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True Friends Summer Camp - Experiences and adventures for individuals of all abilities!

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True Friends Summer Camp is a residential camp in Minnesota providing life-changing opportunities for children and adults (ages 5-105) to enjoy outdoor recreation, leisure, and adventure.

Every activity is specially designed to meet the needs and abilities of each individual camper. Through special interest sessions-such as bicycling, dance, fishing, campouts, hiking, cooking, sports, and creative arts-campers gain life-long leisure skills that support more balanced and independent lifestyles.

Positions Available:

CAMP COUNSELOR - As a Camp Counselor, you'll help create life-changing experience for children and adults with disabilities. True Friends offers several Camp Counselor assignments across our three camp locations.

Cabin-Focused Assignments - Some Camp Counselors will typically work with the same cabin group throughout the week, going with them to activities and meals, and supporting them throughout their stay, including providing overnight support as needed. Typical start dates are from early to mid-June.

Activities-Focused Assignments - Some Camp Counselors may have an assignment focused primarily on leading and facilitating activities rather than working primarily with a specific cabin or camper group. Typical start dates are late-May.

Counselors earn $324.50 per week for their first year with True Friends, but returning staff are eligible for an increased daily rate, based on tenure, plus a bonus opportunity! Meals and lodging provided.

CAMP NURSING ASSISTANT - As a Camp Nursing Assistant you'll play a key role in keeping campers safe and supported. From monitoring health concerns to providing treatment, first aid, and medications, you'll help ensure every camper has a healthy and positive camp experiences.

Camp Nursing Assistants earn $363 per week for their first year with True Friends, but returning staff are eligible for an increased daily rate, based on tenure, plus a bonus opportunity! Meals and lodging provided.

What's In It For You?

True Friends Summer Camp Offers:
- Professional Development: We invest in you! Staff gain hands-on experiences and professional skills that translate into future careers and real-world challenges
- Life-Changing Impact: At True Friends Summer Camp, you'll change lives – including your own. You'll help create opportunities and adventures that are truly transformative for campers and staff alike
- Friendships & Community: Meet people from around the world, form lasting connections, and create memories to last a lifetime
- Internship Credit: Camp roles may qualify for internship credit
- Seasonal role with orientation starting late May; end dates mid-August

The Counselor Experience:

Counselors live in modern cabins with up to 12 participants and 2 other counselors. Together, you'll share meals in the dining hall, take campers tubing on the lake, sit around the campfire making s'mores, encourage social interaction and inclusion and engage campers in adaptive activities.

Some counselors join with backgrounds in special education, social work, therapeutic recreation, exercise science, or related fields, while other have little to no prior experiences working with individuals with disabilities. No matter your background, we'll provide all the training you need! Staff complete online preparation before camp begins, followed by 1-2 weeks of hands-on, onsite training prior to camper arrival.

You Should Apply If You Are...
- Age 18+
- Excited and ready to step outside your comfort zone
- Passionate about making a difference
- Comfortable supporting others with daily living skills (we'll train you)
- Happy to live and work in a communal setting
- Flexible, adaptable, and ready to embrace new challenges
- A strong communicator with initiative and positive work ethic
*Bonus skills (not required): CPR/First Aid certification, lifeguard training, camping experiences, or previous experiences working with individuals with disabilities.