Join the Team for Summer 2026

We're looking for enthusiastic and energetic people to join the greatest team in the country for the summer of 2026: Susquehannock's 121st summer!

Our Staff Community

Without our energetic and talented staff, the Susquehannock experience would be impossible! Our Camps have an extremely high return rate of staff members, some of whom have been associated with Susquehannock for over 40 years. The Senior Staff members are educators in the off season and have many years of experience working with children.

Much of our staff are former campers themselves who are familiar with the program and traditions. Each year there are a few available spots for enthusiastic candidates to apply. Our staff comes to Susquehannock from all over the United States and many countries around the world!

About Camp Susquehannock

The Susquehannock Camps provide multi-sport athletic development and confidence-based learning for children between the ages of seven and sixteen. Susquehannock for Boys was founded in 1905 and Susquehannock for Girls was established in 1986. We are brother-sister overnight camps located on Tripp Lake in the beautiful Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania, just north of Wilkes Barre/Scranton, PA and south of Binghamton, NY.

The camp offers training and competition in a variety of both traditional and nontraditional sports. The guiding principle of the sports program at both camps is that every camper receives exposure to a variety of sports through both clinics and competition.

After a skills-based assessment, campers are placed on teams with equally abled peers. This gives each boy or girl an opportunity to participate and enhance their self-esteem in an environment where they can take risks and make mistakes in a safe space. This is an integral part of the Susquehannock learning experience.

Age Requirements

  • Cabin Counselors must be at least 18 years of age or have completed the equivalent of 12th grade in high school
  • Junior Counselors must be at least 17 years old or have completed 11th grade of high school

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Your Role & Responsibilities

As a staff member at The Susquehannock Camps, your job description will be varied and you will fulfill more than one role. You are a "surrogate parent" to campers while they are at Camp. This role is taken very seriously and it is expected that each staff member is prepared to have the well being of every camper as a priority during their time at Camp. We expect our staff to be enthusiastic, versatile and be comfortable interacting with both adults and children.

Counselors will live in a cabin with campers that are of a similar age and grade. Our campers range in age from 7 to 16 years old. There will be at least two and often three counselors in every cabin. There are usually about 6 to 12 campers in a cabin (age and cabin dependent). In addition, counselors will teach/coach an activity at camp. Depending on the skills you are hired for, you may be teaching/coaching one or multiple activities. You may be the lead or support staff for that activity. In all situations you are responsible for each camper's general well being.

Compensation & Benefits

The summer program runs 2, 4 or 6-week sessions. All staff members under contract will receive a salary, plus free lodging and meals.

What to Expect at Camp

Weather & Climate

Although it is the summer, our temperatures at Camp can vary quite a bit. Be prepared for temperatures to range from a low of 50 degrees to a high of 90 degrees Fahrenheit. It usually rains at some point during camp.

Living Conditions

  • There is no air conditioning or heating at camp, so staff members should be prepared to live with the natural temperatures
  • Susquehannock is located in a rural area of Pennsylvania, surrounded by beautiful woods, a fresh water lake, and nature and all of its creatures. If you do not enjoy the outdoors, Susquehannock is not the camp for you
  • Not all our toilet facilities are flush toilets. We have "port-o-johns" and outhouses, as well
  • You will do a lot of walking and activity at Camp regardless of what activity you teach/coach. This is the nature of traditional camps and the size of the facilities

Overnight Trips

Each Counselor will join their cabin on an overnight at least once each session. This means you will sleep and cook outdoors, and experience what it is to live outdoors for the night. This is often a very rewarding experience for a cabin group and the best overnights are usually due to enthusiastic staff participation. Come prepared to do camp cheers, sing camp songs, build and cook over a fire (we will teach you if you do not know how to) and sleep under the stars!

Technology & Communication

  • You will have access to the internet, but it is limited and has to be worked in with your work schedule
  • You may bring your own laptop so that you do not have to share a communal computer, but remember CSI is not responsible for loss or damage of your personal property
  • Most mobile phone providers do not have good coverage at Camp. Let your family and friends know you will contact them when you can, but it will not be as often as they may be used to
  • Traditional mail is a great way to communicate during the summer
  • Campers are not permitted internet or mobile phone access at Camp in our mission to offer them an unplugged experience. This is the expectation for staff while they are on duty or in the presence of campers

Time Off

All staff get one 12-hour day off and two nights off most weeks. This schedule is different for work week, training week and varies during the first and last weeks of Camp. You will however still get time off during those weeks. Time off is never an overnight out of Camp (unless arrangements are made with the site directors prior to camp for things such as a family wedding). You will still sleep in your cabin since all staff have a curfew of 1 a.m.

When you are on your time off, other staff members will be covering your cabin or activities. We cannot house staff guests overnight at Camp. You must request permission from the site directors if you are having any visitors to Camp.

There will also be free periods between the activities you teach/coach, but while living in a group environment you must realize that your time off is not always your own or private.

Working at a summer camp is a very demanding, yet rewarding job. Know your limits and be prepared to work hard and long hours. Those who come back to camp year after year think this is the best job ever, but this may not be the case for everybody.

Arrival at Camp

All staff are expected to make and pay for their own arrangements to get to and from camp. If you need to fly, it should be into Newark Airport, JFK Airport or Binghamton Airport. If you fly to Newark or JFK Airport, you will still need to transfer to Port Authority and take a 3 hour bus drive to Binghamton, NY. We will be happy to transport staff from Binghamton bus station or Binghamton Airport.

Important Dates for 2026

  • Friday, June 5 – Work Week begins at 4:00p. All 18+ staff members are welcome to attend, but must sign a Work Week Consent Form. Any staff member who completes five days of Work Week will receive an additional 24 hours off during the season. Note: If staff are being trained for lifeguarding or other special certifications, it may take place during Work Week (you will be required to be on-site)
  • Monday, June 15 – Training Week begins promptly at 1:00p. Lunch will be the first meal provided to staff. In order to be on time for Staff Training, consider arriving in the morning to move in
  • Thursday, June 25 – Opening Day (2-Week Session + Full Season)
  • Thursday, July 9 – Closing Day for 2-Week Session
  • Thursday, July 9 – Mid-Season Session Begins
  • Sunday, July 12 – Mid-Season Session Ends
  • Sunday, July 12 – Opening Day (4-Week Session)
  • Sunday, August 9 – Closing Day
  • Tuesday, August 11 – Staff contracts end when all work is completed and completion forms are signed by Heads of Camp, Director of Operations + Camp Director

Thank you for your interest in The Susquehannock Camps and if you are hired, know you are joining a Camp family that has existed since 1905.

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