The Staff
Our staff has a vision of delivering service with a smile to make your units experience at camp the best it can be. If you need particular accommodations, ask, and our staff will do their best to either find you an answer or a solution to your problem. If there are particular programs you would like to see, ask, and we will do every thing in our power to provide it for you. Your unit is what our staff works to benefit both in and out of camp. They are driven, passionate, creative, and always willing to lend a hand. Working at camp is an experience unlike any other. If any of your scouts or scouters are interested in this opportunity, encourage them to apply today!
2020 Staff Interview Dates:
Coming Soon!
Coming Soon!
Counselor In Training (CIT)
The Counselor In Training program is where someone interested in being a staff member starts. The scout, who is at least 14 years old, attained the rank of First Class and attended camp within the last 12 months applies and goes through an interview process. If accepted we'll work with the scout to determine what week they can attend and the scout reports to camp at 11:00 AM that Sunday. This scout will spend the week learning what the staff does and how they do it. The price for the first week if $150
Each morning will be spent in a different program area of camp. The afternoons are free so the scout can earn merit badges. He is also trained in areas like "How to be a Leader," "How to Teach," etc. At the end of the week he is interviewed again. This time, attention is paid to what he has learned, what the department directors thought of him, and what he thought of the departments. If he has done exceptionally well, and there is a need, he may be invited to join the staff for a 2nd week of training free of charge.
If invited his second week will be spent in a single department working and learning just like a staff member. At that end of the week he is interviewed again and they talk about his possibilities next year of being a staff member. This program is great even if the scout doesn't return next year on staff, because it develops his sense of leadership, and the troop will benefit. Troops could consider sending their SPL’s the week before the troop comes to camp. This way he could act as a pathfinder for the unit. When the troop's week arrives, he would know the staff and program thoroughly.
Each morning will be spent in a different program area of camp. The afternoons are free so the scout can earn merit badges. He is also trained in areas like "How to be a Leader," "How to Teach," etc. At the end of the week he is interviewed again. This time, attention is paid to what he has learned, what the department directors thought of him, and what he thought of the departments. If he has done exceptionally well, and there is a need, he may be invited to join the staff for a 2nd week of training free of charge.
If invited his second week will be spent in a single department working and learning just like a staff member. At that end of the week he is interviewed again and they talk about his possibilities next year of being a staff member. This program is great even if the scout doesn't return next year on staff, because it develops his sense of leadership, and the troop will benefit. Troops could consider sending their SPL’s the week before the troop comes to camp. This way he could act as a pathfinder for the unit. When the troop's week arrives, he would know the staff and program thoroughly.
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