2025 Summer Leadership Staff

Camp Boggy Creek is a not-for-profit medical camp that serves children with serious illnesses. We are located in central Florida, approximately 45 minutes north of Orlando.  Our summer staff directly impact and empower children.

A camp where children with serious illnesses and their families can forget the word "no" for a little while and embrace the promise of "yes."

No matter your major, our summer jobs teach the top skills graduate schools want in applicants and companies want in employees:  leadership, communication, critical thinking, problem-solving customer service, collaborative, and interpersonal skills.

If you enjoy kids, trying new things, and choosing kindness, this could be the place for you! Don't worry if you don't have experience with children who have illnesses; we have medical staff and volunteers on site to take care of campers' medical needs. We will train staff in the medical information you will need to PLAY WITH KIDS here.

Benefits/perks:

• The job provides free on-site housing and meals.
• Staff can also receive CPR and first aid training, lifeguard training, and archery training.
• Regular professional development sessions teach staff additional skills as the summer progresses.  Camp helps staff grow!
• Fun!

Summer job applicants must be at least 18 years old, and positions are contingent on reference checks, receipt of passing the criminal background screening, fingerprinting, and medical / immunization requirements. We hope to have summer staff hired by mid-April, so interested applicants are encouraged to apply early.

All voices are needed at Camp Boggy Creek, and every new member of our team is an opportunity for our camp to grow. We want to hire a camp staff that is reflective of the campers we serve, so we strongly encourage diverse candidates to apply. Camp Boggy Creek is intentional about growing in our diversity, equity, and inclusion, as we want all children and adults to feel safe, respected, and loved here.

Here is a link to our employment page, where you will be able to access the online application when it opens on November 15.

Please Note: To apply for summer 2025 positions at Camp Boggy Creek, applicants will need to navigate to our official website at https://www.boggycreek.org/summer-camp-jobs  Positions will open on November 15, 2024. Applications submitted through Handshake will not be considered, so please visit our website directly to complete your application.

The positions of our overnight summer camp program:

• LEADERSHIP STAFF are members of the summer Support Team and ensure the success of each cabin and activity area. They support all-camp activities and behind-the-scenes efforts while supporting staff, volunteers, and campers in the process. These positions spend time teaching, coaching, and giving feedback to staff and volunteers, helping everyone do their best as we care for campers.  Leadership/Support positions include Pride Leader, Assistant Activities Coordinator, Entertainment Coordinator, Oldest Camper Program Coordinator, Assistant Residential Life Coordinator, and other positions listed on our website.  They sleep share living space and in our staff lodge buildings.
• Cabin Counselors take care of the daily needs of a group of campers. The job requires being actively involved in the supervision, guidance, and motivation of campers by building working relationships with kids and staff to ensure that a high standard of care is maintained. There are both paid and volunteer cabin counselors positions. Cabin counselors share living space and sleep in our cabins.
• Activity Staff members prepare, supervise, and facilitate activities. The job requires building working relationships with staff to ensure a high standard of programming is maintained. Activity staff members support a variety of activity areas including woodshop, theater, photography, music, outdoor/indoor games, nature, archery, pool, and boating and fishing. They share living space and sleep in our staff lodge buildings.

Last summer's staff said they learned these skills that will benefit them in the future:

• how to lead a group
• self-care
• flexibility
• patience
• trust in myself
• communicating my needs
• confidence
• how to have difficult conversations
• time management

Interested but can't commit to an entire summer?  Click here to learn about coming for just six days!