Summer Camp Cabin Counselor
Cabin Counselor / Intern
Join in our mission of providing life-changing experiences that enhance independence and self-esteem for children and adults with disabilities!
Calling all extraordinary humans! True Friends is looking for all stars like you to help provide our campers with positive life changing experiences this summer. Trade classrooms for campfires as you make life-long friends while making a real difference in an electrifying community of campers of all ability levels.
Schedule: Seasonal, Early June - Mid August 2025
Location: Camp Friendship in Annandale, MN or Camp Courage in Maple Lake, MN
Pay: $302-347 per week based on tenure with True Friends, opportunity for end of summer bonus
Bonus Information:
6-7 weeks worked | additional $60 per week worked
8-9 weeks worked | additional $70 per week worked
10-11 weeks worked | additional $80 per week worked
12-14 weeks worked | additional $90 per week worked
- Requirements: Resident or citizen of the USA, in ‘good standing’ with the organization and a live in summer camp staff member
True Friends Benefits:
- Internship credit available
- Training provided
- Meals and housing provided
- Gain relevant experience for your career
- Build your portfolio with diverse work examples
- Work and live surrounded by nature
- And more!
How You'll Contribute:
- Be a caregiver for camper’s social, emotional and physical needs.
- Be a leader of fun, friends and adventure.
- Assist individuals with physical disabilities or other limitations who need support with eating meals, walking, transferring, using the bathroom, etc.
- Manifest a loving and inclusive environment.
- Gain invaluable professional hard and soft skills.
- Provide opportunities for kids and adults of all abilities to reach outside of their comfort zones and experience adventure and skill building they don’t get anywhere else.
- Set clear expectations, ensure basic needs are being met, build rapport, and create opportunities for fun and learning.
What You'll Bring to the Table:
- Age 18+
- Willing to step outside your comfort zone.
- Passionate about making a difference in the world.
- Comfortable supporting others with daily living skills (we train you!)
- Happy to live and work in a communal setting.
- Eager to take initiative and have a strong work ethic.
- Able to be flexible and adapt to an ever-changing environment.
- CPR/First Aid certified, Lifeguard certified, camping experience, prior experience with the population highly valued but NOT required.
About Us:
True Friends’ programs include camp, respite, therapeutic horseback riding, conference and retreat, travel, and team building, serving over 25,000 individuals annually. With locations near Maple Lake, Annandale, Eden Prairie and Bemidji, MN, True Friends serves individuals in Minnesota and throughout the United States.