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Roles and Responsibilities

General Information

It is our expectation that the perspective staff person, not their parent, contact the camp team about employment. We still encourage parents to list their email on their parents email on the account but please work to empower your child to take on this important step in the employment office independently with your support. 

Our team hires for all positions on a rolling basis beginning in late January. If we have a position available and your application is complete, we will be in touch with you by email to set up an interview time beginning in late February / early March.

If you have any questions pertaining to employment, please email camp@greenacres.org

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Schedule and Expectations

There are about 320 children enrolled in each camp session. Our camp serves children aged 4 to Grade 8. The staff is approximately 90 people. The Camp Director, Katelyn Lanciano is an employee of the school. 

To ensure continuity for our campers and to foster connections among the staff,  we ask that all staff meet our minimum week requirement based on the position you are applying for. 

2025 Summer Weeks: 

  • ALL STAFF ORIENTATION: June 7th, 8th, 14th, and 15th
  • Session 1 (2 Weeks): June 16th  - June 27th (NO CAMP June 19th)
  • Session 2 (2 Weeks): June 30th - July 11th (NO CAMP July 4th)
  • Session 3 (2 Weeks): July 14th - July 25th
  • Session 4 (2 Weeks): July 28th - August 8th

Staff Expectations:

  • All staff must be available to attend our 2025 All Staff Orientation on June 7th, 8th, 14th, and 15th
  • Staff must come to work prepared for the days activities, in comfortable clothing for a summer camp environment. 
  • Although all of our building spaces are air conditioned, a lot of time is spent outside, so this can be a hot job!
  • Staff will enjoy lunches each day with the students in their units.
  • When camp units have an Extended Day or an overnight, the counselors for that unit must stay after 3:30 PM (see event calendar on the Staff Resources Page).
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Staff Positions

When hiring new staff we look for people who:

  • Enjoy working with children and genuinely care about their well being
  • Appreciate the outdoors
  • Are honest, responsible, and conscientious, with a desire to carry out their work assignments to the best of their ability
  • Are team players
  • Are flexible and easygoing even when the unexpected occurs
  • Have a good sense of humor and the ability to have “fun” with campers on their level
  • Have the ability to instruct the activity they are assigned with patience and understanding
  • Are positive role models for children and take this responsibility seriously
  • Get along with, enjoy being with, and respect people of all ages and backgrounds
  • Have the ability to recall their own trials and triumphs as a youth to better understand their campers