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Independent Lake Camp

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Approximate Start Date

Start: 17 Jun 2024

Approximate End Date

End: 09 Oct 2024

Camp Type

Privately Owned

Location

70 Clark Road, Thompson, PA 18465

Staff

Total: 200 (100 international staff) aged 18+

Campers

Total: 450 (co-ed camp)

Camp Overview

Independent Lake Camp celebrates diversity, promotes creativity, & empowers individual growth with camper-chosen personalized scheduling. ILC is a co-ed overnight camp in the Pocono Mountains for ages 6-17 offering an impressive array of activities with top-notch facilities and staff- Circus, Sports, Performing Arts, Magic, Skatepark, Digital Arts, RPG, LARPing, Fine Arts, Music, Climbing Wall, Aquatics, Horseback & more.

Established as a non-traditional summer camp, ILC is dedicated to: Celebrating diversity of people, activities, places, ideas, views & beliefs, Promoting creativity within each camper and the community, Empowering individual growth with our personalized scheduling - each camper chooses their own activities, and Maintaining top-notch facilities & equipment and employing a talented staff so all activities offered are rich with integrity.

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Do you have the skills they're looking for?

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

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

​Are you looking to hire counsellors with Outdoor Adventure and Nature skills

​Are you looking to hire counsellors with Sports & Horse Riding skills

​Are you looking to hire counsellors with Waterfront & Lifeguarding skills

Counsellor Roles:

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

Aerobics
Archery
Arts & Crafts
BMX
Circus
Drums
Fitness Instructor
Gardening
Guitar
Gymnastics
High/Low Ropes Course
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Jewelry
Kiln or Wheel
LARP
Lifeguarding
Lighting and Sound
Magic
Model Making
Motorboat Driving
Music
Music Production
Outdoor Cooking
Photography
Rock Climbing
Set Construction
Skateboarding
Trampolining
Trapeze
Tye Dying
Video Editing
Woodwork
Yoga/Pilates
Zumba
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Hmm... What's your role?

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Staff Time Off

Period off: One per normal day, plus occasional rest hours when co-counselors are covering the bunk. Days off: One per session week worked, except first and last. There are no days off during staff training orientation week. Nights off: Counselors will be "on duty" 5-6 nights every two-weeks. The other nights, they are off and can leave camp until the 1:00AM curfew.

Staff Qualities

Honest, hard working, highly skilled.