Camp K Creative Arts Core Counselor

CAMP K - CREATIVE ARTS CORE COUNSELOR

Seasonal

Free room and board

Season Dates: mid May - early August

Do you want to spend a paid summer in Alaska? Join us at Camp K for fun at one of Alaska's most beautiful sleep away camps in Cooper Landing. Just two hours South of Anchorage, our camp is located on the beautiful Kenai Peninsula. No outdoor experience is required, just a love for camp! If you want to build an inclusive and loving community at our camp, this is a perfect job for you! Housing and meals are included for the entire season.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW:

• Program: Camp K is an ACA Accredited Summer Residential Youth Co-ed Camp.
• Location: Camp K is located in Copper Landing, AK on Kenai Lake.
• Dates: All Staff training begins mid-May. Camp opens to youth in early June and runs through July.
• Time: Camp K offers 5 day sessions throughout the summer.
• Staff Shifts: Camp K staff reside on camp premises during all camp sessions. There is personal time between sessions to enjoy the beautiful Alaska Summer. 
• Activities: While at Camp K youth are provided hiking, boating activities, outdoor games, creative arts, target sports, outdoor living skills and team building. 
  

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Creative Arts Core Counselor plays a key role in creating a vibrant, engaging, and supportive camp experience for all participants. In this role, you’ll provide 24-hour supervision and guidance to a cabin group of campers, working closely with fellow counselors and support staff to facilitate a wide range of camp activities.

In addition to cabin leadership, you’ll oversee the Camp K Creative Arts Program, developing and leading activities in areas such as arts and crafts, drama, music, singing, and performance. You’ll inspire creativity and self-expression, helping campers build confidence and discover new talents in a fun, inclusive environment.

This is a live-on-site summer position, offering the opportunity to be fully immersed in the camp community while working in the stunning setting of Chugach National Forest.

Through your leadership, you’ll help bring Camp Fire Alaska’s Promise to life, giving youth the opportunity to find their spark, lift their voice, and discover who they are.

QUALIFICATIONS:

required

• Must be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age, this is required to maintain compliance with regulatory and accrediting agencies. 
• Prior experience in creative arts instruction, including lesson planning, is required.
• Current Adult/Pediatric CPR, AED & First Aid Certification from a nationally recognized provider, required.

preferred

• Prior experience working with youth, in a residential camp setting, is preferred.
• Wilderness First Aid Certification from a nationally recognized provider, is required, or ability to attend a certification course once hired (WFA will be offered during pre-camp training through Camp Fire)
  

BENEFITS

• Room and Board (housing and meals) provided for the entire season, even during off time
• Bonus for completion of full season

• Bi-weekly direct deposit
  
• Time off throughout the summer
  
• Group use of our camp vans during off-time (when camp vans are available)
• Access to free equipment to explore Alaska, including camping gear, kayaks, etc. 
• Lifelong friends as co-workers
• Extensive training to prepare you for workforce opportunities beyond summer camp. Training to include Wilderness First Aid. 
• Telehealth Service & Employee Assistance Program
• Endless fishing, hiking and wilderness opportunities right outside your door!

YOU MAY REQUEST A COPY OF THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION BY EMAILING HR AT jobs@campfireak.org. 

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*All applicants who are offered employment with Camp Fire Alaska will be subjected to reference checks and a criminal history check through the Alaska Background Check Program. Offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of both the reference checks and criminal history check in accordance with Municipality of Anchorage Child Care Licensing regulations. 

Camp Fire Alaska Inclusion Statement:

Camp Fire believes in the dignity and the intrinsic worth of every human being. We welcome, affirm, and support young people and adults of all abilities and disabilities, experiences, races, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, citizenship or immigration status, religion and non-religion, and any other category people use to define themselves or others.