Project Real Job

Get assistance with communicating the career-enhancing benefits of working at camp to prospective employees and their parents.

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.

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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.

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Social Media Resources

Use some of our suggested social media posts and graphics to help boost your staff recruitement efforts.

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ACA Blogs

• Staff Culture: Your Values in Action During Uncertain Times, Part 2
• Staff Culture: Your Values in Action During Uncertain Times, Part 1
• Cut the Fluff: How to Attract High-Quality Staff
• Turning TikToks into Camp Talks: The Role Young Staff Can Play in Virtual Program Development
• How to Keep Staff Engaged in (In-person or Virtual) Programming This Summer
• Camp Counselors Gain Professional Skills
• How to Manage Camp Staff Fatigue
• How to Encourage Camp Staff to Return Next Year: An Evening Reflections Program Based on Psychological Needs
• Your Staff Are Hired: Now What?
• Camp Staff Recruitment and Hiring Ideas Amid Coronavirus Concerns
• Avoid the Panic Hire: Take a Deep Breath Before Employing the Next Warm Body

• A Letter From a First-Year Summer Camp Staff Member

• In & Out: Getting Staff in the Door and Turning People Down, but Not Away

• It's #HiringSeason: Using Instagram to Maximize Staff Engagement

• No Generation Left Behind

• Can I Really Spend Another Summer Working at Camp?
• Caught Between Two Staff Seasons, Part 2: The Impact of Investing Time Now
• Caught Between Two Staff Seasons: Looking Back Before Moving Forward with Veteran Staff
• Three Different Roads That Led to Working at Camp
• Expect More from Your Leadership Team (and Encourage Them to Expect More from You)
• Outside Camp Customers and Inside Camp Customers
• Overcome Common Barriers to Making Your Camp Staff Feel Valued
• Repetition, Repetition, Repetition: One Reason Camp Is a Unique Professional Experience
• The Process of Interviewing Prospective Staff
• Take Time to "Hug" Your Staff This Summer
• Camp Employment as Internship
• What You Don't Know Can't Help You

Camping Magazine

• Meet Staff Where They Are — Not Where You Wish Them to Be

• Project Real Job

• Make Copies or Make a Difference? Camp Is a Real Job

• Camp Staffing: We Can Avoid a Crisis!

• Meeting of the Minds: Camp Directors, Higher Ed, College Students
• Yes Means Yes Until Something Better Comes Along: Making Camp the Best Offer for Gen Z Staff
• Signing On the Dotted Line: Commitment Is a Two-Way Street
• Staffing Strategies: Where Have We Been and Where We Are Headed?

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)