There’s a reason camp still shows up in your life and in your memories during random moments.
A song comes on and suddenly you’re dancing in the Lodge.
You smell sunscreen and pine and you’re back sitting on the Stone Steps.
You hear the name, “Lane” and you instantly flash to the counselor who believed in you before you believed in yourself.
Kamaji isn’t just somewhere you spent summers.
It’s somewhere that helped shape who you are.
It’s where you learned how to be brave.
Where you tried things you didn’t think you could do.
Where your friends knew you better than anyone else.
Where counselors believed in you before you fully believed in yourself.
And now, you have the chance to be that person for someone else.
Coming back to work at camp as an alum isn’t just a job. It’s a full-circle moment.
It’s leading the cabin you once slept in- this time from the counselor-room.
It’s teaching the skills you once struggled through.
It’s being the steady, safe, encouraging adult you once needed.
But let’s be honest about something upfront — because you deserve the truth:
It’s 10 weeks.
It’s a real commitment.
You’re away from your friends and own space.
And it’s not always easy.
Camp is long days, early mornings, late nights, and putting campers first even when you’re tired. It asks a lot of you. We ask a lot of you.
And that’s exactly why it matters.
Our program works because counselors show up fully. Because campers can count on the same faces all summer. Because trust, growth, and community happen with time. The 10 weeks aren’t random. They’re necessary.
And here’s the part people don’t tell you enough, it’s the stuff old people tell you but it is hard to believe until you’ve lived it:
Hard things change you.
Tho
se 10 weeks will stretch you more than most internships ever could.
You’ll learn how to:
- Lead a group
- Solve real problems on the fly
- Communicate with confidence
- Manage conflict
- Take care of others
- Work as a team when you’re exhausted
- Be responsible for something bigger than yourself
These aren’t “camp skills.” These are life skills. Career skills. Leadership skills.
Future employers don’t just see “summer camp counselor.”
They see: adaptable, resilient, responsible, people-first, loyal, committed, trustworthy.
And p
ersonally?
You’ll laugh harder than you do all year.
You’ll build friendships that feel like family.
You’ll spend your days outside, unplugged, present.
You’ll go home knowing you made a real difference in a kid’s life.
There aren’t many jobs at this stage of life where you can say that.
Camp grounds you. It reminds you who you are. It gives you purpose in a season of life that can feel messy and uncertain.
So yes — it’s 10 weeks.
Yes — it’s hard, there is sacrifice involved.
But it’s also meaningful, unforgettable, and wildly worth it. And, isn’t that the point? Isn’t part of what makes you extraordinary the time you spent at camp, the connections you made, isn’t it because you were able to leave all that was comfortable at home and be your truest self at Kamaji?
If Kamaji helped shape you, this is your moment to come back and shape someone else.
You don’t just work here.
You belong here.
And we can’t do it without you.
Step up, show up, and join us- bring a friend.
Finish your application today- just a handful of positions are still open for 2026.
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