Camp Sports Instructor

Longwood University; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 8,200 - 11,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Lake Arts Camp in western Massachusetts seeks a dedicated instructor to lead landsports for girls ages 7-15 during a 7-week summer session at Lake Ashmere. You’ll teach 3–5 landsports classes daily, fostering confidence and new skills while blending arts focus with classic camp fun.

The role includes child-care duties within an assigned age group when not teaching. Ideal candidates bring prior youth-sports coaching experience, strong organizational and communication skills, and a warm,

Qualifications

• Prior experience teaching or coaching youth sports.
• Experience teaching multiple sports (basketball, volleyball, pickleball).
• Strong organization and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Teach landsports to campers – between 3-5 classes a day.
• Help campers build confidence and learn new skills.
• Balance our arts focus with classic camp fun; landsports are essential to Berkshire Lake experience.
• When not teaching, you’ll be assigned to an age group of girls to look after and care for.

Skills

Landsports instruction

Youth sports coaching

Communication

Organizational skills

Job description

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• A community of girls and women who share a passion for the arts
• Empowering girls through the power of camp
• Creativity, authenticity, and sisterhood guide everything we do.
• Working at Berkshire Lake Arts Camp isn’t just a job — it’s a chance to change a child’s life and make a long-lasting difference. Each day brings a chance to create, learn, and grow together.
• Located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, serving girls ages 7-15
• Offering top-tier instruction in visual and performing arts

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Wants to be a role model and is committed to helping campers grow
• Warm, creative, and open-minded
• Positive, mature, and self-aware
• Enthusiastic with a sense of humor
• Strong work ethic
• Values good communication
• Enjoys being silly, expressive, and fully engaged in camp life
• Willing to dive in, try new things and give it their all

DATES & COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Dates: June 18 - August 8, 2027
• Benefits include:
  • Paid training
  • Professional development
  • Internship credit available
  • Calling our beautiful setting along Lake Ashmere your summer home
  • A 7-week season (meaning time for yourself within the summer, too!)

EXPERIENCE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Skills You’ll Need:

• Prior experience teaching or coaching youth sports, or working with children in another capacity
• Personal experience and understanding of multiple sports in order to teach them at a basic/intro level (basketball, volleyball, pickleball)
• Organization and communication skills

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Teaching landsports activities to campers – between 3-5 classes a day
• Help campers build confidence and learn new skills
• Play a key role in balancing our arts focus with classic camp fun. Landpsorts are also an essential part of the Berkshire Lake experience!
• When not teaching, you’ll be assigned to an age group of girls to look after and care for