Camp Counseling Manager and Program Director - our Village Leader!
Are you ready to masterfully organize cabin activities, village activities, and ensure the needs of both campers and staff are met? Do you possess excellent communication, grammar and organizational skills, and exceptional emotional intelligence? If it's clear that we're talking about you here, please get in touch and find out what life changing fun, challenge, and growth awaits you this summer as Camp Augusta's next Village Leader!
Village Leaders are passionately devoted to being the support system for counselors. Each village (4-5 cabins) has its own Village Leader, and you are dedicated to overseeing and supporting the experience of each camper & counselor in your Village.
During two-week sessions, you will work with the Program Directors and the Masters of Fun and Games to cultivate magical worlds within the weekend programming. Apply if you are committed to upholding Augusta's leadership standards, by supporting and challenging counselors to grow, while acting as a beacon of empathy and care within the camp community!
A Day in the Life of a Village Leader at Augusta typically includes
- Teaching two activity blocks per day,
- Organizing cabin activities within village and camp-wide, in collaboration with the other VLs -
- Meeting with village counselors at the start of each session; follow up with individual counselors at least once a day throughout session
- Overseeing counselor creation of Parent Letters and Camper Gifts and their distribution
- Preparing camper and cabin documents for each session, serving as a village resource throughout the summer
This is the place for you if you…
- Possess exceptional emotional intelligence, along with eagerness to support EQ growth in campers and village counselors alike
- Easily demonstrate a high level of written and verbal communication skills, exceptional organizational skills, and discretion in handling emotionally sensitive concerns
- Have the ability to build community and camaraderie defined by love, mutual respect, dedication to growth, and playful interactions
- Will be resourceful and proactive in supporting counselors’ plans with their cabins; checking in with village counselors consistently and meaningfully; setting an example of excellence for all counselors
- Are committed to learning, embodying, and upholding all Camp Augusta leadership benchmarks through pre-camp work, staff training engagement, and ongoing attention throughout the summer
- Enthused for planning and executing village programming throughout the summer
- Love working with and teaching children in a safe, fun, and intentional manner
Benefits of working at Camp Augusta:
- 300+ Hours of Experiential Training: Pre-arrival preparation and 3.5 weeks of on-site training, including:
- 75+ hours of experiential learning in psychology-based philosophies and approaches
- 45+ hours learning activities within our 150+ clinic offerings
- 180+ hours of learning camp by doing camp
- 9 Weeks of Summer Practicing: Being responsible for cabins of 5 campers at a time, and applying all the skills above to camp activities and discussions.
- A Skilled & Dedicated Scaffolder: With no more than a 1:8 ratio, this person emphasizes your growth and works with you to develop your skills working with kids
- Paid & Inclusive: This position offers a summer salary of $9000. Additional opportunities for pre-and post-season work also exist. All work includes freshly-prepared organic food, housing, and many more Perks and Benefits.
We aim to include and celebrate many facets of human identity – gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, and other aspects that make us unique. We are working to craft an inclusive culture founded on ideals of curiosity, honesty, empathy, and acceptance – a place where people are seen and acknowledged for their shared humanity as well as their unique individuality. Read our full Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Belonging (DEIB) Statement here.
About Camp Augusta:
Camp Augusta is a nonprofit residential summer camp in northern California that offers a truly unique summer camp experience for campers and staff alike. We are focused on counseling skills, creativity, excellent programming, and camper choice - see more about the vision of our camp here.
Next Steps:
Either apply through Handshake and connect in messaging, or skip ahead and take 5 minutes to fill out our interest form so someone from our hiring team can reach out to you.