Apply today for the best summer of your life! Southwoods is a private, residential children’s camp in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. We are currently looking for fun, outgoing, and energetic individuals to join our staff this summer.

As a Southwoods Counselor you will:

• Gain unbelievable experiences working with children.
• Improve your leadership skills.
• Work as a team.
• Gain a better understanding of child development.
• Work hard.
• Sing lots of camp songs.
• Feel proud when “your” campers accomplish something new.
• Try something new.
• Feel excited, scared, nervous, and happy all at the same time.
• Have a great job experience and environment.
• Have the best summer of your life.

We currently have the following positions available:

• General Counselors
• Activity Coaches (baseball, gymnastics, soccer, archery, hockey, lax, tennis, basketball, etc)
• Creative Arts Specialists (arts & crafts, ceramics, theater, dance, photography, etc)
• Lifeguards
• Outdoor Adventure/Ropes Course Specialists

All applicants must have some experience working with children ages 7-15.

Benefits include (but are certainly NOT limited to):

• Room and board.
• Travel stipend.
• College credits through internships.
• Meeting new friends from all over the world.
• Spending a summer in the Adirondack Mountains.
• Developing as a leader and instructor.

Southwoods is a four week, co-ed, sleepaway camp located in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate, New York. Situated on pristine, spring fed Paradox Lake, where the majestic mountains of the Adirondack Park slope to our water’s edge. Southwoods provides an interactive and exciting summer camp program, with a wonderful variety of outdoor and waterfront activities. We offer a progressive program, facilitated by excellent staff who teach, inspire, entertain and create life-long memories with our campers.