Summer Camp 2026 - Troop Adventure Camp Staff
About The Position
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio is seeking individuals to work with us, running our summer camps for the 2026 season! We are currently recruiting for returning camp staff that worked with us last summer. If you worked camp last summer and would like to join us again for summer 2026, please apply today and join us! Our summer camp season begins in late May and runs through early August, and we provide a full training and onboarding program for all staff in preparation to effectively lead and participate in summer programming with our girls! Our ideal candidates must love the outdoors, have experience working with kids, demonstrate excellent customer service and can work within a team environment. If you want to have an awesome and rewarding summer empowering and building girls of courage, confidence, and character, we would love for you to join us!! Get to know Girl Scouts: Girl Scouts of Western Ohio is part of the preeminent leadership development organization for girls, with more than 1.7 million girls and 750,000 adults. With programs from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success. We build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place! Girl Scouts of Western Ohio offers Troop Adventure Camp opportunities at Camp Stonybrook in Waynesville, Ohio and Camp Libbey in Defiance, Ohio. Why you should work at camp: Working at camp can be a fun life changing experience but it is also a great place to build a variety of skills that future employers are looking for. Skills you’ll develop at camp this summer include conflict resolution, interpersonal skills, creativity and problem solving, management skills, time management and prioritization, plus valuable experience working directly with children. As staff, you’ll spend six weeks providing programming for Troop Adventure Camp (TAC) at Camp Stonybrook in Waynesville, OH, and a week and a half at Camp Libbey in Defiance, OH. TAC is a progressive camping experience where troops choose their activities and adventures, including making crafts, hiking, swimming, creeking, outdoor living skills, building teamwork, archery, nature activities or working on badge or Girl Scout Journey activities. Open Positions at Troop Adventure Camp: Waterfront Director/Health Supervisor (1) - Supervises lifeguards and provides management of the physical operation of the waterfront’s facilities and equipment. Conducts planning, supervision, and delivery of activities at the waterfront that are safe, fun, and appropriate to the campers’ age and abilities. Applicants must be able to live on-site, be 21 years of age or older, and have a valid Driver’s License. Adventure Challenge Educator (2) - Facilitates and maintains challenge course equipment and supplies and facilitates climbing walls, low challenge course and crate stacking activities for troop adventure camp. ACE training provided. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. Waterfront Specialist (2) - Guards the pool and helps support other program areas around camp when needed for Troop Adventure Camp. Lifeguard training is provided. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or General Education Diploma
- Experience in youth programming
- Must enjoy and be comfortable with working outdoors with youth
- For roles that require onsite living – must be comfortable with and able to live onsite 24/7 during camp season
- Applicants for Waterfront Director/Health Supervisor must be able to live on-site, be 21 years of age or older, and have a valid Driver’s License
- Applicants for Adventure Challenge Educator must be at least 18 years of age
- Applicants for Waterfront Specialist must be at least 18 years of age
Responsibilities
- Supervising lifeguards and providing management of the physical operation of the waterfront’s facilities and equipment (Waterfront Director/Health Supervisor)
- Conducting planning, supervision, and delivery of activities at the waterfront that are safe, fun, and appropriate to the campers’ age and abilities (Waterfront Director/Health Supervisor)
- Facilitating and maintaining challenge course equipment and supplies (Adventure Challenge Educator)
- Facilitating climbing walls, low challenge course and crate stacking activities for troop adventure camp (Adventure Challenge Educator)
- Guarding the pool and helps support other program areas around camp when needed for Troop Adventure Camp (Waterfront Specialist)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
