2026 Summer Staff
Camp Mitchell strives to provide a brave, affirming, celebrating team oriented environment with a special emphasis on wellness. We hope to create an environment where not only our campers can thrive, but our staff can too! We lean on each other when times get tough and we lift each other up in times of celebration at Camp Mitchell.
Summer Staff is an amazing opportunity to give back to camp in more ways than just connecting with our campers. It is also about learning to work together as a team of young people. Camp Mitchell hopes to be a place that empowers and celebrates our staff. We believe in order for a staff to be strongest it must be made up of all kinds of folks. We are looking for a diverse and dynamic staff excited to learn, grow, and help Camp Mitchell thrive this summer.
Summer Staff Structure:
This year, our summer staff experience will look a little different! We're introducing three distinct branches that work together to create the magic of Camp Mitchell. Each branch has its own focus, leadership, and responsibilities — and you'll have the opportunity to apply to the one that best fits your gifts and interests.
Counseling Team
This team will consist of one Counseling Director and eight Cabin Counselors. Together, they'll be responsible for creating a safe, fun, and welcoming environment for all campers. The Counseling Team will focus on camper care, cabin life, and building meaningful relationships that make each session unforgettable.
Programming Team
The Programming Team will include one Programming Director and four Program Leads specializing in different areas of camp life. We're hoping to fill roles in Arts, Nature, Outdoor Games, and Music/Drama. The Programming Director will lead the team, ensuring that all camp activities are thoughtfully planned, well-prepared, and smoothly executed throughout each week. Each Program Lead will take charge of designing and running activities within their area of expertise — bringing their creativity, skills, and energy to every camper experience.
Administrative Team
The Administrative Team will include an Administrative Director and a Spiritual Director. Together, they'll provide essential behind-the-scenes support to ensure that camp operations run smoothly and that our spiritual life remains at the heart of everything we do.
Summer Staff Requirements:
To ensure the safety of our summer camp community week to week, each and every person on staff will participate in a vetting process. Full-time summer staff members must complete an application, interview, background check, online safe-guarding trainings, and an in-person staff training at the beginning of the summer (paid) which includes a basic first-aid certification from the Red Cross. Weekly session volunteers and Leaders-in-Training (LITs) will also be required to complete applications, interviews, background checks, trauma-informed-care training, extensive DEI training and special needs trainings, and safe-guard trainings. Each week, all staff present will participate in emergency preparedness training in addition to supplemental trainings necessary for the week ahead.
Leaders-In-Training Program
If you are having trouble navigating the LIT application process, please email andy@campmitchell.org.
Camp Mitchell offers a training program for teenagers hoping to serve on staff once they are over 19 - or simply looking to spend bonus weeks at camp in a leadership role building skills for the future and making an impact on the campers we serve.
All LIT Staff must be at least 15 years old by June of the summer camp season. If you served on the LIT staff in a previous summer, it does not guarantee you a spot on the LIT staff the following summer. All applicants are required to go through the same application process and if chosen to be a LIT, you must attend one of our LIT training opportunities in its entirety.