counselors spend a session or two outside of the cabin as well, contributing to programming or other areas of interest.