Camp Staff

When 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...

"Camp has provided me with deeply meaningful friendships, many networking opportunities, valuable people skills, and it has had an enormous positive impact on my mental health."

Now in its second year, the ACA National Mentorship Program pairs a small group of mentees with a seasoned camp professional mentor for monthly virtual group discussions and professional support. This program is a great opportunity for emerging camp professional to learn from an experienced mentor and connect and network with their camp peers!

Camp Manito-wish YMCA recently implemented a camp staff influencer initiative in order to recruit more summer camp staff.

The world has 206 sovereign states — are you maximizing the opportunities for diversity at your camp?

Working at a summer camp can be challenging, espe­cially if you’re in a year-round position and dealing with a difficult boss.

Research suggests college-aged students are already thinking ahead to employment plans for next summer, so it's important to have conversations about the future with staff you'd like to return to camp next year.

In support of Project Real Job, one camp shares what staff engagement techniques have worked for them.

A retention bonus is money offered to staff with the goal of giving them incentive to stick around.

Journalism student Dan Gray shares his experience working at camp and interviews camp professionals about the staffing shortage.