Bunk Counselor

Counselors care for, supervise, and live with a group of campers between the ages of 8 and 15 as their primary caregivers. As facilitators of campers’ experience, counselors strive to build supportive relationships, empower children to take on challenges and leadership opportunities, and foster a positive bunk group dynamic by planning bunk programs and actively participating in all camp activities offered by specialist educators. Excellent communication skills, group-leading or childcare experience, and love of nature are essential. 

Eden Village Camp is a non-profit overnight camp rooted in the Jewish vision of creating a more environmentally sustainable, socially just, and spiritually connected world. We’re dedicated to providing campers with an incredible summer experience while empowering them to promote a vibrant future for themselves, their communities, and the planet. Learn more here! 

Position Details: 

Requirements: 

• Live in a bunk with campers for the full 9 weeks of the summer 
• Able and willing to accept supervision and guidance 
• Able to create an environment where campers feel emotionally and physically safe 
• Able to provide opportunities for campers to achieve successes 
• Works well independently and with others 
• Able to put the needs of the campers before the needs of self 
• Counselors must be at least 18 years old, and are expected to stay at camp the entire season and attend staff training. 

Responsibilities & Expectations: 

• Supervise all aspects of the camp day 
• Create and participate in bunk activities 
• Monitor bunk cleanliness and camper’s health 
• Communicate with campers through Nonviolent Communication techniques 
• Respect and support a pluralistic Jewish community 
• Responsible for adhering to all camp rules and policies 
• Responsible for staying in the cabin several nights a week 
• Excited about being a role model 24/7 

All staff at Eden Village, regardless of their job, should expect to support the running of camp in a variety of ways that are not outlined here. As a community working collectively to keep 200 children safe and happy, each summer is full of unexpected blessings and challenges. We rely on our staff member’s flexibility to meet those challenges. 

Why you’ll love it! 

• Experience deep community with a vibrant staff of 120 young people from all over the world! Our community values skills sharing, spiritual growth, and inclusivity. 
• You’ll enjoy three kosher, organic, locally sourced meals a day.
• We have a secret little room just for staff snack…and a not-so-secret not-so-little FARM full of fresh off the vine snacks! We’re munching on cherry tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, cucumbers, peaches, cherries, carrots, and so much more all summer long. 
• You get to hang out with goats! 
• We have staff fun activities in the evenings and staff-only swim a few times a week. 
• You’ll inspire kids to be more playful, kind, caring, joyful, and grateful - changing their lives and changing the world! 

Important Things to Know About Working at Eden Village:

• We are a pluralistic community, and we expect all staff to be able to live and work with kindness and respect with people from different backgrounds, political ideologies, religious and gender identities, etc, than themselves. 
• Our food is amazing! We eat mostly vegetarian food at Eden Village. We serve meat once per week and fish twice per week. Staff are not permitted to bring takeout or outside food into camp.
• All staff receive at least 2.5 hours off per day. 
• All staff receive days off. Specialist educators receive a 40-hour day off 6 times during the 8 weeks of camp. All other staff receive one 25-hour day off per week. 
• All staff are responsible for their travel to and from camp (unless you are coming with an international agency that books your travel for you). We are not able to host staff on site before or after your contracted start and end date.
• We hire staff from Israel, North America, South America, Europe, and all over the world. 
• There is no smoking or vaping allowed on site.
• All staff must be back in their bunks by midnight every night.