2025 SUMMER APPLICATIONS

Accountability:

The Counselor reports directly to the Director of Summer Camp and Assistant Director of Summer Camp. Additionally, they may receive oversight from the Executive Director of St. Christopher and the Bishop of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina.

Principal Responsibilities:

1. Support total management, safety, and logistics of all programmatic aspects of Camp Saint Christopher

2. Support lead coordinators in running their programs

3. Ensure that team members are prepared to lead activities with campers

4. Plan, coordinate, and implement evening programs, free choices, and whole-camp

5. Think creatively about leading the nightly program and about how to get campers excited about it throughout the day

6. Create hype and buildup surrounding each upcoming activity (free choices, special skills, evening programs, whole- camp activities) through engaging announcements throughout the day/session

7. Coordinate set up and tear down of evening program while maintaining care of gear and supplies

8. Empower and spread responsibility to other team members to help lead evening programs

9. Effectively communicate evening program needs to other staff members

10. Work team to coordinate any needs that may arise through the camp sessions

Additional Expectations:

Be prepared to implement any additional work responsibilities that may be asked of you.

Desired Specific Qualifications:

At least 18 years of age on or before June 1st, 2025, graduating from HS, and have a proven willingness to work with young people.

Accountability: The Counselor-in Training (CIT) reports directly to the Director of Summer Camp and Assistant Director of Summer Camp. Additionally, they may receive oversight from the Executive Director of St. Christopher and the Bishop of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina.

Principal Responsibilities:

1. Support total management, safety, and logistics of all programmatic aspects of Camp Saint Christopher. CITs stay in the cabin with campers and a Counselor.

2. Support lead coordinators in running their programs

3. Ensure that team members are prepared to lead activities with campers

4. Plan, coordinate, and implement evening programs, free choices, and whole-camp 

5. Think creatively about leading the nightly program and about how to get campers excited about it throughout the day

6. Create hype and buildup surrounding each upcoming activity (free choices, special skills, evening programs, whole- camp activities) through engaging announcements throughout the day/session

7. Coordinate set up and tear down of evening program while maintaining care of gear and supplies

8. Empower and spread responsibility to other team members to help lead evening programs

9. Effectively communicate evening program needs to other staff members

10. Work team to coordinate any needs that may arise through the camp sessions

Additional Expectations: Be prepared to implement any additional work responsibilities that may be asked of you.

Desired Specific Qualifications: Rising Juniors or Seniors in High School (Fall of 2025), or recent High School Graduates (Spring 2025) that are willing to volunteer two or more camp sessions, and have proven desire to be a servant leader.

Accountability: The Intern reports directly to the Director of Summer Camp. Additionally, they may receive oversight from the Executive Director of St. Christopher and the Bishop of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina.

Principal Responsibilities:

1. Interns will serve as our behind-the-scenes crew, assisting in whatever ways the director and assistant director deems fit. Interns will either live in the Staff House or Intern Rooms between cabins.

2. Assist with meal clean up and organization, purchasing, and handing out of all snack times

3. Take photos and videos of camp activities (Ensure footage is taken of all camp activities throughout the session)

4. Create, Print, and Prepare all nametags by cabin for each upcoming session

5. Organize t-shirts and charms by cabin for each upcoming session

6. Assist the directors in coordinating CIT schedules and contacting them with up-to-date information about their arrival and departure times for each session

7. Present on the weekends/ the night before the camp sessions to greet the CITs and get them settled in their spaces and ready for the week.

8. Organize and store the best pictures and videos throughout the summer on a hard drive

9. Coordinate and organize photos and materials daily with the Communications Director

10. Make slideshow video with music of each session to be shared with the entire camp on closing day

11. Upload, and filter through each session’s photos and update session recaps for the Communications Director

12. Maintain, care for, and be responsible for all technology, cameras, and gear

13. Take cabin pictures of the cabin every campfire night

14. Take staff pictures and make name tags during staff training

15. Create a staff video throughout the summer to be shown at end of summer staff banquet

16. Any other duties as assigned (including being in cabin)

Additional Expectations: See a need, fill a need. Be prepared to implement any additional work responsibilities that may be asked of you.
Desired Specific Qualifications: At least 18 years old, Ideally has completed their freshman year of college, desire to work with young people in a fast paced environment, flexible, active spiritual life, and willingness to be a team player.