Cascade Pacific Council is seeking 300 enthusiastic camp counselors to serve as handicraft assistants, sports instructors, shooting sports assistants (archery, .22 caliber rifle, BB gun, skeet and black-powder), trading post operators/managers, maintenance and food service assistants, nature instructors and Scout skills instructors, lifeguards and horse wranglers.

Summer camp is an unique leadership development opportunity for staff members. Camp staff members work with Scouts and adult leaders in a variety of roles that will challenge, test and develop self confidence, leadership skills and self esteem.

Experience in a summer camp staff job is an excellent resume-builder. A successful camp job on a resume indicates the person is motivated, works well with and cares about others, and can handle responsibility. Many employers are impressed with young people who demonstrate previous work experience such as summer camp staffing.

There are many summer jobs available for young people; we hope you'll consider a fun and rewarding camp staff position.

SUMMER CAMP STAFF…A JOB WITH CHARACTER!

Summer Camps Explained:

Cascade Pacific Council operates three types of camps: Day Camps, Cub Scout Resident Camps, and Boy Scout Resident Camps.

Day Camp is a 5-day camp that operates during the day only. It is attended by dens or packs of Cub Scouts (Grades 1-5) that rotate from station to station to participate in BB gun shooting, archery,crafts, games, nature hikes, cooking, and other activities. The Day camp season is usually shorter than resident camp and offers an opportunity to continue evening activities through the summer. Day camp staff go home at night and return each morning. Day Camps that the council operates include:

Discovery (Portland)

Ireland (Hillsboro)

Lewis (Battle Ground)

Willamette (Salem)

Cub Scout Resident Camps serve young men ages 8-10 who attend resident camp with their local Scouting group and leaders. Resident camps operate from three to five days at a time. Full time camp staff, hired to work all season, provide leadership and support to such activities as nature studies, handicrafts, aquatics, horsemanship, oceanography, campcraft (knots, lashings, cooking etc.) shooting sports, field sports and high adventure. All resident camps have complete food service and maintenance operations. Staff are hired in support roles, such as maintenance, dishwashers and trading post (camp store) operators. Staff live on-site all summer long at these camps. Cub Scout resident camps that the council operates include:

Adventure Cove (Oregon Coast), a 5 night camp

Cub World (Portland), a 2 night camp

Gilbert Ranch (Scotts Mills), a 2 night camp

Boy Scout Resident Camps serve young men ages 11-18 (Boy Scouts) who attend resident camp with their local Scouting group and leaders. Resident camps operate Sunday through Saturday. Full time camp staff, hired to work all season, provide leadership and support to such activities as nature studies, handicrafts, aquatics, horsemanship, oceanography, campcraft (knots, lashings, cooking etc.) shooting sports, field sports and high adventure. All camps have complete food service and maintenance operations. Staff are hired in support roles, such as maintenance, dishwashers and trading post (camp store) operators. Staff live on-site all summer long at these camps. Boy Scout resident camps that the council operates include:

Baldwin (Mt. Hood)

Meriwether (Oregon Coast)

Pioneer (Mt. Jefferson Wilderness)

Interviewing for a camp staff job:

Regularly-scheduled interviews have already been held, but we are still interviewing on a by-appointment basis.  Please mail in an application to be considered.  We will match your skills and camp preference with a camp that has similar needs, and that camp may arrange an interview.

Age Requirements

Due to federal and state employment laws and BSA National Camp Standards, there are minimum ages for applicants:
Age 14 by June 15: Age 14 can only serve at day camps(Discovery, Ireland, Lewis, Willamette), and only as volunteer (unpaid) staff-in-training.

Age 15 by June 15: Age 15 can serve as full-time, paid staff atday camps (Discovery, Ireland, Lewis, Willamette) -OR- Age 15 can serve at overnight camps (Baldwin, Meriwther, Pioneer, Cub World, Gilbert Ranch, Adventure Cove) only in a volunteer (unpaid) staff-in-training position. This is a fantastic way to get your foot in the door for a full-time position next summer.

Age 16 by June 15: Age 16 can serve in any camp as a full time, paid staff in one of many positions.

Age 18 by June 15: Age 18 can serve in any camp as a full time, paid staff in one of many positions, including management positions with a minimum age of 18 such as bb-gun director, archery director, health officer, commissioner, ecology/conservation director, and others.

Age 21 by June 15: Age 21 can serve in any camp as a full time, paid staff in one of many positions, including management positions with a minimum age of 21 such as program director, head cook, aquatics director, horseback riding director, chaplain, shooting sports director, climbing director, and others.

Age 25 by June 15: Age 25 can serve in any camp as a full time, paid staff in one of many positions, including camp director. Camp directors are selected in October for the following year.

Membership Requirement

All summer camp staff, whether volunteer or paid, must be a current member of Boy Scouts of America. Applicants over age 21 must apply as an adult and successfully pass a criminal background check.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Cascade Pacific Council is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the policies of the Boy Scouts of America, the rules for acceptance and participation in the camp programs are the same for everyone without regard to race, creed, color, gender, national origin, or physical disability.

Questions

If you still have questions after reading the information on this page, please either call our summer camp staff hotline at (503)225-5545 and leave a message -OR- email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Download Application

 Please download the camp staff application, fill it out and mail to: 2145 SW Naito Parkway, Portland, Oregon, 97201.