Job Opportunities
Are you ready to make a difference?
Working at MJCCA Day Camps, you will make friends that last a lifetime while gaining leadership skills and experience to help build your resume. We offer a variety of positions from counselors and supervisors to coaches and activity leaders. An interview is required for all positions. Once we receive your application and two reference forms, you will receive an email or phone call from the camp office to arrange an interview. See more details below!
All staff must be outgoing, energetic, responsible, and patient.
CAMP ISIDORE ALTERMAN Unit Head
Be a mentor! The unit head position is for experienced staff who directly supervises group counselors and campers. Unit Heads will work on problem solving with campers, speaking with parents, mentoring their assigned staff members, and more. College or post-college age.
CAMP ISIDORE ALTERMAN Assistant Unit Head
Learn to be a unit head and teach the group counselors all at the same time! An assistant unit head is like a senior group counselor. Assistant unit heads will be a group counselor leading, but also helping guide the other counselors in any way that they can. Whenever the unit head is not at camp, the assistant unit head will assume their responsibilities. College or post-college age.
CAMP ISIDORE ALTERMAN Group Counselor
Make a difference in the life of a child! A traditional camp group counselor will be directly with the campers all day, leading the group in an array of different activities. Group Counselors are required to swim with the campers and participate in all camp activities. CIA Traditional camp is an all outdoors camp, be prepared to be in the summer sunshine! Rising 10th grade or older.
CAMP ISIDORE ALTERMAN Specialist
Bring your passion and experience to the camp environment! An activity director leads one of our many thrilling activity areas: Archery, Arts & Crafts, Cooking, Dance, Drama/Theater, Gardening, Horseback, Song Leading, Nature, Ropes Course, and Sports. Specialists will have an adopted group and are expected to be with the kids at all times, even if there isn’t an activity going on in their area. College or post-college age.
Sports and Tennis Camps Staff
Gain hands-on work experience on the courts, field, and everywhere in between! Staff members do not need to be experts in their sport of choice but should be active and willing to play hard alongside their campers. Rising 10th grade or older.
Theme Camps Staff
Try your hand at some creativity and FUN! In our theme camps, we explore the world of specialty activities like cooking in the kitchen, making mermaid crafts, delving into graphic design, casting spells and creating competitions with our Harry Potter enthusiasts, learning how to become a magician, exploring the great outdoors, and so much more. If you have a passion for these types of activities or have a willingness to try something new, Theme Camps is the place to be! Rising 10th grade or older.
Gymnastics Camps Staff
Come join us in the Besser Gymnastics Pavilion as we bounce and flip our way through the summer! Staff members do not need to be professional coaches but should have gymnastics or tumbling experience. Rising 10th grade or older.
Dance Camps Staff
Come join the family of dance staff! We have a blast teaching new dance styles and combinations as we groove through the summer. Dance staff need not be professional dancers but must have dance experience and some training. Rising 10th grade or older.
Drama Camps Staff
Drama Camp counselors will support campers through the camp day and participate in bringing our summer camp shows to life. Staff must act and dance along with, and assist campers with learning and playing through auditions, rehearsals, and performances! Drama Camp staff should have a love for theater performance and not be afraid to jump into the action! Rising 10th grade or older.
One-on-One Facilitators
Want to spend your summer helping individuals with developmental disabilities experience the joys of a typical camp setting? Gain excellent hands-on experience while making a difference in the life of a child. A facilitator at MJCCA Day Camps works one-on-one with children with special needs so they are able to participate in camp alongside their typical peers. This position requires a dedicated, responsible, and caring individual who wants to make a difference. The facilitator position is a paid position, however, there are also opportunities to earn internship credit, as well as community service hours. Training is required and will be provided. Rising 10th grade or older.