Get assistance with communicating the career-enhancing benefits of working at camp to prospective employees and their parents.
New Project Real Job Recruitment and Retention Toolkit
New resources to share why young professional should really be working at camp this summer: Genuine Connection, Better Together, Leadership Boot Camp, and Impact On The Future.
Videos to Help with Recruiting Efforts
Created from the staff contest last summer, these videos are a great tool for creating a campaign to secure any remaining staff needed for the upcoming summer.
Summer Camp Staff Recruitment Handouts
In an effort to support camps in recruiting seasonal staff, ACA has compiled handouts that can be used at camp fairs or other recruitment efforts to educate prospective employees on the value of the summer camp work experience.
Social Media Resources
Use some of our suggested social media posts and graphics to help boost your staff recruitement efforts.
ACA Blogs
- Staff Culture: Reclaim Your Purpose, Part 2
- Staff Culture: Reclaim Your Purpose, Part 1
- Camp as a Springboard: Three Camp Characteristics Applicable to Any Career
- CampWire Episode 37: Camp Staff Recruiting - Finding Diverse Organizations on Campus
- Want A More Resilient Staff? Focus on Feedback
- Creating an Inclusive Culture to Increase Staff Retention
Webinars and Think Tank Notes
- Staffing Think Tank Notes
- Camp on a Resume: Help Staff Get It Write (Recorded Webinar, Tuesday, April 16, 2019)
- Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Discovering Staffing Strategies that Work (Recorded Webinar - Markel)
- Go All IN with Internships (Recorded Webinar)
- Student Panel Discussion about Working at Camp - ACA, Southeastern, Fall 2020
- Student Panel Discussion about Working at Camp - ACA, Ohion, Fall 2020
- ACA Project Real Job’s Innovation Boot Camp -Shark Tank Event- Ideas Around Staff Motivation -(February 2021)