Summer Staff

Working at a summer camp is unlike any other experience. Working at YMCA Camp Greenville is a life-changing investment in your future, and the future of thousands of youth, ages 5-17. Whether you’re a cabin or adventure leader, lifeguard or camp store & logistics coordinator, or a pack-out coordinator or division leader, you’ll experience the summer of a lifetime by working at Camp Greenville in 2027!

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Join our Camp Greenville Story

When you become a part of our YCG team, you are joining a community forged through a shared experience on the mountain and the love for the magic of camp. At camp, we build each other up to become the best versions of ourselves. Our goal for our team is that each member feels supported and confident as they strive to create an amazing experience for our campers, are ready to tackle any task, and are able to truly embrace the unique joy of working at camp.

Our staff are the driving force behind the magic we provide to our many campers. You will laugh, cry, sing, dance, get messy, and experience unbelieveable excitement each day here at Camp Greenville. We create a community in which the connections you build, the confidence you gain, and the character you build will follow you through the rest of your career and personal journey.

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Life at Camp

Our staff summer experience includes 10 weeks of excitement and joy on the mountain (2 weeks of staff training + 8 weeks of camp) June 2 - August 7, 2027.

What We Provide:

Top-notch compensation
Flexible summer schedule
Lodging/Meals
Valuable connections & year-round support

What We Look For:

Enthusiasm, fun, flexibility, & creativity
Willingness to gain new skills and share current skills
Work towards continuous improvement and setting new goals
Autonomous thinkers who also know how to work as a team

Staff Goals - CCC

Our goal as a collective staff is to create and foster connection, confidence and character for all staff and campers who come to Camp Greenville.

Purposeful and authentic interactions within an unplugged community

Independence, life skills, and resilience, with a sense of adventure

Intentions and actions that benefit other people as well as ourselves.

YCG Camp Staff Are GREAT

Grateful – We notice and appreciate the people, moments, and nature that make camp special.

Resilient – We keep trying & adapting, even when challenges arise.

Engaged – We show up with curiosity, energy & willingness to participate fully.

Authentic – We are true to who we are and encourage others to be themselves.

Thoughtful – We act with kindness, intention and care for our camp community.

Seasonal Roles

Base Camp

Base Camp staff are the captains of their cabins and our campers! Alongside our Leadership Development Program participants, Cabin Leaders on Base Camp live together with campers in a cabin as they guide campers through their week-long experience. Base Camp Cabin Leaders are simultaneously responsible for supporting their campers’ physical, social, and emotional well-being at all times. Meanwhile, our Division Leaders support both Base Camp and Adventure Trip programs as they head each division and lead all staff within. Our Base Camp team sprinkles more than a bit of magic onto everything they do. Base Camp staff are at the heart of camp as they hold some of the roles with the most direct impact on campers.

Adventure Trips

Our Adventure Trip staff members create the magic of camp no matter where they’re at! The Adventure Trip Team includes Adventure Cabin Leaders, but also Trip Leaders and our Adventure Division Leader. Our Adventure Trip team travel the regional area as well as the greater United States as they guide campers through experiences like whitewater rafting, hiking, caving, canoeing, cooking outdoors, rustic camping, and more! This skillful bunch strive to foster community on the highest level while experiencing and exploring the joys and thrills of the great outdoors.

Program

The staff who make up our Program Team are responsible for preparing, leading, and maintaining our activities and program areas around camp! Roles might include leading and supporting ropes, waterfront, shooting sports, arts & crafts, or other activities around camp through various Specialist and Coordinator roles. Our Program Team also support day-to-day camp operations through positions like our Media & Office and Camp Store & Logistics Coordinators, as well as Health & Wellness through roles like our Wellness and Health Hut Coordinators. As a Program Team staff member, you will help campers to grow in their skills, build their confidence, and learn new interests while caring for their well-being and supporting their parents’ experience with camp. Each role on our Program Team serves as valued member of the YCG “Hype Crew” at camp as they continuously encourage new campers each week, help them find success during activities, and support our cabin leaders.

Support

Our Support Team staff members have a backstage pass to set the tone and help behind the scenes in all areas around camp! The Support Team create the magic that the rest of the seasonal staff team thrive on as they support our kitchen and maintenance of facilities.

Schedule + Salary

Camp Greenville has consistently been one of the highest-paying camps in our area for the last 4 years.
We value our staff and want each member of our team to not have to choose between tradition and compensation.
For 2027, we offer a starting salary of $525 per week for cabin leaders. Other position starting salaries range from $415 - $500 per week.
We also offer a returner bonus of $50 for every summer after the first that our staff work.
Each session (week) of camp runs Sunday afternoon through Saturday morning.
Following each session, each staff member will have a 24-hour period of time off.
Each staff member is required to work at least one stayover weekend (Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon) during a given season. Your stayover weekend assignment will be determined by camp need and you will be advised of this information during staff training.
Each staff member will have a 5-hour period of time off during the week. This particular day will be assigned each week and is dependent on individual schedule and position.
Each staff member will also have a 2-hour period of time off during each week. This particular day will be assigned each week and is dependent on individual schedule and position.
Camp Greenville expects all staff members to model the best behavior as a representative of camp, even during their time off and in public spaces, both physical and virtual.
Cabin Leaders & Program Staff may request a maximum of 7 days off. Days available for time off are: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday
Trip Leaders & Division Leaders may request a maximum of 3 days off. Days available for time off are: Thursday, Friday, or Saturday
All vacation requests must be submitted in writing via email to ycgvacationrequests@gmail.com by April 1, 2027. In order to be considered for approval.
Approval is granted on a first-come, first-served basis, and is at the discretion of full-time staff. Vacation requests are not guaranteed to be approved no matter when they are submitted.
NOTE: All summer staff will be asked to sign an agreement outlining the dates they’ve committed to working, along with any pre-approved vacation requests.
May 23: Division Leader + Trip Leader training begins*
June 2 - June 12: Staff Training*
June 13 - August 7: Campers arrive for 8 consecutive weeks
August 7: Last day of camp
*NOTE: Staff Training is mandatory and are BLACKOUT DATES.