Summer Camp Instructor

Camp Watitoh, a coed summer camp located in the Berkshire mountains of Western Massachusetts, is looking for adventure loving staff members. Work with a team of outdoor enthusiasts at Camp Watitoh teaching campers all about High and Low Ropes, Camping, Nature, and Science! Help supervise, teach and encourage our campers on the rock climbing wall, challenge race course, Giant Swing and on our Zip Line!

Create and execute science-based activities for campers, lead overnight camping trips and enjoy the great outdoors in the Berkshire Mountains! Located just 2 hours from Boston and 3 hours from NYC, Camp Watitoh is the perfect place to live out your summer dreams! Salary, housing, meals, a travel stipend and internship credits (if needed) are all included!

Whether you have always known you wanted to work at a camp or the opportunity is new to you, being a staff member at Camp Watitoh will change your life for the better. Camp counselors at Watitoh are role-models, self-confidence boosters, unconditional friends, care-givers, and cheerleaders. In the eyes of Watitoh campers, their counselors are real life superheroes, guiding them on the path of living their dream. In return, Watitoh counselors get to work outdoors with amazing kids, bond with fellow staff members on and off camp and build relationships that could easily last a lifetime.

Below is a checklist of all the things you should expect from your summer as a staff member at Watitoh. It will be the best summer of your life, the most rewarding experience in the world and the hardest job you can imagine, all in one! If you’re up for this challenge, click here to apply online.

You should expect:

• To have one of the most memorable and rewarding summers of your life in the most breathtaking setting in the heart of the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts.
• To have a really hard job and not assume you’ll be on vacation!
• To put the needs of your campers ahead of your own.
• To do some things that you never would have thought you would do.
• To laugh and remember what it means to truly be yourself.
• To work closely with people who may have viewpoints different from your own.
• To have an experience that other people may not relate to once you return home.
• To be part of a community and not a 9 to 5 job!
• To make friends that you will never forget from all over the United States and the world.
• To be exhausted at times and be expected to keep going.
• To have days off where you can explore the surrounding areas and travel to local attractions including nearby Boston.
• To gain experience that can help build your resume for those interested in the fields of education, recreation, social work, coaching, outdoor education, and many more.
• To push yourself and grow as a person.
• To learn from the kids.
• To have limited privacy or time by yourself!
• To cry when you leave.

Living the Dream at Camp Watitoh

Since 1937, our warm, family-oriented, coed camp, nestled in the heart of the Berkshire Mountains on crystal-clear Center Lake, has provided a safe and supportive environment where each of our campers can live summer dreams and make them come true in their summer home.

Every summer our remarkable campers are living the dream of a place where everyone belongs and everyone knows each other’s name.

They are living the dream of lasting friendships and endless fun.

They are living the dream of feeling included and secure with bunkmates, teammates, and campmates in a caring, coed community.

They are living the dream of trying new things and exploring new talents.

They are living the dream of having a camp big brother or sister greeting them when they arrive and guiding them through their summer.

They are living the dream of becoming more self-confident and reinventing themselves in new situations.

They are living the dream of making forever memories.

They are living the dream of being part of the Watitoh Family, the Watitoh Tradition.

Come live your summer dream at Camp Watitoh.