Non-Profit Summer Camp - Find Magic and Meaning here, California, USA

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  Description

  🌲 Join Us for a Summer of Adventure, Growth, and Community! 🌲
  
  Ever dreamed of working at a place where community, creativity, and play come alive? Camp is a small nonprofit overnight camp in Northern California that blends progressive child development, intentional community living, and the wildest games you’ll ever play. Our campers will remember you for life—and you’ll leave with unforgettable friendships, new skills, and a deeper sense of who you are.
  
  We’re looking for adventurous and dedicated team members to join us for Summer 2026 in roles such as Counselor, Program Coordinator, Equestrian Manager, and more!
  
  ✨ What Makes this place Unique
  
  Community-centered culture: 1:5 counselor-to-camper ratio, rooted in Nonviolent Communication, sociocratic decision making, and collaborative living.
  
  Intentional Training: 3.5 weeks of intensive staff training in child psychology, leadership, activity facilitation, and community building. Spend about 1/3rd learning clinics, 1/3rd learning behavior management, and 1/3rd learning camp by doing camp with each other. :)
  
  Endless activities: You are taught to facilitate your top 10-15 of 100ish clinics that you want to learn and teach. High ropes, blacksmithing, jewelry smithing, horseback riding, archery, arts, wilderness skills, and more. See them here: ask us for the link
  
  Simple living, big imagination: Get back to human nature with rustic living where campers and staff are compelled to create their own stories, music, and adventures.
  
  📅 Season Timeline
  
  Pre-season (Apr–Mid May): Camp setup & site prep (great for those who love hands-on projects).
  
  Main season (May 12 – Aug 8, 2026): Staff training + full summer program.
  
  Post-season (Aug–Sept): Family camps, school groups, and site breakdown/winterization.
  
  💰 Compensation & Benefits
  
  PAID (well above most camps) - International pay depending on agency (we can help). $5000 for a domestic (United States) counselor for the main season.
  
  ZERO LIVING EXPENSES - Housing, meals, and utilities provided (organic, healthy meals with diverse dietary accommodations)
  
  Additional work available pre- and post-season - Make thousands more if you can come early/stay late!
  
  ✅ Requirements
  
  At least 19 years old by June 1, 2026
  
  Available for the full main season (May 12 – Aug 8)
  
  Able to commit to 5–8 hrs/week of onboarding tasks prior to arrival
  
  Experience with childcare, outdoor education, or other relevant life experience
  
  High energy and willingness to dive into a full summer of fun and hard work
  
  
  NEXT STEPS:
  If this sparks something in you, check out our website or reach out for our Staff Interest Form! Our Hiring Team will be in touch within 48 hours.
  
  We can’t wait to welcome you into the Camp community 🌿✨

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Enseignement

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  LGBT+

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Culture

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Écriture

  

  Arts du spectacle

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Astronomie

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Jardinage

  

  Photographie

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Art et design

  

  Animaux

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Danse

  

  Montagne

  

  Sports nautiques

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Randonnée

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Sports d'aventure
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  As a community of 60+ staff members we have a strong community dedicated to child development, play, and personal growth. Staff will have an opportunity to be a part of a unique American summer camp organization, explore the local area, including Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe National Forest, Nevada City, and Grouse Ridge.
  As a member of our community, we hope that you will be able to bring your deep knowledge of the world, your unique perspective on human interaction, and the skills and hobbies that you have developed during your lifetime.
  With 3.5 weeks of staff training on child psychology, group communication, and non-profit culture, we offer quite a bit of learning opportunities to everyone in our community, as well as providing them with opportunities to share their knowledge and skill with us.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  L’hôte offre un salaire correspondant au salaire minimum

  Cet hôte offre l'hébergement et une rémunération.

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  Aide

  The type of help throughout the summer depends greatly upon role of the person in the community. For any role the days are just packed.
  Counselors during the summer will be in a cabin with five campers each week, facilitate activities throughout the day, play in camp-wide games in the evening, eat community meals during the day, and find other ways to improve camp operations. When campers are not on site we focus on program development, site maintenance, and activity preparation.
  This is a residential job. The summer wage is $5000, and we provide housing, utilities, and freshly-made organic food every day!

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant

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  Hébergement

  Housing options look like a platform tent, a cabin, or a treehouse! Live in the woods surrounded by a Sierra Nevada forest, and fall asleep to the sound of a river.

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  Autres infos...

  We are located just outside beautiful and historic Nevada City, AKA Gold Country. There is plenty of site-seeing to do nearby between the Yuba River and the Sierra-Nevada mountains.
  
  Interested in city exploration? We are:
  1.5 hours from Sacramento
  1.5 hours from Reno
  1.5 hours from Lake Tahoe
  3 hours from San Francisco.
  We have several camp vehicles that can be checked out, and staff are more than willing to share their own cars.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  There have been a handful of staff who have parked their campervans in the parking lot with the other staff cars. Nothing too large please.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  We've accepted staff who have brought well-trained dogs with them.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

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