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Camp Starlight

  • 151 Starlight Lake Road, Starlight, PA
  • https://www.campstarlight.com/starlight-staff/experience.php
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Head of Outdoor Adventure

Being a staff member at Camp Starlight is the best summer job you could ask for!

Our campers will develop their athletic skills, learn the value of teamwork, dive into our beautiful private lakes, expand their creative minds, adventure to new heights, and learn how to truly be themselves. To accomplish this, we embrace YOUR interests, passions, and skills to bring out the best in our campers and provide a well-rounded program. A successful summer at Camp Starlight depends on you…our camp staff. New friendships, fun activities, and opportunities for personal growth and development make spending a summer with us the perfect balance of work and fun. With a positive attitude and enthusiasm for working with children, you will thrive in this role. Patience, flexibility, and a willingness to wrestle in slime, sing and dance to a silly song, or put on a crazy outfit are some of the basic requirements to have the best summer of your life. We offer an all-inclusive experience where counselors and campers live together in modern bunks, creating unforgettable memories. Pack your bags and get ready for the adventure of a lifetime!

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min experience

salary range

$4k - $5k / year

Additional Job Details

International Applicants Allowed?
No
Work Visa Sponsoring Available
No

Job Overview

Camp Starlight is Hiring a Senior Staff Position for Summer: Outdoor Adventure Activity Head for Summer 2022!

Camp Starlight is now seeking a Head of Outdoor Adventure Activity Head (OA) for the summer season. This senior-level summer position will supervise, mentor, and provide guidance to a team of 14 outdoor adventure program staff members. With activities consisting of archery, ropes/challenge wall, fishing, outdoor living skills, hikes, and camping trips, the OA Activity Head will manage each area and step in when necessary to lead by example. Duties also include pre-camp training, working with staff members to complete lesson plans, and making sure each activity area is organized and well maintained.

Applicants should have a passion for teaching and be able to work well with boys and girls of all levels, prior background with instructing and belaying, developing lessons and team building, experience managing college-aged students, and knowledge of outdoor living skills.

Compensation includes a competitive (and negotiable) salary, travel allowance, housing, all meals, and laundry service. The employment dates are from about June 17 until August 14, annually. If you can wear many hats, have high energy, a fun personality, are mature, and enjoy working with kids and college-age staff members apply today!

The Summer Outdoor Adventure Activity Head Should:

  • The candidate should have a passion for teaching and be able to work well with boys and girls of all levels
  • Must have prior background with instructing and belaying, developing lessons, and team building
  • Supervisory and management experience
  • Experience managing college-aged students
  • Knowledge of outdoor living skills (fishing, fire building, etc.)
  • Looking for high energy, maturity, and personality!

Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Housing
  • All Meals
  • Laundry Service
  • Travel Stipend

Tradition. Spirit. Friendship. Adventure. Fun. Family. For over 70 years, all have been used by campers, parents, and staff to define their experiences and memories of Camp Starlight. A drive up the Camp’s mile-long private road will bring you to the 385-acre brother/sister campus, which includes its own private lake and is surrounded by the Endless Mountains of Northeast Pennsylvania.

Application Deadline: 2022-06-17

The employment dates are from about June 17 until August 14, annually. Why wait? Please apply directly through our website and we will be in touch within 24 hours to schedule a skype interview!

Special Benefits

Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Housing
  • All Meals
  • Laundry Service
  • Travel Stipend

Minimum Requirements

The Summer Outdoor Adventure Activity Head Should:

  • The candidate should have a passion for teaching and be able to work well with boys and girls of all levels
  • Must have prior background with instructing and belaying, developing lessons, and team building
  • Supervisory and management experience
  • Experience managing college-aged students
  • Knowledge of outdoor living skills (fishing, fire building, etc.)
  • Looking for high energy, maturity, and personality!

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