Camp K Lifeguard Counselor

Camp K Lifeguard Counselor

Seasonal

Free room and board

Season Dates: May 19, 2025 -August 5, 2025

Pay: $425/week

Do you want to spend a paid summer in Alaska? Join us at Camp K for fun at one of Alaska's most beautiful sleep away camps in Cooper Landing. Just two hours South of Anchorage, our camp is located on the beautiful Kenai Peninsula. No outdoor experience is required, just a love for camp! If you want to build an inclusive and loving community at our camp, this is a perfect job for you! Housing and meals are included for the entire season.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

• Program: Camp K is an ACA Accredited Summer Residential Youth Co-ed Camp.
• Location: Camp K is located in Copper Landing, AK on Kenai Lake.
• Dates: All Staff training begins mid-May. Camp opens to youth in early June and runs through July.
• Time: Camp K offers 5 day sessions throughout the summer.
• Staff Shifts: Camp K staff reside on camp premises during all camp sessions. There is personal time between sessions to enjoy the beautiful Alaska Summer. 
• Activities: While at Camp K youth are provided hiking, boating activities, outdoor games, creative arts, target sports, outdoor living skills and team building. 
  

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Lifeguard Counselor will be responsible for the 24-hour supervision and guidance of a cabin group of campers, working with other counselors to facilitate a variety of activities.  During waterfront activities, the Lifeguard will participate in leading, teaching, assisting, supervising staff and campers during swimming and boating lessons along with other camp activities. The Camp K Counselor Lifeguard resides with campers on the premises of Camp K in the Chugach National Forest for weekly sessions during the summer season and engage in work that supports Camp Fire’s Promise to provide youth with the opportunity to find their spark, lift their voice and discover who they are.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be eighteen (18) years of age, is required to maintain compliance with regulatory and accrediting agency.
• A Current Lifeguard Certification with CPR for the Professional Rescuer, AED and First Aid Certification from a nationally recognized provider is required
• Wilderness First Aid (required) certification or ability to attend a certification course once hired (WFA will be offered during pre-camp training through Camp Fire.)
• Prior experience working with youth is preferred. 
  

BENEFITS

• Room and Board (housing and meals) provided for the entire season, even during off time
• Bonus at the end of the season 
• Bi-weekly direct deposit
  
• 2 days off per week
  
• Group use of our camp vans during off-time (when camp vans are available)
• Access to free equipment to explore Alaska, including camping, kayaks, fishing gear, etc. 
• Lifelong friends as co-workers
• Extensive training to prepare you for workforce opportunities beyond summer camp. Training to include Wilderness First Aid. 
• Endless fishing, hiking and wilderness opportunities right outside your door. 

YOU MAY REQUEST A COPY OF THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION BY EMAILING HR AT jobs@campfireak.org. 

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*All applicants who are offered employment with Camp Fire Alaska will be subjected to reference checks and a criminal history check through the Alaska Background Check Program. Offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of both the reference checks and criminal history check in accordance with Municipality of Anchorage Child Care Licensing regulations. 

Camp Fire Alaska Inclusion Statement:

Camp Fire believes in the dignity and the intrinsic worth of every human being. We welcome, affirm, and support young people and adults of all abilities and disabilities, experiences, races, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, citizenship or immigration status, religion and non-religion, and any other category people use to define themselves or others.