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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/do-you-know-your-skill-level
Do You Know Your Skill Level?Congratulations! You are working at camp! Huzzah! Working at camp is a truly unique experience that brings together a variety of skills, life lessons, and resume-building opportunities. Don’t know...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/preventing-burnout-caring-your-staffs-mental-health-while-camp-session
Preventing Burnout: Caring for Your Staff’s Mental Health while Camp Is in SessionA camp job is hard work. Camp is so worth it, as evidenced by all the positive outcomes research has shown campers achieve. But that does not make the job any easier — especially for the teenagers...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/first-contact-end-contract
From First Contact to End of ContractWe know that staff can be a challenge to find, attract, hire, engage, and retain. What makes the staff journey result in forward progress from start to completion of their camp experience? Current...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/commitment-how-do-we-earn-it-how-do-we-keep-it
Commitment: How Do We Earn It — and How Do We Keep It?An answer to this question of the century may seem counterintuitive, yet it is at the core of most camp communities: Relationships. More than ever, staff are looking for connection and belonging. So...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-recruitment-assessing-your-needs-making-connections
Staff Recruitment: Assessing Your Needs and Making ConnectionsStaff recruitment — whether you call it a plan, process, or task — is an ongoing activity that needs constant attention, documentation, and planning.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-make-world-better-place-taking-advantage-opportunities-summer-camp
How to Make the World a Better Place: Taking Advantage of the Opportunities at Summer CampThis article discusses why it is important to challenge campers to take advantage of their opportunities so they invariably make new friends, try new activities, and become valued members of a camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ultimate-guide-staffing-your-kitchen
The Ultimate Guide to Staffing Your KitchenIt’s not you. With a 3:1 ratio of available culinary positions to applicants, the labor shortage for kitchen staff continues to be a harsh reality. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/addressing-elephant-camp-little-pay-creates-big-challenges
Addressing the Elephant in Camp: Little Pay Creates Big ChallengesAmazing growth experiences for young adults entering the workforce should not come at the cost of competitive wages.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/loudly-engaged-training-your-team-beat-burnout
Loudly Engaged: Training Your Team to Beat BurnoutWhen I first saw the now-famous TikTok explaining the term “quiet quitting” (Leppelin, 2022), it came across to me as laziness masquerading as inspiration. As scenes of July 2022 NYC life flash by...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-work-your-boss
How to Work with Your BossWorking at a summer camp can be challenging, especially if you’re in a year-round position and dealing with a difficult boss.