Camp Augusta - Summer Activities Facilitator And Counselor

If you are seeking an extraordinary summer of personal and professional growth, welcome! We are seeking you, too!

Camp Augusta is a 90 acre, non-profit, residential summer camp nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains of Northern California, and we offer a one-of-a-kind experience for campers and staff alike. From zipline canopy tours to dinner dressed as pirates and jewelry-smithing to horseback rides through enchanted forests, the days at Augusta are always full of imagination, laughter, wish, wonder, and of course, surprise.

See us in action! https://youtu.be/HUB7nQCGdtw

Camp Counselor:

Counselors are the heartbeat of camp. Discover the wish, wonder, and surprise of living with and supporting five campers in a cabin in the woods for the summer. Learn more than you ever thought you could about relating to children in a manner that empowers their growth and independence. Counselors will also serve as activity instructors and take the lead on maintenance for a few activity areas upon gaining experience. All counselors teach activities, but you tell us which ones you’re most passionate about — there are over 150 choices, plus your creative additions. Here’s a link to our activities page to get a taste of what we have to offer! https://campaugusta.org/summer/activities/

We can teach you the activities that most spark your excitement and creativity. And you can teach us if there are new activities that you would like to create here! Most counselors spend a session or two outside of the cabin as well, contributing to programming or other areas of interest.

For more about counselor life at Camp Augusta, see our counselor page: https://campaugusta.org/counselor/

For other roles, see our jobs page: https://campaugusta.org/staff/positions/

We are seeking folks who...

• Are overjoyed to work closely with children for a summer and gain energy from time spent with kids

• Have a foundation of emotional depth and intelligence and seek to grow and improve professionally and personally in life

• Love to imagine wild possibility, creative engagement with the world, and the ways to have the most fun... and are driven and organized enough to make some of it happen!

• Are adventurers of the mind, heart, and world as a whole. Curiosity and a zeal for constant learning and exploration - externally and internally

• Possess the flexibility, open-mindedness, honesty, responsibility, and heartfelt goodwill for living and working in a tight-knit community of staff

• Think deeply, write articulately, and speak with compassion by nature

• Thrive on operating with a growth mindset (rather than a fixed mindset)

Minimum requirements:

• Must be at least 19 years of age by June 1st, 2024
• Must be available during our summer dates: from May 13th to August 11th, 2024
• Ability to commit to 5-8 hours of pre-camp onboarding work a week (paperwork, videos, book clubs, readings, etc.) 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, 2023

AND MUST have at least one of the following:

• At least one summer of experience at a residential 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 career

Dates & Benefits

Housing, meals, and generally all living expenses are provided. Live in a cabin, yurt or treehouse! Meals are organic, locally-sourced and made fresh every day.

Staff training is 3.5 weeks long, followed by 9 weeks of main season camp. The counselor pay for staff training & the main season is $4200, with hourly ($15/hr) and group ($135/day) work opportunities available to work pre and post season. This work consists of assisting with family camps and school groups before staff training (April and May) and after the summer (August and September).

The depth of training and ongoing professional support you will receive as a Camp Augusta staff member (in the realms of education, personal development and communication, and activity skills) can offer far-reaching benefits for many other parts of your life.

For more details, see our Perks and Benefits Page: https://campaugusta.org/staff/benefits-and-perks/

How to Apply!

Think you have what it takes to lead and learn with us this summer?

If you meet the minimum requirements above, start by filling out our Interest Form: https://campaugusta.org/staff/staff-application/staff-interest-form/ - someone from our team will be in touch shortly after.

We can’t wait to meet you!

More About Augusta:

When in your life has your work asked you to have an oatmeal fight, transform into a dragon, search your soul and encourage soul searching for others? Working at Augusta is an experience unlike any other. Our days are beautiful, demanding, inspiring, educational, hilarious, frustrating, silly, surprising, intimate, active and most importantly, full of opportunity. Our staff have ample opportunities to develop themselves personally and professionally. In our 3.5 week staff training and throughout the summer, staff can learn and practice progressive models of child development and counseling, communication techniques like clean communication and Nonviolent Communication, diverse leadership styles as well as how to live in a tight-knit community. Come with an open-mind, a trusting-heart and plenty of ambition, and leave with a soul on fire!

We are a residential summer camp that offers six sessions (3 week-long and 3 two week-long) playing in the sun with 100 campers each session. We are committed to fostering the innocence and imagination of childhood, and we aim to give campers time away from the distractions of modern life. From sleeping in open air cabins without electricity to replacing television and radio with camp songs and campfire skits, we give campers the opportunity to reconnect with the beauty and simplicity of nature.

Augusta stands proudly and equally on two pillars: play and personal growth. Play is the heart of our summer camp experience. Where camper’s dreams meet counselor’s know-how, Augusta breathes magic into every day. And just as important as the spirit of play, personal growth underpins every aspect of life at camp. Engaging deeply with our intentional community, both campers and staff have the opportunity to develop self-awareness, confidence, creativity, healthy ways of communicating and so much more!

Explore more about us:

• Check out our website: www.campaugusta.org

• Email us: applications@campaugusta.org

• Follow us on Instagram @camp_augusta

• Give us a call! 530-265-3702