Summer Camp Counselor (Paid + Internship Eligible | Housing Included)

Summer Camp Counselor (Paid + Internship Credit Eligible)
Location: Northern California | Housing + Meals Included
Required Dates: May 12 – August 8, 2026

*Optional shoulder work available as early as April 1st, as late as September 1st.
Salary: $5,000 Summer Compensation Package

Looking for a summer job that builds your resume and might even change your life?

Camp Augusta is hiring Residential Summer Camp Counselors for an overnight, live-in summer camp in Northern California. This is a full-time seasonal role with housing, food, utilities, training, and certifications included.

This is a full-time, paid seasonal position with housing included, ideal for college students with prior camp, teaching, or meaningful youth experience.

Yes — this role can also be structured for internship, practicum, or fieldwork credit.

Who This Is Perfect For

• Education majors
• Psychology or Child Development students
• Social Work or Counseling majors
• Gap-year students
• Future teachers, therapists, youth workers
• Former camp counselors ready for a deeper experience

Why College Students Love This Role

This isn’t just supervision and sunscreen.

You’ll receive 300+ hours of experiential training in areas like:

• Emotional intelligence
• Group facilitation
• Child development
• Conflict resolution
• Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy frameworks
• Nonviolent Communication
• Leadership development
• CPR, First Aid & Lifeguard Certification

Then you’ll spend nine weeks actually practicing those skills with real campers in a highly mentored environment. All while living and working in a fun, supportive community.

Many of our counselors receive:

• Internship credit
• Practicum hours
• Fieldwork hours

We can often customize aspects of the role to align with your university’s requirements.

(Students are responsible for confirming eligibility with their institution.)

What You’ll Do

After extensive paid training, you’ll live onsite and mentor a small cabin of 5 campers (ages 8–16).

A typical day includes:

• Leading creative, themed “Special Wake-Ups”
• Teaching activity clinics (choose from 150+ options — circus arts, high ropes, jewelry smithing, farm animals, music, outdoor kitchen & more)
• Designing daily cabin bonding activities
• Facilitating meaningful discussions using emotionally intelligent communication
• Participating in immersive evening programs (yes, costumes happen)
• Ending each day with reflection and connection

Learn more about activities here:
https://campaugusta.org/summer/activities/

Learn more about the counselor role and daily schedule here:
https://campaugusta.org/counselor/

Days are full (7:00 AM – 10:00 PM, 6 days/week). This role requires emotional resilience, stamina, playfulness, and heart.

You’ll gain real-world experience that translates directly into careers in:

Teaching Therapy Counseling Youth Development Nonprofits Leadership

Compensation & Benefits

✔ $5,000+ seasonal pay
✔ Housing included
✔ Meals included
✔ Utilities included
✔ Certifications included
✔ Training included
✔ Internship credit potential

Ideal Candidates

We’re especially excited about applicants who:

• Have prior camp experience OR
• Have 100+ hours of meaningful youth work (teaching, mentoring, coaching, tutoring, etc.)
• Are studying or considering careers in education, psychology, counseling, or youth development
• Want a summer that challenges them personally and professionally
• Can commit fully to community living and long, full camp days
• An interest in finding a community that they can see themselves in for more than one summer

Minimum Requirements

• Age 19+ by June 1, 2026
• Available onsite for May 12 – August 8, 2026
• One of the following: Prior camp experience, 100+ hours working with youth or a relevant major or career interest.

About Camp Augusta

Camp Augusta is a 90-acre, solar-powered nonprofit residential summer camp serving 100 campers at a time in Northern California. We blend creativity, experiential education, emotional development, and wildly imaginative programming into one immersive summer experience.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture rooted in curiosity, empathy, and belonging.

Read our full Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging statement here:
https://campaugusta.org/diversity/

If you’re looking for:

A summer job.
An internship opportunity.
A leadership experience.
And a little magic thrown in…

We’d love to meet you.
Apply here on Indeed or take 5 minutes and complete our short Interest Form:
https://campaugusta.org/staff/staff-application/staff-interest-form/.
Either way, a hiring team member will reach out within 24 hours to schedule an intro chat.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Internship

Pay: $1,666.00 per month

Benefits:

• Professional development assistance
• Referral program

Application Question(s):

• Are you available for the entirety of the May 12 - August 8th season? (Note: This is a dealbreaker - if a 'no', please do not apply.)
• When could you start working? (Earliest = April 1st // Required by May 12th)
• About 75 hours of remote pre-camp onboarding work is required for this position. This would equate to about 5-8 hours a week leading up to the role, depending on when you were hired. This would be the equivalent of a college-level course and would require work that includes:

-Reading
-Videos
-Writing responses
-Group Chats
-Paperwork
Are you willing and excited to make consistent progress on this material and commit to finishing this onboarding before starting the position?

• his is a residential job, meaning you would be living and working on-site. You'd live in an open air cabin in a community in the woods. Are you excited about that?
• Summer camp law requires our counselors to be three years older than our oldest camper. Will you be 19 years old by June 1st, 2026? (note: this is a dealbreaker question - if no please do not apply)
• What draws you to an immersive, high-responsibility summer rather than a more typical seasonal job?

Experience:

• Summer Camp: 1 year (Preferred)
• Working with Youth: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person