Positions Available

Qualifications

• Minimum of 21 years of age
• Camp experience required
• Pretty Lake Vacation Camp experience preferred
• College graduate and/or equivalent experience in child-care preferred
• Experience with conflict resolution required
• Leadership experience and strong communication skills required
• Experience working with elementary – high school youth preferred
• Ability to work independently or in group settings

Unit Leaders (two positions available: one male, one female) are part of the leadership staff. They are directly responsible for maintaining quality relationships with their designated counselors and campers. UL’s must have effective communication skills, experience in conflict resolution, must be able to work alone or in groups and must be self-directed.

A Unit Leader’s day often includes attending staff meetings, being a support for counselors or campers, addressing conflicts and concerns from staff and/or campers, helping to set-up/run an activity and lead counselor debriefing meetings.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 21 years of age
• Pretty Lake Vacation Camp experience preferred
• Rustic camping experience required
• Lifeguard Certification preferred
• Experience with conflict resolution required
• Group facilitation and leadership experience required
• Strong communication, organizational and management skills required
• Experience working with middle – high school youth preferred
• Ability to work independently or in group settings

The Outpost Director is part of the leadership staff. He/she is directly responsible for monitoring the Outpost camp functioning and supervising all staff and all aspects of camper safety. The OP D must have quality leadership skills, experience in the outdoors, be able to work in a group setting or alone, and must have exceptional organizational skills.

Throughout the summer, the OP D coordinates and leads all Outpost off-site trips (camping, hiking, and/or canoeing). The Outpost Director’s day often includes attending staff meetings, handling staff and/or camper conflicts, coordinating schedules, leading counselor debriefing meetings, life guarding (preferred) and completing administrative duties.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 19 years of age
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Pretty Lake Vacation Camp experience preferred
• Experience with camp activities and programs
• Leadership experience and strong communication skills required
• Must be enthusiastic and outgoing
• Experience working with elementary – high school youth preferred
• Ability to work independently or in group settings

The Program Director is part of the leadership staff. He/she is directly responsible for helping to create and oversee the implementation of quality daily programming. The PD assists counselors and program coordinators in acquisition of materials for various programs. The PD is responsible for running daily “Flagpole” time which includes engaging campers and staff in songs and games.

The Program Director’s day includes attending staff meetings, coordinating programs for cabin groups, working collaboratively with program coordinators, helping to maintain camp moral and completing administrative duties.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 21 years of age
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Previous Pretty Lake Vacation Camp Outpost experience preferred
• Lifeguard Certification preferred
• Experience with camp activities and programs
• Leadership experience and strong communication skills required
• Must be enthusiastic and outgoing
• Experience working with middle – high school youth preferred
• Ability to work independently or in group settings

The Outpost Program Director reports to the Outpost Director and works in conjunction with the Inpost Program Director. He/she is directly responsible for helping to create and oversee the implementation of quality daily programming. The OP PD assists counselors and program coordinators in acquisition of materials for various programs. The PD is responsible for running daily “Flagpole” time which includes engaging campers and staff in songs and games and assists or leads daily and evening activities for the Outpost program.

The Program Director’s day includes attending the daily staff meeting, coordinating programs for cabin groups, working collaboratively with program coordinators, helping to maintain camp moral and completing administrative duties.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 21 years of age
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Previous Pretty Lake Vacation Camp Outpost experience preferred
• Lifeguard Certification preferred
• Leadership experience and strong communication skills required
• Experience working with middle – high school youth preferred
• Ability to work independently or in group settings
• Experience with conflict resolution required

The Outpost Unit Leader works collaboratively with all Outpost staff to provide a safe and cohesive camp culture. They must have effective communication skills, experience in conflict resolution, must be able to work alone or in groups and must be self-directed.

The Outpost Unit Leader’s day includes being a support for counselors or campers, addressing conflicts and concerns from staff and/or campers, helping to set-up/run an activity and lead counselor debriefing meetings.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 21 years of age
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Must be WSI certified – including current CPR/First Aid
• At least two years of waterfront experience preferred
• Boater’s License or motor-boating experience preferred
• Strong organizational and communication skills required
• Ability to work independently or in group settings

The Waterfront Director is a part of the leadership staff. They are directly responsible for the supervision of all Inpost and Outpost waterfront activities, equipment and staff. The WD orients all staff to waterfront procedures, schedules lifeguards and swim instructors’ daily lessons, tests and records all campers daily swimming levels, and enforces all Pretty Lake Vacation Camp waterfront policies and protocols.

The WD must be familiar with, and follow, all state waterfront regulations and guidelines. The WD’s day includes a daily staff meeting, overseeing swimming and boating lessons, ensuring the maintenance of the waterfront area and all equipment, assisting with daily swim testing and coordinating the weekly rainbow swim.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 21 years of age
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Must have minimum certification of one of the following: Current licensed physician, RN, LPN, EMT, MFR.
• Previous experience working with children in a healthcare setting preferred
• Experience with delegating and dispersing of medications required
• Strong attention to detail, as well as organizational and communication skills required
• Ability to work independently or in group settings

The Health Officers (2) are part of the leadership staff. They are directly responsible for the health and safety needs of all staff and campers. The HO works collaboratively with Pretty Lake Vacation Camp’s off-site, Medical Director to maintain supplies and equipment of the infirmary, maintain accurate records and logs of medication dispersal, health treatment and emergencies. They must be comfortable with all the Pretty Lake Vacation Camp Standing Orders and state regulations.

