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Camp Poyntelle

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Approximate Start Date

Start: 19 Jun 2025

Approximate End Date

End: 25 Aug 2025

Camp Type

Jewish

Location

584 Cribbs Road, Poyntelle, PA 18454

Staff

Total: 120 (70 international staff) aged 18+

Campers

Total 250 (co-ed camp)

Camp Overview

Camp Poyntelle, founded in 1947, is a co-ed traditional sleep away camp located in the Pocono Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania. We serve a geographically diverse groups of campers from across the northeast for 7, 4, and 3 week sessions covering a broad and complete range of activities. Situated on roughly 500 acres, our property and facility has everything you would expect from a well-rounded and low-key camp! The gem of our facility is our large 71-acre private lake where aquatics activities ranging from waterskiing and wakeboarding, to our waterpark, to sailing and fishing all take place. Add to that our new ropes course, miles of hiking and biking trails, plentiful athletics fields and courts, and a large arts building, and you have yourselves all the makings of a truly special camp experience.

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Do you have the skills they're looking for?

We asked the camp what positions they are looking to fill. Look out for the big thumbs up!

Are you looking to hire General Counsellors?​

Are you looking to hire Waterfront staff and Lifeguards?

Are you looking to hire counsellors with Creative & Performing Arts skills?

Are you looking to hire counsellors with Outdoor Adventure & Nature Skills?

Counsellor Roles:

Here's a list of all the positions this camp commonly hires for!

Acting/Drama
Canoeing
Climbing/Wall Tower
Cooking
Dance
Digital Photography
General Counsellors
High/Low Ropes Course
Kayaking
Lifeguarding
Motorboat Driving
Paddle Boarding
Painting
Rock Climbing
Sailing
Swimming
Wakeboarding
Waterskiing
Woodwork

Campower Roles:

Here's a list of all the positions this camp commonly hires for!

Assistant Cook/Food Prep
General Maintenance
Housekeeping
Laundry
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Hmm... What's your role?

Staff Time Off

6 days off: 5 during the camper summer, 1 during staff training 4-5 nights off per week: transportation provided to stores or local establishments twice a week 1 period off per day

Staff Qualities

We are looking, first and foremost, for a good match on our camp values. Those individuals that can demonstrate that they possess kindness, empathy, leadership, independence, and responsibility are right off the bat a great fit for us. It is important to note that though we are a Jewish camp, we are not religious, simply values-driven with some cultural pieces added to it. We look for a very diverse staff and often recruit from 20+ countries around the world. A willingness to join certain program activity teams (i.e. aquatics, ropes, etc) is always a plus!