Camp Foss Counselor

Description

Camp Foss is seeking Junior Counselors, Counselors, and Senior Counselors who wish to impact the lives of over 600 youth per summer. Camp Foss is located on Willey Pond in Strafford, NH. Counselors will be living and working with children at an all girls' YMCA overnight camp.

You will be responsible for leading and supervising a group of approximately ten campers ensuring each camper’s health, safety and participation in all aspects of camp life. This responsibility demands enthusiasm, humor, patience, energy, maturity, focus and creativity on a continual basis in order to be an effective leader. This position is at an all girls’ overnight camp. Employee is expected to live on site for 8 weeks:

Schedule: June 13th- August 16th 2025

Previous experience at an overnight camp is preferred. Applicants must have the ability to connect with youth ages 8-15 years old. Staff will live in cabins with campers and also be the staff for the program areas. Programs include some of the following; sports staff, waterfront swim instructors, target sports instructors, ropes course instructors, and fine art crafts.

Room and board are included. Staff will gain lifelong skills that will be transferable to many future job and career choices.