Camp Staff
At Camp Weed, we’re committed to finding the greatest, most enthusiastic, and most qualified staff members we can. We look for our staff members to have leadership experience, a passion for children, and a love for serving others. Most of our staff members are college-aged, along with a few exceptional high school students, who give up their summers to invest in the lives of our campers.
We provide all trainings and certifications needed to facilitate our activities, including lifeguard certifications, archery training, and high ropes training. We also hold a 10 day staff training to prepare all staff for leading activities, managing behavior issues, working as a team, and more.
2026 Staff
Camp staff is made up of Leadership Staff, Program Staff, Cabin Staff, and Kitchen Staff. Applications for both new and returning staff are live now and can be found here. Brief job descriptions can also be found below.
The priority deadline for applications is January 11, 2026. Emails for interview requests may begin to go out before that time. If there are still cabin counselor positions to be filled after this date, they may be filled on a rolling basis.
If you have any questions, concerns, or just want to talk more about what it’s like to work at Camp Weed, reach out to Camp Director Sam Marxsen.
Please note, positions may be combined or altered at the discretion of the director depending on the set of applicants.
Leadership Staff
Assistant Director: The Assistant Director will be the responsible leadership staff person in the absence of the Director and will also assist in the daily operations of the camp, ranging from programs, activities, campers, staff, parents, and beyond and will also be responsible for the counselor-in-training program.
Program Director: The Program Director will be responsible for designing, producing, and executing the all-camp programs, including the Weed Wide Olympics and Bishop’s Ball and will also be responsible for the worship life of camp.
Head Male/Female Counselors: The Head Counselors will serve as a direct resource and supervisor to all cabin staff for both camper and staff support of any kind. They will serve as the liaison between the counseling staff, program staff, and leadership staff.
Program Staff
Head Lifeguard(s): The Head Lifeguard(s) will be responsible for all pool and lake activities, including organizing pool activities, free swims, night swims, and lifeguard station assignments. The Head Lifeguard(s) will also serve as cabin counselors.
Challenge Course Coordinator: The Challenge Course Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing both the high ropes and low ropes courses during all activities, this includes ensuring that all safety measures are being followed and that equipment is being stored properly. The Challenge Course Coordinator will also serve as a cabin counselor.
Archery Coordinator: The Archery Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing the archery range during all activities, this includes ensuring that all safety measures are being followed and that equipment is being stored properly. The Archery Coordinator will also serve as a cabin counselor.
Arts & Crafts Coordinator: The Arts & Crafts Coordinator will be responsible for planning and teaching all arts & crafts activities, as well as helping maintain the guard shed where arts & crafts supplies are stored. The Arts & Crafts Coordinator will also serve as a cabin counselor.
Social Media Director: The Social Media Director will be responsible for organizing and uploading all photos on all social media platforms and the Google Drive daily, in addition to creating and publishing posts regularly.
Cabin Staff
Cabin Counselors/Activity Leader: Cabin Counselors, with a co-counselor, will be responsible for the safety and well-being of up to 16 campers in their cabins. In addition they will serve as activity leaders throughout the week, and should participate enthusiastically in activities, worship, programs, and all-camp activities alongside their campers.
Support Staff
Kitchen Staff: Kitchen staff members will be full members of summer camp staff, but will take two shifts a day in the kitchen, assisting our year-round dining services staff with any and all food service related to the dining hall. Kitchen Staff members may also be responsible for assisting in many different areas wherever needed when not in the kitchen. Some of these areas are, but are not limited to, housekeeping, kitchen, infirmary, office assistance, maintenance, and activity set up/take down.
Intern(s): The Intern position is intended for a rising senior in high school who has been involved with summer camp, the CIT program, other youth programs at Camp Weed, and/or has stood out as a mature leader amongst their peers in some way. The intern(s) will be responsible for managing canteen, taking and uploading photos daily, and managing the daily camper mail.
Support Staff: Support Staff members will be responsible for assisting in many different areas wherever needed. Some of these areas are, but are not limited to, housekeeping, kitchen, infirmary, office assistance, maintenance, and activity set up/take down.
