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Staff Interest Form
Complete a no-obligation Staff Interest Form if you’d simply like to learn more about summer jobs at Camp Nicolet.
Staff Application for Employment
Are you ready to apply for a summer job at Camp Nicolet? Complete a Staff Application for Employment to begin the hiring process!
Job Descriptions
Learn more about available jobs and positions at Camp Nicolet by clicking any job title below:
- Cabin Counselor & Activity Instructor
- Associate Director
- Program Director
- Wellness Coordinator
- Office & Store Manager
- Kitchen – Camp Cook
- Facilities Assistant
- Facilities – Carpenter
- Area Director – Horseback Riding
- Area Director – Swimming
- Area Director – Smallcraft (Sailing, Canoeing, Kayaking, SUP)
- Area Director – Court Sports (Tennis & Pickleball)
- Area Director – Land Sports (of all kinds)
- Area Director – Northpoint Adventures (Wilderness Tripping)
- Northpoint Adventures Wilderness Trip Leader
- Facilities – Van Driver
The Cabin Counselor & Activity Instructor typically teaches or supervises up to three of the following core instructional activities, in addition to various Elective activities scheduled throughout the week:
- Water Skiing & Wakeboarding*
- Horseback Riding
- Swimming*
- Smallcraft (Sailing, Canoeing, Kayaking, SUP)*
- Court Sports (Tennis & Pickleball)
- Land Sports (of all kinds)
- Arts & Crafts
- Musical Theatre
- Wilderness Tripping*
*this position requires a current American Red Cross Lifeguard certification
A valuable experience
Employers typically value seeing summer camp work experience on a resume. This is because you organically gain & refine professional skills while carrying out your summer responsibilities:
- Being responsible for other people – including other peoples’ children
- Cultivating oral & written communication skills
- Development of interpersonal & leadership skills
- Learning collaboration with others; campers & Staff on group activities
- Having many opportunities to be creative & think “outside the box”
- Becoming comfortable with problem solving, and “thinking on the fly”
- Learning how to take initiative, and learn to motivate others in a group
- Practicing flexibility; camp can be a rapidly changing work environment
- Development of listening skills; being empathetic and mentoring others
- Maintaining awareness of being “a good sport.” Sportsmanship is key at camp.
Internship Credit
The Camp Nicolet Administration is happy to work with you and your college or university to help secure internship credit for your seasonal position at camp. Relevant majors include:
- Communication Studies
- Culinary Arts
- Education – Elementary & Secondary
- Environmental Science
- Fine Arts
- Nursing
- Outdoor Education & Recreation
- Physical Education
- Physical Therapy
- Psychology (including Child Psychology)
- Social Media & Marketing
- Theatre (including Theatre & Music Education)
- Wilderness Therapy
Please contact us if you would like to apply for internship credit relative to your summer job at Camp Nicolet.
Perks & Benefits
All Camp Nicolet Staff members and employees enjoy these benefits:
- A diverse and global experience – meet lifelong friends from around the world
- Training and certifications – camp covers the cost of your certifications and they’re yours to keep
- Room and board – three meals per day & summer housing is included in your compensation
- Workers Compensation Insurance – all employees are covered while on duty
- A full, paid 24-hour period off for every six days worked – for salaried employees
- Flexible scheduling for hourly employees
- A complimentary Staff uniform shirt – it’s yours to keep when summer concludes
- Complimentary van transportation to town on time off (by reservation)
- Ongoing use of the Staff Room (employee lounge) with TV and kitchenette
Learn More
Complete a Staff Interest Form for more information >>
Complete a Staff Application for Employment to begin the hiring process >>
Updated 1/24/25