Camp North Star is hiring art staff to join our TEAM for the 2025 camp season.
Camp North Star is a premier sleepaway camp in Poland Spring, Maine. We are looking to hire motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced staff for the 2025 camp season. The compensation includes all living and food expenses. This position is ideal for college students, recent college graduates, and teachers. We are happy to work with advisors to ensure that students earn internship credit for their time at North Star.
Our camps offer campers, ages 7 - 17, a variety of art classes in ceramics, sculpture, painting, drawing, stained glass, woodworking, fabric arts, jewel craft, and culinary arts. We are specifically looking for applicants with experience in stained glass and woodworking.
We are seeking staff who have:
Prior experience working with children, preferably at a summer camp or arts program.
Ability and experience to teach youth woodworking or stained glass.
Enthusiasm and motivation to be a positive role model for our campers.
Ability to work as part of a team with your fellow staff and alongside our leadership team.
Overview of Position:
During the program day (Monday through Friday) art teachers lead 1-hour activity periods in a specific art class. Each period will be a different age and/or skill level. Many staff also live in a cabin with 1 or 2 other counselors and help supervise a group of 8 - 10 campers.
Core Duties and Responsibilities
Communicate effectively with children and staff in all areas of the camp operation.
Write and follow lesson plans for activities you are assigned to teach.
Work cooperatively as necessary with all other staff members in planning, implementation, and evaluation of activities.
Guide each individual camper in participation in their group and all camp activities.
Assist with all camp program activities and other camp-wide activities as assigned.
Adhere to the rules, regulations, and expectations of the camp, with special emphasis on safety, health, and mutual respect.
Salary and Benefits
Camp North Star offers a competitive salary, room and board, professional development training, weekly laundry, and staff t-shirts.