What are the responsibilities and job description for the Day Camp Cabin Counselor position at True Friends?
DAY CAMP CABIN COUNSELOR
Join us in our mission to provide life-changing experiences that enhance independence and self-esteem for children and adults with disabilities!
As a True Friends Cabin Counselor, you'll do more than supervise-you'll make a difference. You'll provide support and mentorship for campers ensuring their health, safety, and happiness while helping them grow in confidence and independence. From sharing laughs in the cabin to leading adventures across camp, you'll create unforgettable memories for campers-and yourself.
Schedule: Seasonal, Early June - Mid August 2026
Location: In-person, Camp Eden Wood, Eden Prairie, MN
Pay: $313-$357 per week based on tenure with True Friends, plus opportunity for end of summer bonus
Bonus Information:
- 6-7 weeks worked | additional $60 per week worked
- 8-9 weeks worked | additional $70 per week worked
- 10-11 weeks worked | additional $80 per week worked
- 12-14 weeks worked | additional $90 per week worked
- Requirements: Resident or citizen of the USA, in ‘good standing’ with the organization and a live in summer camp staff member (excludes support staff)
True Friends Benefits:
- Opportunities to gain and strengthen leadership skills
- Meals and lodging provided during employment
- Gain hands-on, career-relevant experience
- Build your portfolio with diverse work examples
- Work in a scenic and inspiring work environment
- ...and more!
How You'll Contribute:
- Provide care and support for campers' social, emotional, and physical needs
- Lead the way in creating fun, friendship, and adventure
- Assist individuals with physical disabilities or other limitations with tasks such as eating, walking, transferring, and personal care such as dressing and toileting
- Foster a loving, inclusive, and supportive environment
- Develop invaluable professional skills-both hard and soft-that will last a lifetime
- Create opportunities for campers of all abilities to step outside their comfort zones, experience adventure, and build new skills
- Set clear expectations, ensure campers' basic needs are met, build meaningful relationships, and create space for both fun and learning
What You'll Bring to the Table:
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must be able to pass organizational background study
- Willing to step outside your comfort zone and try new things
- Passionate about making a difference in the world
- Comfortable supporting others with daily living skills (training provided)
- Open to living and working in a communal setting
- Eager to take initiative and demonstrate a strong work ethic
- Flexible and adaptable in an ever-changing environment
- Highly valued, but not required: camping experience, prior experience working with individuals with disabilities
- Physical Demands
- Ability to see, hear, and communicate verbally
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to walk, sit, stand, bend, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and move continually during working hours
- Ability to feel objects and use fingers to operate tools and controls
About Us:
True Friends is a nonprofit organization providing life-changing experiences that enhance independence and self-esteem for children and adults with disabilities. True Friends' programs include camp, respite, retreats, team building, therapy and adaptive riding, and travel; serving over 25, 000 individuals annually.
Salary : $313 - $357
