Paid Internships for Summer Camp Creative Arts Counselor

Camp Weequahic is a 6-week residential camp located in Northeast Pennsylvania (about 3 hours from New York City). We are currently looking for awesome staff to teach ceramics, drawing, painting, woodworking, crafts, sewing, jewelry-making, set design, and general arts in all our creative arts programs. This position is for someone who will love living in a bunk with campers and enjoy living and working in a residential camp community. 

We offer a competitive salary with room and board included. Dates of employment are June 19th to August 12th.

This is not your typical 9-5 job. Working at a summer camp can have long hours, but the reward of working with kids and helping them succeed is worth it! If you enjoy working hard, putting others before yourself, and making children happy, then this position is for you!

For a full overview of Camp Weequahic, please visit our website at www.weequahic.com.

Ideal candidates:

*Have completed one year of college (preferred, not required).

* Are majoring in any visual or creative art or have had high level hobby experience and/or teaching experiences with visual or creative arts

*Enjoy working with and around children.

*Communicate well with others; work in a team setting.

*Exhibit strong leadership skills; self-motivated

*Have problem solving skills.

*Can pass an extensive background check and be cleared to work with and around children.

Responsibilities:

*Being encouraging, positive, and enthusiastic!

*Collaborating and cooperate with all staff to help create the experience of a lifetime for our campers.

*Participate in our camp culture.

*Do whatever it takes to make this summer the best yet at Camp Weequahic!