Summer Staff
Join the summer staff at Camp Loughridge in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Camp Counselor:
a Job with Purpose
You will have the rest of your life to work in your field of study, at a career you’ve always dreamed of. Being a camp counselor is a unique experience typically available for a small window of your life. As a Camp Loughridge counselor, you are part of a long Camp Loughridge history of people who recognize the investment others made in them when they were kids and are eager to do the same for today’s children. Are you ready to positively impact the lives of children, have a blast outdoors, and make memories and friendships that will last forever? Then working at Camp Loughridge is for you!
COUNSELOR POSITION OVERVIEW:
If you know somebody who has worked at a summer camp before, ask them if they loved it. Chances are, they will tell you it changed their life! Being a camp counselor is exciting because your job is to talk, play, explore, and remember what the world looks like from a child’s point of view! A reminder of that perspective can genuinely change how you return to school or work at the end of the summer. The experience is a gift that you get to keep the rest of your life. It changes you forever!
At Camp Loughridge, our staff are assigned one of two roles each week and they perform those roles Monday through Friday. The leadership then reassigns roles for the next week, taking into consideration staff preferences. The roles are:
COUNSELOR
Key Points Include:
| Spend the week with your tribe | Lead Bible studies |
|---|---|
| Work with a co-counselor | Offer encouragement |
| Participate in activities with campers | Provide guidance to campers |
| Be responsible for safety | Support other staff |
ACTIVITY LEADER
Key Points Include:
| Teach camp activities | Assist counselors with tribe |
|---|---|
| Provide activity supervision | Offer encouragement |
| Model excitement and positivity | Set up and serve lunch |
| Help Head Counselors | Support other staff |
Where our staff come from:
- Oklahoma State University
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Tulsa
- Oral Roberts University
- University of Arkansas
- Northeastern State University
- Texas Christian University
- Oklahoma Christian University
- Augustine Christian Academy
- Oklahoma City University
- Bishop Kelley
- Sapulpa High School
- Booker T. Washington
- Jenks
Important things to know:
- We hire counselors and activity staff ages 17+.
- The day begins at 8am and ends between 5:30 and 6pm.
- Staff are compensated with a salary, daily hot lunches and snacks, staff t-shirt, and after-hours staff fellowship.
- Weekend work is not required, though some administrative work is necessary away from camp (e.g. completing character awards).
- Staff are hired to work full sessions, with preference given to staff who can work all summer.
- Staff training is REQUIRED (May 27th – 30th).
- There is one REQUIRED overnight during Staff Training on the 29th-30th.
- Staff Training is where you’ll learn how to lead each activity and manage a tribe.
- Opportunities to work other Camp Loughridge events will be available.
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Camp Loughridge is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that exists to provide a quality, year-round intergenerational facility in a rustic, natural environment for the promotion of Christian growth and spiritual renewal.
