Apply to Join the 2025 Staff at the
Great Trail Council Residence Camps
Page updated: August 31, 2024
Scouts BSA Summer Camp Staff,
Cub Scout Residence Camp Staff, or Both
Requirements for Employment:
The minimum age requirement for employment is 16. "There are no exceptions.
14 & 15-year-old scouts are encouraged to participate in our two-year Counselor-In-Training Program."
All staff members are expected to work Staff Week and all five weeks of summer camp. However, with the prior permission of the camp director, a staff member may be allowed to take no more than one full week off during the summer camp season.
All applicants must agree to report on time for staff training and participate in all requested staff training.
Applicants must be registered members of the Boy Scouts of America for the entire length of their employment or agree to such before employment is offered.
Employees must consent to a background check as a condition of employment.
Youth Protection Training must be completed as a condition of employment.
All employees must have a current physical exam on file (within 12 months) during employment.
Applicants must certify that they are in sufficient physical condition for the position requested.
The standards of the Scout Oath or Promise and Law must be adhered to during the time of employment.
Salary is based on position responsibility with consideration given to experience.