Cabin/Activity Counselor

Camp Merri-Mac is a Christian summer camp for girls ages 6 - 16. Located high up in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, girls come to camp for over 80 years to have fun. We believe the happiest environment is one in which the love of God is demonstrated by the staff and felt by all. We are often asked what makes camp so special. No one expects a simple answer, which is good, because there really isn’t one. The best we can come up with is that we pay attention to details, and we’re really good at building places where girls grow through friends and adventure.

Cabin Counselor

A cabin counselor lives in a cabin with their campers and 2-3 other staff, partially separated in a “counselor’s section” of the cabin. Each counselor will either lead or assist in an activity that matches their skills during the day. The main focus of a cabin counselor is to pour their lives into the lives of their campers; it is both hard and extremely rewarding work. 

This paid position is also offered as a summer internship! With over 240 hours of hands-on teaching, lesson implementation and planning, and classroom management skills - it is a great boost to any resume!

For more information on available positions this summer, contact our Associate Director, Andrea Young at andrea@merri-mac.com or 828-668-8766. 

Activities that Counselors will teach include:

• Archery
• Arts & Crafts
• Backpacking
• Basketball
• Canoeing
• Cheerleading
• Climbing
• Cooking
• Dance
• Diving
• Drama
• Embroidery
• Fencing
• Guitar
• Gymnastics
• Jr. Lifeguarding
• Kayaking
• Knitting
• Lawn Games & Field Sports
• Lego Builders
• Mountain Biking
• Pickleball
• Pottery
• Puppy Training
• Riding (English)
• Riflery
• Soccer
• Studio Fitness
• Summer Reading
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Trail Running
• Trips: Hiking
• Volleyball
• Watercolor
• Yoga

Responsibilities

• Loyalty to camp, its management, policies, and ideals
• Responsible to authority of camp directors and assistant directors
• Live in a cabin with groups of girls ranging from rising 1st grade to rising 11th grade
• Prepare lesson plans for daily activity
• Teach 4 hours of daily activity
• Participate in all aspects of camp life with a positive attitude
• Maintain a safe, positive, and happy environment in your cabin and activity

Qualifications

Excellent communication skills, adaptability, team player, teaching, child-care experience

First Aid/CPR Certification- required

Wilderness First Aid (WFA) or Wilderness First Responder (WFR)- not required but beneficial