Boys Camp Cabin Leader

American Youth Foundation; Michigan; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing

Meals provided

Job summary

American Youth Foundation is seeking Cabin Leaders to care for campers at Miniwanca, Shelby, Michigan. Leaders live onsite during staff training and camp sessions, sharing cabin responsibilities and ensuring a safe, supportive community.

You will guide daily routines, participate in all activities, and help plan multi-day curricula tailored to different age groups, fostering personal growth and teamwork in a dynamic camp setting.

Qualifications

• Health, safety, and wellbeing of campers are priority responsibilities.
• Ability to live onsite with campers during staff training and camp sessions.

Responsibilities

• Primarily responsible for the health, safety, and wellbeing of campers assigned to your care.
• Live in a cabin with 4–12 campers and maintain a positive communal experience.
• Guide campers through daily routines and personal organization.
• Facilitate and teach activities such as boating, climbing, arts and crafts, sports, games, and daily interest groups; plan and implement multi-day curriculums.

Job description

Description

American Youth Foundation Mission

We dare people to discover and celebrate the very best in themselves and others; inspire them to explore diverse perspectives and complex challenges; and embolden them to live courageously, engaging their full capacity.

Job Summary

Cabin Leaders are responsible for the day-to-day management of a group of campers. Cabin Leaders, depending on camper age, live in a cabin with their campers and co-lead the group in pairs or trios, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of every camper. Cabin Leaders lead campers through daily routines, facilitate a positive communal living experience, and participate in all camp programming and activities alongside their cabin group and co-staff. Cabin Leaders are the first to support campers in their personal development, participating in all camp activities alongside campers to establish a positive community and build meaningful relationships.

Age Group Breakdown

• Miniwanca: Cabin Leaders lead cabin groups of 4–8 campers and interest groups of 8–12 campers across the camp’s various age divisions (Darer, Seeker, Avail).

Job Locations

• Miniwanca – Shelby, Michigan
• Miniwanca necessitates the ability to move through rugged terrain.
• Cabin Leaders live onsite during staff training and the two camp sessions, including weekends and evenings, to be available 24 hours/day in case of emergency response.
• Housing and all meals are provided.
• Staff live in cabins with campers, or in a communal space with other staff, depending on position.

Job Type

Seasonal

Company Culture

The AYF believes that how we act and interact reflects who we are as a community. In practice, at the AYF we value investing in youth, stewarding the environment, encouraging participants and staff to explore and develop their values and beliefs, belonging in community, and growing together.

Recognizing the full value of all, the American Youth Foundation affords equal opportunity for employment and program participation to all individuals on the basis of merit and/or eligibility without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, age, military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Position Responsibilities

• Primarily responsible for the health, safety, and wellbeing of campers assigned to your care.
• Depending on camper age, live in a cabin with 4–12 campers at a time and maintain a positive communal experience.
• Guide campers through their daily routines: wake up and bedtime, hygiene, and personal organization.
• Facilitate and teach activities such as boating, climbing, arts and crafts, sports, games, and daily interest groups; plan and implement multi-day curriculums that differentiate for various skill levels of campers