Swimming Instructor Internship at Prestigious Boys Summer Camp
Swimming Instructor Internship this summer
– Camp Cobbossee for Boys –
Monmouth, Maine
Thanks for your interest in working at Camp Cobbossee!
THE JOB
Cobbossee is a prestigious sleepaway summer camp in Maine. The dates for this position run from June 1st to August 12th, 2023.
For more on what summer camping actually is, see the very bottom of this document!
Cobbossee is looking for a few final talented and motivated Swim Instructors / Counselors for our 2023 Summer! Situated on gorgeous Lake Cobbosseecontee, Cobbossee has a picturesque waterfront, gorgeous beach and our own island.
Cobbossee is an amazing place to work, and the Waterfront is one of the best places to work AT Cobbossee. You will get certification (Red Cross Lifeguard, if you aren't one already) for free, as well as an additional 5 days of training with our waterfront staff to understand the curriculum and safety protocols of working on a dynamic Lakefront. You'll be given all the skills you need to be successful.
Each Swimming Instructor/Counselor lives in a bunk with (and cares for!) a set of our campers. During the day this position teaches swimming for a range of age groups and skill sets.
This position is also responsible for joining in with the rest of the waterfront staff on safety drills, open swims, and waterfront operation. Being on the waterfront staff also means you will be trained in and invited to teach many other skills besides swim instruction! This could include stand-up-paddleboarding, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, snorkeling, and even fishing.
You want to belong to an amazing crew and develop as an instructor, coach and leader? This is for you.
THE BENEFITS
- Competitive salary
- Paid bonus
- Travel allowance
- Room and board, with famously good food.
- Facility access including our Weights Room
- Internship credit and tailored Learning Objectives
- Laundry service provided
- Days off spent outside of camp exploring beautiful Maine
- Network with other students from all over the world, we hire a third of our Counselors Internationally. We also usually have around 30 states represented in summer.
WHAT TO DO NEXT
You should immediately head to https://www.campcobbossee.com/experience/#work and apply online. Our Staffing Director, Matt “Jonesy” Jones will be in touch very quickly. You can also call us at 800-473-6104 if you have more questions or simply text Jonesy at 207-305-2170. If you prefer email, you can reach him at: Jonesy@cobbossee.com.
THE BOTTOM LINE
“Summer jobs” are often seen as throwaway jobs. Not here. This job is going to challenge you. You are going to give of yourself, have an absolute blast, develop strong friendships with your peers, and really make a difference in young people’s lives. Please read our Handshake reviews. Our Staffing Director will also be happy to connect you with last years staff members if you want to hear about it from them first hand.
You should come work at Cobbossee because we are one of the best. We develop counselors like we develop campers. You will change for the better. It will truly be the summer of your life.
For anyone not familiar with the huge world of sleepaway camps in New England, it works as follows:
All over the northeast each summer, families send their boys and girls up to New England to spend anywhere from a couple weeks to the entire summer at a sleepaway camp. Sometimes people who are not from the east coast see this as a strange choice, maybe even a mean choice! “Don’t they like their kids?” the question goes. Of course they do. They love their children and it’s hard for them to be away from them for the time they are at camp. But parents sacrifice time with their kids in the summer because summer camp is really good for young children. Camp (especially longer-term camps of four-to-eight weeks) teaches children independence, self-reliance, and confidence through the teaching of new skills, improving at sports, and living away from home. It isn’t always easy. But it is worth it! Crucial to this process are you, the counselor. You become like a family member to the campers in your cabin. In fact, you will find yourself developing really fast yourself, just so you can be the best counselor and instructor possible for your kids! It is rewarding, challenging, and transformative work to care for campers.