The Extraordinary Adventure of Working at Camp
If you’re passionate about changing the world and positively impacting a child’s life, aren’t afraid of hard work, and want a job that is fun, exciting and energizing then there’s no better way to spend your summer than working as a Girl Scouts of Alaska camp team member!
Each summer, our camp team from across the United States works together toward one common mission – to help every girl who attends camp develop courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.
Compensation starts at $17.25/hour. Our training starts on May 24th, 2024 and applicants should be able to work until August 11th, 2024. You must also be at least 17 years old, possess excellent character, exert enthusiasm, patience, and understanding, work from a place of positivity, and are solution-oriented.
Who We Are: We are a Girl Scout day camp outside Chugiak off the Mirror Lake Exit. It is about 30 minutes from Anchorage or Wasilla. Counselors ride the bus to and back from with campers from one of two central locations in Anchorage. Camp is located on 40 acres of forest and a lake. We are an outdoor camp. What we mean by outdoor is that while we have flush toilets and running water we spend 90% of our time
outdoors in nature in all types of weather.
What We Do: We are a general day camp program with leadership, community service, and STEM components. That means we do lots of environmental education, hiking, canoeing and hands-on STEM activities. We also have arts and crafts activities.
Our program is designed to help girls develop courage, confidence and character through the challenges of the program while in an outdoor environment. We are a camp that believes that our staff’s most important job is to create and facilitate experiences where girls can develop character in a safe environment. As a staff member, you are an integral
part of this experience.
Our camp sessions are 5 days long. Many campers attend multiple sessions during the summer. This means it is critical that our staff create and deliver inventive, engaging and unique programming for girls each session. Every staff person gets two hours off each day. It is critical staff maintain their energy and enthusiasm so staff must use their time off wisely.
Counselors: Our counselors work in pairs to manage an entire group of 10-15 girls. Counselors are with campers during check in, downtime and closing. They also sit with their campers during meals and travel to activities with their group. Counselors are expected to be with their campers at all times of day except on specific periods you have off. You are expected to be with campers and aware of their whereabouts and behavior from the time they are dropped off by parents until the time they are checked out by parents.
Skills Needed:
Excellent character
Enthusiastic, kind & gritty
Willingness to create an inclusive environment. Simply put, drama, gossip, cliques, or mean girl behavior are not tolerated at our camp.
Current First Aid/CPR certification (We can also provide assistance with obtaining this cert)
17 years old
For more information about working at camp and to apply please go HERE
Girl Scouts of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.