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Immersive Theater and Counselor in an Outdoor Summer Camp

Camp Augusta
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A part of Camp Augusta’s imagination team, our Program Coordinators - who design, cast and direct immersive all-camp programs and story experiences - are affectionately known as the Masters of Fun and Games (MFG). They are responsible for imagining, organizing, and creating novel interactive stories and games, evening programs, and large-scale camp magic. Prop wizards, design extraordinaires, and planning masterminds, they are often seen tinkering and scheming in their workshop, outfitting counselors and campers with costumes and disguises, and facilitating massive hours-long interactive games. This can be a great opportunity for someone who has experience in camp programming and is looking to bring it to the next level. Otherwise, this job may be appealing to anyone who enjoys game creation, LARPing, immersive theatre, interactive experiences, or collaborative gameplay.

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Why Augusta? The Camp Augusta Difference

There are over 12,000 camps in the United States and a dozen camps in Northern California that are “like” Camp Augusta. We are different in many specific ways - below are some of them - and we believe these unique Augusta differences contribute to why we were the only camp in California we could find that was full from 2009 through 2024 despite little advertising.  Here are a few of the many ways in which a position at Augusta will be a different professional experience than any you've had before:

Selective Application: We are committed to hiring top tier staff, which is why our in-depth application process seeks to understand every applicant on a deep level and - accepting only about 20% of applicants overall, and our in-depth application process seeks to understand every applicant on a deep level.

Perks and Benefits: Freshly prepared, mostly organic meals every day. Housing, multiple certifications (CPR, First Aid, Lifeguarding) that we cover for our staff and more. Basically, you can save everything you earn during the summer.

150+ types of unique Activities -: Unlike most camps where you teach the same things day in and day out, our staff gets to choose which new skills they want to learn, and get 30+ hours of training for 10-15 of their favorite. As Arts Director you could be responsible for improving some of our 30+ arts clinics, and develop new ones to your heart's content! 

300+ Hours of Experiential Training: Pre-arrival preparation and 3.5 weeks of on-site training - longer than any other camp we know of. So you’re ready, connected, and skilled by the time campers arrive.

A Skilled & Dedicated Scaffolder: With no more than a 1:8 ratio, this person emphasizes your growth and works with you to develop your skills working with kids

Psychology Rooted Philosophies and Practices: We have a 300+ page staff manual that covers psychology curriculum on group facilitation, child development, debriefing, behavior management, and much more. Many of our staff regard it as a  cornerstone of their personal and professional learning. This curriculum of material and training was developed by our director, a Ph.D. in organizational psychology at Claremont University, and has been taught for several years as an accredited college course.

Dates & Benefits

Housing and meals are provided. Live in a cabin, yurt or treehouse! Meals are organic, locally-sourced and made fresh every day.

Staff must be available for our main season from May 13th - August 11th 2024, which means being at camp and ready by May 12th. Staff training is 3.5 weeks long followed by 9 weeks of main season camp. Opportunities are available to work pre and post season assisting with family camps and school groups before staff training (start of May) and after the summer (August and September).

The depth of training and ongoing professional support you will receive as a Camp Augusta staff member (in the realms of education, personal development and communication, and activity skills) can offer far-reaching benefits for many other parts of your life.

Master of Fun and Games Skills:

  • Lives, breathes, and dreams in the world of limitless play; constantly coming up with new and thrilling ideas for bringing wish, wonder, and surprise to the camp community 
  • A tactical genius, able to bring intensely strong organizational and delegation skills to the world of camp-wide games throughout the summer
  • Oriented to developing efficient, effective processes while bringing an eye for detail to every endeavor
  • Open, caring, patient, and flexible when working with a variety of people. Builds skyscrapers from a diverse set of ideas with visionary adeptness
  • Love for working with and teaching children in a safe, fun, and intentional manner
  • Willingness to engage with the rest of the camp community to offer fun, memorable experiences even beyond the realm of the MFG
    • Special wake-ups, cabin activities

MFG Tasks:

  • Develops and implements an elaborate evening program for most nights of the week during the summer
  • Works with all staff to run a one-hour themed programming session each day with activities unique from the general programming. Facilitates the presentation of them as a magical experience
  • Oversees the writing, selling, execution, and recording of all staff story experiences, seeking to engage both staff and campers in a fun and organized manner
  • Designs and facilitates weekend programming with the Program Director and scheduling coordinator - this is unique each year
  • Organizes a wide collection of resources that support MFG programming while inviting other community members to use and return these resources thoughtfully
  • Handles verbal and written communication regarding staff involvement in MFG programming
  • Takes ownership for consistent program improvement through implementation of feedback

To Apply:

Think you have what it takes to lead and learn with us this summer?

Throw your wizard's hat in the ring with our Interest Form or by sending us an email at applications@campaugusta.org.

You can also read more about us and our open positions on our website. We can’t wait to meet you!

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