{"id":12567,"date":"2025-09-05T19:49:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/cabin-counselor\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T19:49:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:49:31","slug":"cabin-counselor","status":"publish","type":"ch_job","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/cabin-counselor\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabin Counselor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cabin Counselor \u2013 Summer Staff<\/strong><br \/><i>Location: Camp Bear Creek \u2013 Eastern Iowa<\/i><br \/><i>Website:\u00a0<\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bearcreek.camp\/current-job-openings\/summer-camp\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><i><u>https:\/\/bearcreek.camp\/current-job-openings\/summer-camp\/<\/u><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Being a Cabin Counselor is exhausting. It\u2019s messy. It\u2019s challenging. And it\u2019s also one of the most rewarding things you can do with your summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Camp Bear Creek is a Christian summer camp in Eastern Iowa serving kids from kindergarten through 12th grade. We\u2019re looking for passionate, fun, dedicated people who want to spend a summer making a real difference \u2014 in the lives of campers and in their own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What We\u2019re Looking For:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We want people who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Love working with kids<\/li>\n<li>Can serve as strong, positive role models<\/li>\n<li>Are ready to lead\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Are excited to help young people grow in faith<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t mind unplugging and spending a summer in the woods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We aren&#8217;t going to lie, being a camp counselor is incredibly hard work. You\u2019ll be responsible for the daily care and well-being of the campers in your cabin \u2014 making sure they eat, sleep, brush their teeth, wear socks, and feel safe. It looks different each week and could mean sitting up with them at night when they&#8217;re scared of the dark. It means teaching them how to paddle a kayak, supporting them at the rock wall\/zip lines, building fires for skillet enchiladas (you\u2019re going to love it), dancing to Grooveship worship and answering their questions about Jesus in Bible It also means picking up a kid when they fall in the dirt, giving them a high five when they finally hit the bullseye in archery, and letting them cover you in mud in the creek. It&#8217;s all part of\u00a0<strong>walking\u00a0alongside campers through a week of fun, growth, and faith<\/strong>\u2014and helping give them a summer they&#8217;ll never forget.<\/p>\n<p>At Camp Bear Creek, counselors don\u2019t just supervise- they lead. You\u2019ll gain real world experience in:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leadership and public speaking<\/li>\n<li>Curriculum planning and facilitation<\/li>\n<li>Conflict resolution and creative problem-solving\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Teamwork across diverse backgrounds.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These soft skills are essential in every career field. You\u2019ll also lead a variety of camp activities and work with different age groups- giving you the opportunity to grow into a well-rounded leader.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We are also willing to work with you to ensure that this job can be used for internship credit in fields like Education, Public Health, Recreation &amp; Leisure, Youth Services, Psychology and more. However, any student in any field can benefit from a summer camp experience like this.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be part of an\u00a0incredible team\u00a0of about\u00a030 college-aged staff\u00a0from across Iowa, the U.S., and even around the world. We work hard. We play hard. We show up for each other every day. You\u2019ll be surrounded by people who push you to grow \u2014 and who feel like family by the end of week one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is more than a job. It\u2019s a ministry, a leadership opportunity, and a summer you\u2019ll never forget. <strong>You\u2019ll give this job everything you\u2019ve got \u2014 and it will give even more back.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, if you&#8217;re looking for a summer full of purpose, adventure, community, and growth, don&#8217;t let this opportunity pass you by. 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