Description
DIVISION DIRECTOR - GROUP LEADER
A detailed job description for this position is available by contacting our staff coordinator at staff@lohikan.com
Division Directors are members of Camp Lohikan's senior staff. Senior staff members are typically child care professionals, e.g., teachers, coaches. Senior staff members are provided private housing. Children of senior staff members are accepted into camp TUITION FREE.
SUMMER SEASON: June 22nd through August 22nd
Part Season (4 weeks) Employment Opportunities are also available.
Internships Available!
PRE and POST CAMP WORK AVAILABLE. Pre-Camp Option: May 1-June 22. Post-Camp Option: August 29 - Sept. 30+
Additional employment is available BEFORE and AFTER the summer camp season. Applications for year-round internships are also accepted.
The benefits packages are among the best in the industry! Click here for more information.
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CAMP LOHIKAN in the Pocono Mts.
Camp Lohikan is a coed summer camp located in the northeastern Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania in the village of Lake Como. Our campers range in age from 6 to 15 and come to camp from all over the world. So does our staff!
We pay the BEST salaries to recruit the BEST staff. No kidding! We know that the most important element in guaranteeing that our campers have a great summer experience is OUR STAFF!
If you have the talent to teach/work in the area of your specialty and you are an outgoing, friendly individual who will be a strong positive role model for children and you enjoy working with kids, we strongly encourage you to complete our employment application!
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Applicants must be college graduates. Typically, members of Camp Lohikan's senior staff are childcare professionals, e.g., teachers, and coaches.
- Ability to communicate and work with camp-age children and college-age staff.
- Ability to provide warm, mature guidance is a must.
- Ability to act as the camp's liaison with parents of campers assigned to the division.
- Ability to observe camper and staff behavior, assess its appropriateness, enforce appropriate safety regulations, implement emergency procedures, and apply appropriate behavior management techniques.
- Experience in conflict resolution. Ability to resolve conflicts quickly.
- Applicants must be individuals with high moral character and a strong work ethic. Working in camp and counseling children is hard work! We expect our staff members to be excellent role models for our campers.
EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
- We pay the BEST salaries to recruit the BEST staff!
- Travel allowance is available.
- Room, board & laundry services are provided. You have no expenses!
- Nights off and days off are scheduled throughout the summer.
- Pre and post-camp employment is available.
- FREE CAMP TUITION is provided for children of senior staff members.
- Senior staff members are provided private rooms. Special private accommodations are available for families.
- Our top-caliber staff is recruited from across the US and Europe and provides a unique social experience for our counselors and supervisors.
- Why not work in a noncompetitive, supportive camp environment where the emphasis is on individual attention and FUN?
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- Working at Camp Lohikan is the experience of a lifetime. The personal growth, the rewards of working with children, the excitement of an active, diverse community and the close friendships that you form will stay with you long after the summer ends.
- Many staff members describe their employment at Camp Lohikan as the BEST summer of their lives. You will too! Click here to read what other staff members have said about working at Camp Lohikan.
- For more information about the benefits of working at Camp Lohikan click here.
400+ SUMMER CAMP JOBS AVAILABLE!
We have over 400 summer camp jobs available. Some jobs are highly skilled positions (e.g., Waterfront Director, Gymnastics Coach, Athletic Director, Circus Program Director, etc.), others require child care experience (e.g., general cabin counselor, group leader), and then there are jobs where you will receive all of the necessary training at camp, e.g., attendance supervisor. If you are compassionate, hard-working, and an excellent role model, we have a job for you! Click here for an application.
Camp Lohikan shares staff applications with Camp Cayuga and Lake Greeley Camp. All three camps are coed resident camps located in northeast Pennsylvania and have been operated by the Buynak family since 1957. The positions currently available are listed below. A number of individuals are required to fill each position. Click here for more information.
Working at camp is the experience of a lifetime. The personal growth, the rewards of working with children, the excitement of an active, diverse community and the close friendships that you form will stay with you long after the summer ends. Working at camp will make you a better person. And that you'll take with you wherever you go. Many staff members describe their employment at Camp Lohikan as the BEST summer of their lives. You will too! Click here to read what other staff members have said about working at Lohikan.
CAMP LOHIKAN'S FACILITIES
Camp Lohikan's facilities are among the most extensive in camping! They include 1200 acres, a private lake (50+ boats), heated swimming pool, 11 tennis courts w/lights, 30 horse stable on-premises (w/ indoor and outdoor riding rings!), indoor and outdoor basketball courts, 4 regulation sports fields, performing arts center w/amphitheater, music recording studio, air-conditioned dance studio, creative arts center w/14 workshops, gymnastics center (fully equipped plus bungee trampoline), huge indoor roller hockey rink, over 40,000 square feet of indoor activity facilities, 7 miles of trails for horseback riding, hiking & ATV's(4 wheelers), complete circus program, indoor and outdoor flying trapeze rigs, adventure program site w/35' climbing tower, 40' real rock climbing site (on camp!), 2 zip lines, high & low ropes course, huge skate park, radio broadcasting studio, modern cabins w/bathrooms and individual showers and lots more! For more information about Camp Lohikan facilities click here.
Requirements
OTHER POSITIONS: COLLEGE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, COACHES & CHILD CARE PROFESSIONALS
In addition to college-enrolled cabin counselors and activity instructors, we are searching for teachers, coaches, and child care professionals to assume a number of supervisory positions: head instructors for our 65+ daily activities, horseback riding director, tennis director, pool director, lifeguard trainer, lake director, intercamp games director, evening program director, special events director, group leaders for each of our 8 camper divisions, head counselors, transportation staff, nurses, doctors, office staff, attendance staff, maintenance staff, 1st & 2nd cooks and food service staff.
MORE POSITIONS AT OUR THREE CAMPS INCLUDE: Teen Counselors, General Cabin Counselors, Instructors for All Arts, Sports and Adventure Activities including: Quad Riding, Dirt Bike Riding, Backpacking, Mt. Biking, Camping/Campcraft, Hiking, Paintball, Ropes Course, Survival Skills, Spy Camp, Trip Leader, Climbing Wall/Tower, Ceramics, Crafts, Drawing/Painting, Jewelry Making, Photography, Pottery, Digital Video Editing, Woodworking, Computers, Skateboarding, Bungee Trampoline, Mountain Boarding, Fishing, Radio Broadcasting, Dee Jay, Rocketry, Web Design and Graphics, Acting/Directing, Dance - Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop, Cheerleading, Music - General, Piano, Guitar, Drums, Rock Band, Singing, Technical, Aerobics, Archery, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Fitness/Weight Training, Floor Hockey, Football, Games, Golf, Gymnastics, Horseback Riding, Roller Hockey, Inline Skating, Lacrosse, Martial Arts, Riflery, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling, Boat Driver, Canoeing, Kayaking, Lifeguard (LGT), Sailing, Scuba/Snorkeling, Swimming, Water Safety Instructor (WSI), WaterSkiing, Windsurfing, and Jet Skiing.
We are also searching for an Athletic Director, Media Arts Director, Computer Specialist, Drivers, CDL Drivers, Janitor/Housekeeping, Maintenance, Landscape, Office Staff, Academic Tutors, Webmaster, Camp Photographer, Head Counselors, Division Directors, Evening Program & Special Events Staff, Trip Leaders, Group Leaders, Off-Camp Excursion Heads, Doctor, Nurse - LPN, Nurse - RN, Health Center Administrator, Health Care Assistants, Head Cook, Food Service Director, Dining Hall Manager, and Assistant Cooks.
Please note that Camp Lohikan is a no smoking (no vaping) camp.
