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Swift Nature Camp

Located: Minong, Wisconsin

Position Available: Tripping Director

Salary Range: 2000 plus

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: swiftcamp@aol.com

Website: www.swiftnaturecamp.com/Summer_Camp_Jobs.htm

  • Teach Canoing and Hiking
  • Take Kids on Trips to the Boundry Waters and More

Camp Woodbrooke

Located: Richland Center, Wisconsin

Position Available: Counselor(s)

Salary Range: $1,750 - $2,100

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: office@campwoodbrooke.org

Website: www.campwoodbrooke.org

  • Join us June 12 to August 10 for staff training and a 7-week camp program. Increased salary for First Aid, Lifesaving, WSI credentials
  • We seek counselors who enjoy outdoor living and are enthusiastic about working with youngsters in our small camp community of about 34 campers and 14 staff members.
  • Activities include nature, hiking, swimming, arts & crafts, archery, gardening, overnight tenting, games, cooking, pottery, woodworking, caring for goats.

Camp Thunderbird

Located: Bemidji, Minnesota

Position Available: Counselor/Activity Instructor

Salary Range: $1750- 2300

Type: Residential summer camp with separate sessions for boys and girls

Contact: ducky@camptbird.com

Website: www.camptbird.com

  • Residential summer camp with separate sessions for boys and girls
  • Room
  • Board
  • Travel Expense

The Road Less Traveled

Located: Destinations: Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Spain, Norway, Tanzania, Namibia, India, Bhutan; Colorado, Utah, Hawaii, Alaska, Louisiana, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming, South Dakota, New Mexico

Position Available: Leaders and Co-leaders

Salary Range: competitive salary & living expenses

Type: Community Service, Language, Adventure Expeditions, Global Perspectives

Contact: adam@theroadlesstraveled.com

Website: www.theroadlesstraveled.com

  • The Road Less Traveled provides summer Community Service, Wilderness Adventure, and Global Perspectives trips for students ages 13-19. As a staff member you have the opportunity to lead a group of dedicated students in the teaching of wilderness skills, cultural and environmental awareness, and community service. You will work with committed, experienced, and supportive staff members while backpacking, rock climbing, mountaineering, desert hiking, kayaking, and whitewater rafting.
  • Trip leaders and co-leaders begin their summer with 8 days of staff training in Colorado. From Colorado, leaders depart for their trips. Must be 21 years old, have experience working with teenagers and possess solid wilderness skills. Hold a valid drivers license and maintain a good driving record. Leaders must hold current WFR or WEMT certification. Personal interview mandatory.
  • Benefits include a salary, living expenses, stipend towards certifications, and prodeal purchases, along with the opportunity to work with world-renown and expert guides. More information and employment applications are available on our website.

Camp Peniel, Inc.

Located: Marble Falls, Texas

Position Available: Camp/ Day Camp Counselor

Salary Range: $1600+

Type: Residential and Day summer camp with separate sessions for boys, girls, and coed

Contact: info@camppeniel.org

Website: www.camppeniel.org

  • We are looking for solid Christian students 19 and above that have a love for Christ and for kids.
  • We have 8 one-week sessions, alternating boys and girls weeks ages 9- 14, as well as a week long high school camp. We also have 8 sessions of day camp which run from Monday thru Friday, 9-4 with kids in 1st-5th grades.
  • Our activities include horseback riding, riflery, archery, canoeing, zip line, climbing wall, swimming, hiking, campfires, and lots more.

Camp Helen Brachman

Located: Almond, Wisconsin

Position Available: Program Leader

Salary Range: $200 to $250/week

Type: Residential coed summer camp

Contact: info@campbrachman.org

Website: www.campbrachman.org

  • Join us for 3, 11 day sessions plus staff training, for a total of about 8 weeks, leading program area activities, teach your passion!
  • Primarily inner-city Milwaukee youth, high energy experience, with arts and crafts, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, field sports, nature programs, overnight campout, and an outrageous program designed to create lessons and memories that will last a lifetime.
  • Room, board, laundry, time off, internet access, and some outstanding staff training, and multi-cultural experience

Camp Voyageur

Located: Ely, Minnesota

Position Available: Counselor and Trip Leader

Salary Range: $1,500-$2,000 per season

Type: Residential boys' summer camp

Contact: cvspirit@campvoyageur.com

Website: www.campvoyageur.com

  • Lead in-camp activities and wilderness trips canoeing, hiking, and sea kayaking.
  • Located next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
  • One counselor to four boys. The best, working vacation you'll ever enjoy.