Join our Camp Staff!
Sure, you could make copies or find another seasonal job, but wouldn’t you rather make a difference in the lives of youth? Camp is a real job! You’ll learn valuable 21 st Century skills such as communication, collaboration and critical thinking, while also having the opportunity to be a leader from a young age! Need more convincing? Check out American Camp Association’s “Project Real Job” for great resources on building your resume through camp employment. Think it sounds great, but you really need an internship for the summer? Camp jobs can easily be adapted to meet the requirements of internships! Contact us today to find out more!
About 4-H Camp Wabasso
4-H Camp Wabasso is an overnight summer camp located in Jefferson County just outside of Redwood, NY. This 177-acre facility is situated along 2/3 of a mile of pristine waterfront on Millsite Lake. Youth ages 6-16 will find exciting opportunities during the six weeks of overnight camp or during one of our other programs. Residential camps are six days, five nights for ages 8-16. Cloverbud camps are three days, two nights for ages 6-8.
Join the 4-H Camp Wabasso Staff
Are you ready for a summer of amazing experiences and memories that last a lifetime? We’re looking for responsible, enthusiastic, and spirited individuals who can serve as role models and mentors at camp. Working at 4-H Camp Wabasso is a beneficial experience. You will be contributing to many wonderful memories for our campers and helping our campers build valuable life skills, while also having the best summer ever and growing your own skills!
2025 Camping Season
Program Area Coordinators: The program area coordinators are responsible for lesson planning for their assigned program areas. The primary responsibilities are to assist with weekly program design, implement class, all-camp, and evening programs and activities, assist with the daily operations of camp as directed, and supervising 4-H campers and counseling staff within the assigned program areas.
Review the full Program Area Coordinator Job Description.
- Ropes Coordinator
- The Ropes Coordinator is responsible for training staff in team building initiatives and on their duties on the low and high ropes course. Experience facilitating teambuilding and previous ropes course work is required. Ropes course training takes place prior to staff training, and is required to fulfill this position. Duties also include leading teambuilding initiatives, low elements, high elements, and helping our leadership team with the wider camp program. This is a 24/7 on-site position, Sunday-Friday while camp is in session, with sleeping quarters provided in cabins with youth. Meals are provided and the starting salary is $3,800 for the summer.
- Nature and Outdoor Education Coordinator
- The Nature and Outdoor Education Coordinator is responsible for training staff in nature and outdoor education and on their duties within the nature and outdoor education classes. Classes that fall within this program area include fishing, nature and hiking, wilderness survival, camping and backpacking. Duties also include leading nature and outdoor education classes, and helping our leadership team with the wider camp program. This is a 24/7 on-site position, Sunday-Friday while camp is in session, with sleeping quarters provided in cabins with youth. Meals are provided and the starting salary is $3,800 for the summer.
Camp Counselor: Camp counselors live, eat, play, dance, sing and supervise campers (ages 6-16) throughout the summer. They keep close tabs on bunk cleanliness, campers’ personal hygiene, and mealtime habits to ensure the health and happiness of the kids in their care. They provide fun, hands-on activities throughout the day. Camp counselors can have a profound impact on the campers they lead. It is a position that demands an incredible responsibility and care, and it is also one of the most rewarding experiences you will ever have! Prior experience working with children is a plus! This is a 24/7 on-site position, Sunday-Friday while camp is in session, with sleeping quarters provided in cabins with youth and meals are provided. (Age 17: Junior Counselor starting salary $3,200; Age 18+: Senior Counselor starting salary $3,600)
Lifeguard/Camp Counselor: Our waterfront lifeguards/camp counselors provide lakefront lifeguarding and other duties as assigned by the Waterfront Director. Lifeguards help with supervision, teaching, guidance, and motivation to all campers in the waterfront activities. Our waterfront staff also teach campers canoeing kayaking, and paddle boarding! Safety is our primary concern with all waterfront activities. Other responsibilities include living in the cabins with campers and assisting other counselor staff with the responsibility for the general health and safety of campers in the cabin and around camp. Current waterfront lifeguarding and CPR PRO certification is required (please note CPR PRO must be renewed every year. Camp can assist with certifications/recertifications if necessary). This is a 24/7 on-site position, Sunday-Friday while camp is in session, with sleeping quarters provided in cabins with youth and meals are provided. (Age 16-17: Lifeguard/Junior Counselor starting salary $3,400; Age 18+: Lifeguard/Senior Counselor starting salary $3,800)
Camp Nurse: This is a 24/7 on-site position, Sunday-Friday while camp is in session, with sleeping quarters provided in the infirmary. Supervise and enforce relevant NYS Department of Health and American Camp Association standards. Work with the Camp Director and all staff to ensure a safe and healthy camp for all. Review health forms, organize medications, and administer medications to campers based on doctors’ orders. Must be a NYS licensed LPN,RN, or other NYS license acceptable for NYS Department of Health. Meals are provided and starting salary is $5,600.
Review the full Camp Nurse Job Description.
Camp Cook: The Camp Cook serves as the food service manager for 4-H Camp Wabasso, directing all kitchen functions, planning menus, ordering food and supplies, and coordinating three balanced meals and one snack each day camp is in session. The Camp Cook must follow all 4-H, USDA, and NYS DOH guidelines in performing position duties. This position could be a 24/7, Sunday-Friday position overseeing all meals at 4-H Camp Wabasso, or it could be split between two people where one oversees breakfast and lunch, and the other oversees dinners. Overnight accommodations can be provided upon request. Salary for dinner cook starts at $2,600, salary for breakfast/lunch cook starts at $4,800.
Review the full Camp Cook Job Description.
Kitchen Assistant: Kitchen staff are crucial to the daily running of camp! If being a camp counselor isn’t what you are looking for, but you would like experience working in a kitchen, consider applying for the kitchen assistant position! Interested in both being a counselor and working in the kitchen? That’s possible too! This position will help the Camp Cook with all three meals and a snack each day, helping with the prep-work, helping to serve, and helping with cleanup. This position would not have cabin responsibilities, but if overnight accommodations are requested, the accommodations may be in a cabin with other counselors and youth. Starting salary is $3,400.
Review the full Kitchen Assistant Job Description.
Salaries listed are the for the 8-week camp season. If hired for part of the summer, the salary would be pro-rated dependent on how many weeks worked.
Last updated April 9, 2025