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Staff Rewards
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FUN
If you love being outdoors, if you love children, if you enjoy camping, swimming, boating, horseback riding, mountain biking, arts & crafts, singing songs, and playing sports then this summer you can get paid to have fun.
FRIENDS
Friendships formed at camp are some of the deepest and most long-lasting friendships you will ever have. Your fellow staff members will share many of your values including your commitment to Christian Science. Living, working and playing together on a daily basis for two months will draw you closer together than almost any other experience.
MONEY
Camp is not the way to make big bucks fast but camp jobs do offer a number of advantages that often mean that your net salary is comparable to many other jobs:
1) Your salary includes room and board. This means that you don't have to spend part of your salary on living expenses.
2) You get paid in one lump sum at the end of the summer. This means that you are less likely to spend the money over the course of the summer. So, even if your gross salary is lower than other jobs, the actual amount of money that you have left at the end of the summer may actually be higher. (Note: you will be free to draw on your salary for spending money during the summer.)
3) Your weekly salary is determined up front. Often hourly jobs pay less than you expect because you don't get to work a full 40 hour week. At camp your final salary is calculated up front so you know what you'll be getting.
JOB EXPERIENCE
Working at camp looks great on your resume and gives you valuable job training, for almost any career path. As a camp counselor you will have the opportunity to take charge of activities and develop leadership skills. You will learn how to work with people, both children and adults. Counselors are encouraged to take initiative and develop new ideas. You will be entrusted with more job responsibility than almost any other "entry level" job.
JOB SATISFACTION
Working with children is often very demanding! But the rewards are great: a camper's grateful smile, close friendships forged by working together, a parent's thank you for helping his/her child grow, the satisfaction of knowing that you've done something that has helped someone else, and the fulfillment of serving the cause of Christian Science. Many counselors come back year after year because they find camp so rewarding they wouldn't consider doing anything else.
HERE'S WHAT PAST STAFF MEMBERS HAVE TO SAY...
"I am so proud and grateful to have been on your staff in the past, but it is truly touching to see so many of the former campers now in leadership roles at camp. I can remember them as campers in my cabin that first summer I was there, . . . and it makes me realize that being on staff at camp is not just about surviving a wonderful and sometimes grueling eight weeks, but it is about being a part of something much larger, and infinitely more significant. . . . My experiences at CLC played a crucial part in 'cementing' me to Christian Science."
"I wanted to send this letter to you commending you on what a wonderful camp you run. I was directed to go there over the summer and to be honest I wasn't quite sure why - but now I see - it was to learn a lesson on unselfishness. I am unable to express in words the amount of gratitude I have towards everything you do for the kids and the counselors. Every time I think about your establishment, I virtually end up in tears, because the care that goes into the foundation of it is endless. I feel that your camp expresses the idea of 'love one another' very well as Jesus wanted us all to do."
"Teaching swimming classes was the first experience I had doing consistent planning and running the waterfront. I learned so much about delegating and communicating criticism in a constructive manner."
"I have thought a lot about the marvelous staff and dynamic campers I met last year. I am so glad I was a part of CLC last summer, it was so good for me in teaching me about love, working with others, patience and has given me many wonderful memories."
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