Search Summer Camps in North America

Summer camps are available throughout the world but are predominantly located in the United States of America. There are over ten thousand summer camps in the USA, and you can find summer camp jobs in most states. For parents by searching our summer camp directory this is also an opportunity for you to browse camps and locate one for your child this summer.

Annually over ten million children benefit from the summer camp experience, and these include campers and staff who travel from all over the world to attend the great American summer camp experience. Children of all ages can attend summer camp no matter what their social-economic background. Summer camps offer children a place to learn new skills, take part in activities, have fun and meet new friends.

Types of Camps in North America Where You Can Find Jobs

There are lots of job positions at summer camps which include being a camp counsellor, sports instructor, camp leader, camp kitchen staff, camp cook, camp chef, camp maintenance staff, camp nurse, camp lifeguards or you could even work in the camp office as a member of the camp admin staff. Summer camps in North America include:

Private / Independent Camps - These camps are usually owned by an individual or family. Children usually come from more affluent backgrounds so don't be suprised to find a famous movie star or sports star dropping their children off by helicopter.

Agency Camps - Usually owned by organisations such as the YMCA. They have a real sense of community and spirit.

Religious Camps - Predominantly Christian and Jewish camps, the religious values are the main theme and some of these requite staff to hold a strong religious background. Christian summer camp jobs are popular with people on religious work placements. There are also hundreds of Jewish camps throughout North America. You should enquire whether a job at camp requires that you come from a religious background.

Girl Scout Camps - This camps are available for girl scouts and staff are almost always female.

Day Camps - Children travel to camp on a daily basis and do not stay over night.

Special Needs and Learning Difficulties Camps - These types of camps are the same as other camps but cater for children with mental or physical disabilities.

All camps are different and offer a wide range of activities, theme days, camp fires - camps offer something for everyone attending. There is the opportunity to work summer day camp jobs where you could spend the day time instructing summer camp actvities, but then you will stay offsite or the kids will leave at night.

When looking for camp job vacancies, if you have a specalist skill like art, music or drama you will have a better chance of being hired to work at camp. By having a specialist skill summer camps needs your summer employment chances will be greatly improved, you could work at music summer camps or just general camps instructing your specialist skill.

It is difficult to say what the best summer camps are, it really depends on how you intergrate into the summer camp environment and get along with fellow staff members and campers. You could get a job at a rustic camp with basic facilities and sleep in tents, but you could have the most fun time! Some camps are seperated into a girls summer camp and boys summer camp. Usually both the male and female campers will meet for night activities like camp dances.

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