Historically, the greatest benefit of working at a summer camps has never been the financial pay. Community, relationships, personal growth, leadership development, FUN!, and so many lifelong memories have filled staff with a sense of purpose. Despite the many benefits, leaders throughout the camping industry are recognizing the need to change our mindset towards staff compensation and close the pay gap that exists between overnight summer camp jobs and other paid summer opportunities. Closing this gap will make working at camp more accessible to people of all financial backgrounds.
Of course, Summer 2021 is a tough time to be increasing any expenses at Camp Echo due to the lost revenue from Summer 2020 and decreased program enrollment in Summer 2020. Though difficult, we are committed to finding a way and are grateful to be making modest increases to the Summer 2021 staff pay scale. These increases are a direct result of the many families who, when given different options for Summer 2021, selected a pricing option that ensured greater investment in our seasonal staff.
CLICK HERE to learn more about Summer 2021 staff pay, benefits, and the experience of working at Camp Echo.
NOTE: Even if you aren’t working at camp this summer, take a look and pass the information along to anyone who might be interested in working at camp – you can get a $50 credit to our online Camp Store for each staff member hired that you refer!