The HO must act decisively and competently in medical emergencies and make appropriate determinations for treatment. The HOs’ day includes attending staff meetings, dispersing and recording all camper and staff prescriptions and OTC medications, handling any medical emergencies, maintaining a clean, comfortable infirmary, keeping inventory of supplies and notifying the Camp Director of any needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 years of age
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• College coursework preferred
• Skilled in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word
• Strong attention to detail, organizational, and communication skills required
• Ability to work independently or in group settings
• Skilled in a variety of camp activities
• Must have experience working with the public, such as with corresponding via phone or email

The Summer Office Manager is part of the leadership staff. He/she works with the staff, including the year-round staff, and is directly responsible for maintaining and securing accurate records of all Pretty Lake Vacation Camp campers and summer programs. They are responsible for providing assistance during camper registration, completing camper/program data entry, managing the incoming/outgoing mail and other summer camp correspondence (including making and taking telephone calls) and running errands for camp.

In addition, they are responsible for sorting and maintaining order in the library and keeping inventory. The OM’s day includes attending staff meetings, entering programming data, delivering camper and staff mail, processing outgoing mail, tracking program expenditures and supporting any cabins or program areas as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 years of age
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Creativity, and a realization that everyone expresses their creativity differently required
• Leadership experience and strong communication skills required
• Ability to work independently or in group settings

The Arts and Crafts Coordinator plans, organizes, teaches and assists campers and staff in arts and crafts activities. They provide fun and creative lessons to teach campers new techniques and medias of art. The Arts and Crafts Coordinator is responsible for maintaining the Arts and Crafts Room and keeping an inventory of supplies. Their day includes a session for planning new lessons, several hours of leading campers in arts and crafts activities and supporting counselors.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 years of age
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Experience in sailing, canoeing, kayaking required
• Must be Lifeguard certified
• Leadership experience preferred
• Experience working with elementary-high school aged youth preferred

The Boating Coordinator works in conjunction with the Inpost Program Director, but is supervised by the Waterfront Director. They create safe and fun programming, teaching the proper techniques to handle a variety of boats. The Boating Coordinator is responsible for the safety of the campers, the maintenance and inventory of the boats and the Boat House and its beach, and is responsible for tracking the daily boat usage.

The Boating Coordinator’s day includes attending a waterfront meeting, teaching several hours of boating lessons, planning boating lessons, and supporting counselors.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 17 years of age
• Lifeguard certification required (including First Aid and CPR)
• Life guarding experience preferred
• Experience working with elementary-high school aged youth preferred

Lifeguards are responsible for the safety of campers during the daily waterfront activities. They must be able to accept tasks as delegated, work independently and with their fellow lifeguards, be able to assertively address any and all safety concerns, and must follow all government and Pretty Lake Vacation Camp waterfront procedures and protocols.

The lifeguard’s day includes teaching three hours of swimming lessons, guarding three hours of free swim, assessing campers’ swimming abilities and supporting counselors as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 years of age
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Previous experience with children preferred
• Creative and energetic personalities preferred

Inpost Counselors are directly responsible for the safety and supervision of their cabin group at all times. All counselors must be caring, resilient, energetic role models for their campers. Counselors must maintain discipline and provide support to individual campers as well as the cabin group.

The counselor’s day includes leading campers in activities, having meals with campers, assisting with camper swim lessons, singing songs, playing games and maintaining a positive enthusiastic attitude.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 years of age
• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds

Kitchen staff are directly responsible for the preparation and service of all daily meals. Staff will clean and prepare various foods, receive and store supplies, wash dishes, glassware, flatware, pots and pans. A typical day in the kitchen includes food preparation, service, washroom detail, sorting and removing trash, and sweeping and mopping kitchen and dining hall floors.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 years of age
• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds

Housekeeping staff are responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of all restrooms, general-use areas, and other work areas. This can include, but is not limited to, using vacuum cleaners, mops, or powered scrubbing machines, washing windows and emptying wastebaskets.

The housekeeping staff is also responsible for all camper daily laundry; this includes, but is not limited to, retrieving camper laundry from cabins, loading washers and dryers and sorting and folding clean clothes and linens.

• Minimum of 18 years of age
• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds
• Must possess a valid state driver’s license

The maintenance assistant is supervised by the Facilities Manager. Duties often include, but are not limited to, performing routine grounds keeping and maintenance duties on buildings, such as painting, basic woodworking, plaster, drywall and other parts of building structures. The maintenance assistant will use tools ranging from common carpentry and mechanic’s tools and hand power tools such as saws and drills.