Job Type | Setting |
Full-Time Seasonal | Overnight Camp |
Work with a team of outdoor enthusiasts at Camp Watitoh teaching campers all about High and Low Ropes, Camping, Nature, and Science! Help supervise, teach and encourage our campers on the rock climbing wall, challenge race course, Giant Swing and on our Zip Line!
Lead overnight camping trips and enjoy the great outdoors in the Berkshire Mountains! Located just 2 hours from Boston and 3 hours from NYC, Camp Watitoh is the perfect place to live out your summer dreams! Salary, housing, meals, a travel stipend and internship credits (if needed) are all included!
Salary, housing, meals, a travel stipend and internship credits (if needed) are all included!
Salary | Job Type | Setting |
USD Starts at $2300/summer | Full-Time Seasonal | Overnight Camp |
Come spend your summer on beautiful Lake Ashmere in The Berkshires!Camp Danbee is currently hiring outdoor adventure and ropes instructors to spend their summer instructing our campers in Climbing Wall, High Ropes, Low Ropes, Outdoor Adventure and more. You will specialize in this activity, so you must have extensive knowledge of the area, however you work as a team! We’re looking for passionate, skilled individuals to be great roles models for our campers!
The Role:
You will serve a dual role as a counselor at Camp Danbee. Those roles include being cabin counselor and program instructor. As a cabin counselor, you and one to three other co-counselors will live in a cabin with 10-12 campers, whom you will supervise for the summer. As a program instructor, you will help prepare and lead instructional lessons in your dedicated program area.
Male instructors do not live in cabins with campers, and will have additional duties outside of program instructional time – you’re a valuable part of the camp family!
Working at camp is an opportunity to develop skills that can be used in a career outside of camp. You will enhance your leadership, collaboration, problem-solving, and communication skills. Camp Danbee has a large leadership team to learn from, from multiple college Head Coaches to experienced professionals across the education, outdoor recreation, and sports industries.
We will work with your college/university to earn paid internship credits.
The Perks:
- Salary starts at $2300 for a Freshman in college and increases from there
- Travel allowance in addition to salary
- Room, board, and staff t-shirts
- Internship credit*
- Experience The Berkshires, meet people from all over the US and the world, and have the summer of a lifetime!
*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
Camp Watitoh is hiring for summer ! Camp Watitoh is a seven-week traditional co-ed summer camp, located in the Berkshire Mountains in Western Massachusetts. Our campers’ ages range from 7 to 15 years old. We attract staff from all over the United States and Canada and enjoy a nice population from abroad. Some of our …Read More »
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