Raquette Lake Summer Camps Counselors

Build Skills, Gain Experience at  Raquette Lake Camps Next Summer

Sleep Away Camp in the Beautiful Adirondack Mountains of New York

College pressure is high, and you want a rewarding summer job that'll look great on a resume, but you still want to have fun doing it. We get it!

Operating continuously since 1916, Raquette Lake Camps is a traditional sleep-away camp located in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York.

We know how to create a rich and rewarding summer experience. The separate Boys Camp & Girls Camp are family-owned/operated and offers campers a nurturing environment and the finest in programs and facilities. Our campers range in age from 6 - 15 years old and attend camp for a nearly 7-week session.

Staff members at Raquette Lake Camps don’t entertain campers, we engage them. And to make sure that happens, we are looking for counselors who are prepared to be the best big brothers and big sisters they can be. Through your passion and personality, campers will learn more about themselves and their potential.

But Is a Camp Job a Real Job?

At Raquette Lake, we have be hiring, training and nurturing our college-age staff for over 100 years. Our staff alumni have gone on to have great and successful careers, utilizing the skills and experiences they found with us.

Love our sports and activities? Many counselors work with experienced coaches and teachers at a favorite activity area where they can build their own skills and share them with all our campers.

Want to build your resume? Summer camp is a real job, one where you build many of the 21st Century skills you need to succeed including communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. And remember, you'll be supervising others, engaging in key decision-making, establishing ethical positions and and practicing behavioral management…all necessary leadership skills. 

Need internship credit? We can help with that. 

But also, are you ready to make friends? Friends are the reason campers (and many of our staff) return year after year. A child will only love camp and have fun if he or she has a friend to enjoy it with. Having friends and big brothers/big sisters to lean on makes trying new or scary things easier. That's why we take counselor orientation seriously, teaching counselors how to foster those friendships, all while helping campers be the best they can be.

That's why in many ways, we measure our success by the personal connections our campers take home with them far more than any trophies or awards. And that all starts with great counselors. Are you one?

Raquette Lake Counselors

As a Raquette Lake Camps Staff Member, your compensation starts at $2500 and can go up based on your experience and the number of weeks you work, including the paid Orientation week(s). If any certifications are required we will pay for those, as well as for your time. You will not be charged for anything. Staff uniforms are provided, both room & board is provided, laundry is provided.

You and your co-counselors will live with a group of campers in a cabin. You will be their mentor, companion, and big brother or sister as you guide them through their daily activities, including meals, special events, and out-of-camp trips. You will be completely immersed in camp life from Orientation to the last day, playing with kids and having fun.

As a general counselor, experience and enthusiasm for working with children are necessities. As an activity counselor, you need to have either a high level of skill in a specific activity, or show an aptitude and strong passion for the sport. No certification, no problem. Any training or certification you need we will provide.

Activities we need passionate people for include: swimming, waterskiing/wakeboarding, sailing, canoeing, baseball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, ropes, arts and crafts, gymnastics, tennis and of course, generalists who want to do a bit of everything.

To apply, follow the link or visit www.raquettelake.com, look around the site to see what we are all about, then find the Staff section in the Menu and follow that to the online application. We look forward to meeting you.