What You Need to Know About Joining Our Team

Training Counselors for Leadership

Prior to campers’ arrival, counselors spend eight days participating in Staff and Leadership Training (S.A.L.T). Our training focuses on team building, personal growth, child psychology and the core values of Camp Winnebago. Upon completion of this training, counselors are prepared to teach and lead their campers.

Lessons Are Personal as well as Professional

Throughout the summer, we have regular staff gatherings to discuss how camp is going and provide ongoing education and support to help you be the best counselor you can be. By the end of the summer, many counselors leave camp having made “life long friends,” declaring it “the best summer ever,” and understanding “their relationship with campers have made them better people.” The profound lessons learned at camp are immediately applicable to counselors in their personal, educational and professional lives.

“I was a camper well over 40 years ago, but the memories
come back so vividly, virtually at any time, for no apparent
reason. Nine seasons at Winnebago; only about 500 days
total, a mere fraction of a life. But it is these Winnebago
memories that keep flooding back over all the others;
again and again, as if they happened but a blink ago.”

– David, Camper/Counselor

Dates and Compensation

Camp begins June 21 and ends August 11, 2024.

Specialty Training for Waterfront, Ropes and Trip Leaders: Saturday, June 8 to Monday, June 10, 2024.

Staff Orientation and Training: Tuesday, June 11 – Friday, June 21, 2024.

Campers arrive: Friday, June 21, 2024.

Our compensation package includes: A competitive salary, travel stipend, housing, meals and food, laundry, uniform, internet, and time-off to explore Maine and surrounding areas. We also offer an inexpensive no deductible health insurance policy.

Download our Counselor Handbook.

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