Art Facilitator and Counselor - Paid Internship

Arts Educator and Camp Counselor
Location: Northern California (onsite housing provided)
Position Type:  Full-time, seasonal (May 13th-August 9th)
Compensation: $5,000 + food, housing, utilities, training, and perks!

Love learning new skills, designing magical spaces, and bringing a world of creativity to youth? Interested in developing your art skills and growing into a leadership role with kids and adults in a personal and professionally growth-centered community? We might just have the perfect role for you! 

Camp Augusta runs over 30 different art activities at our camp, with many that are far and above most camp arts programs. The domain is managed by an Arts Director, who helps to train, manage, budget, and inventory for everything that goes into this domain. The main facilitators of these clinics are counselors, whose role is the bread and butter in bringing the art experience to campers in facilitation and mentorship. Both are directly involved in arts education, and an opportunity for professional development would be the counseling to arts director track. :)

Art Educator Positions:

• The Counselor position offers a summer salary $5000, and includes a significant amount of learning, teaching, practicing, and getting involved in the many wonderful aspects of camp, with opportunities for growth into an Arts Director role in future years.
   

Apply to Camp Augusta, and by the end of August, your resume could read:

Intensive Art Facilitator and Camp Counselor - Camp Augusta Summer 2025

After 300+ hours of dedicated training, including in intensive arts like blacksmithing, ceramics, glass working, jewelry smithing, and more, I acted as an arts domain leader as well as the primary caretaker for 5 campers with 24-hour responsibilities including behavior management and child development. Skills of practice include facilitation and debriefing, Non-Violent Communication, performance arts, 1st aid / emergency preparedness, and teaching various activity areas.

Internships?

Yup, we do that. We can co-design your internship based on the skills and development you seek, and the specific requirements of your school!

Note: Some educational institutions require prior approval before the start of an internship. It is the responsibility of the student to check with their institution to be sure they meet any requirements before they accept a position.

Art Educator Skills and Qualities:

• Love of Youth – Mentoring kiddos (and staff) in a safe, fun, and directed manner.
• Organized – Keeping all the arts stocked, organized, systematized, and orderly.
• Community-Minded – A creator of optimism and energy in the community.
• Camp-Minded – Excitement to engage with the larger camp community to offer fun, memorable experiences even beyond the realm of the arts program (evening programs, story experiences, Playstations, and more)

About Being a Counselor:

After the training and preparation, the campers arrive for either 1 or 2-week sessions in our 9-week summer. Discover the wish, wonder, and surprise of living with and supporting five campers in a cabin in the woods, and learn more than you ever thought you could about relating to children in a manner that empowers their growth and independence. In a single day at camp, you'll:

• Create magical, intentional special wake ups and evening connection-building activities for your cabin on a daily basis
• Facilitate camper ideas for a daily creative cabin activity
• Teach four activity blocks per day from the 150 clinics that you chose to learn in training
• Run a unique, themed daily activity that draws upon your personal creativity and skills; “sell” these activities through playful skits
• Play in epic Evening Programs, from full-camp capture the flag to immersive nighttime events. Be a character in our games and bring other-worldly magic to life.
• Create and offer two gifts from the heart per camper, per session: a special wood cookie honoring and a thoughtful Parent Letter

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.  See our page on counselor life for more information on the role and how it differs from most other camps. 

Minimum requirements

• Must be at least 19 years of age by June 1st, 2025
• Must be available during our summer dates: from May 13th to August 9th 2025 (if within a couple days, inquire)
• Ability to commit to 5-8 hours of pre-camp onboarding work a week from when you are hired to when you arrive, and maintain open and prompt communication about that work'
• Must be willing and able to either show proof of a positive COVID test or COVID booster since Sept 1, 2024

AND MUST have one of the following: 

• At least one summer of experience at a summer camp
• Over 100 hours of direct mentorship work with youth
• A major or background directly related to working with youth, with intention to work with youth in your future

Preferred qualifications:

• A history of ‘meaningful’ work and a variety of experiences with youth
• A plethora of interesting hobbies, passions, and life experiences that you’re excited to share with us
• A GPA of 3.0+ with a true excitement for learning and writing
   

Benefits of working at Camp Augusta: 

• 300+ Hours of Experiential Training: Pre-arrival preparation and 3.5 weeks of on-site training, including:
• 75+ hours of experiential learning in psychology, sociology and education-based philosophies and approaches
• 45+ hours learning activities within our 150+ clinic offerings
• 180+ hours of learning camp by doing camp
• 9 Weeks of Summer Practicing: Being responsible for cabins of 5 campers at a time, and applying all the skills above to camp activities and discussions.
• A Skilled & Dedicated Scaffolder: With no more than a 1:8 ratio, this person emphasizes your growth and works with you to develop your skills working with kids
• Paid & Inclusive: This position offers a summer salary of $5000. Additional opportunities for pre-and post-season work also exist. All work includes freshly-prepared organic food, housing, and many more Perks and Benefits.

About Camp Augusta:

Camp Augusta is a nonprofit residential summer camp in northern California that offers a truly unique summer camp experience for campers and staff alike. We are focused on counseling skills, creativity, excellent programming, and camper choice - see more about the vision of our camp here.

We aim to include and celebrate many facets of human identity – gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, and other aspects that make us unique. We are working to craft an inclusive culture founded on ideals of curiosity, honesty, empathy, and acceptance – a place where people are seen and acknowledged for their shared humanity as well as their unique individuality. 

Read our full Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Belonging (DEIB) Statement here.

Do you have any questions?

Send us a message on Handshake, and we'll get back to you by the end of the next day! You can also send any questions you have to applications@campaugusta.org.

Feeling ready to apply?

1. If you meet the minimum requirements above, take 5 minutes to fill out our interest form. 

2. Someone from our hiring team will reach out to you within 24 hours.

3. Schedule an Intro Chat with us, and complete a full application!


Next Steps

If you meet the requirements listed above, please take 5 minutes to fill out our interest form so someone from our hiring team can reach out to you.