Private Camps
Camp Echo Lake
Approximate Start Date
Start: 18 Jun 2025
Approximate End Date
End: 25 Aug 2025
Camp Type
Privately Owned
Location
Camp Echo Lake, 177 Hudson Street, Warrensburg, NY 12885
Staff
Total: 250 (125 international staff) aged 19+
Campers
Total: 500 (co-ed camp)
Camp Overview
Echo Lake staff comes from a wide range of life experiences and demographics, but all have the desire to work with children at camp! Echo Lake typically hires around 250 staff to work with our 475, 7 to 16-year-old, male and female campers. Our staff comes to camp from across the United States and all around the world. Last year staff came from 34 different states in the USA and 13 different countries around the world, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and many more!
Our staff love being part of our camp family and can’t get enough of Echo Lake, in fact, each year about 40-50% of our staff are returning to camp from the previous summer. In addition to our staff veterans, every year we look forward to finding the many amazing new staff that comes to camp bringing fresh energy, perspective, and ideas!
While our staff must have at least completed a year of college (or be the equivalent age), our mature staff (with an average age of 22) are made up of college and graduate students, teachers, and other childcare and athletic professionals. All of our staff have an impact on the lives of children and have their own lives influences by the campers, staff, and the camp experience.
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 counsellors with Creative & Performing Arts skills?
Are you looking to hire counsellors with Outdoor Adventure & Nature skills?
Are you looking to hire Waterfront staff and Lifeguards?
Counsellor Roles:
Here's a list of all the positions this camp commonly hires for!
Acting/Drama
Archery
Athletics
Canoeing
Climbing/Wall Tower
Costuming
Dance
Directing
Fitness Instructor
Golf
Gymnastics
High/Low Ropes Course
Hiking
Hockey
Kayaking
Kiln or Wheel
Lifeguarding
Lighting and Sound
Outdoor Adventure
Outdoor Cooking
Overnight Camping
Painting
Photography
Rock Climbing
Sailing
Sketching
Soccer/Football
Swimming
Volleyball
Woodwork
Hmm... What's your role?
Staff Time Off
Staff will have one day off per week that will start the night before at 8pm and will last until 11pm the following night. i.e. Wednesday 8pm - Thursday 11pm.
Period off - One period off per day between 9:30 and 5:30. Period = 50minutes.
Nights off - Staff are off each night between 10pm and 1:00am with the exception of 2-3 nights where staff will be asked to sit O.D (on duty).
Staff Qualities
A few words to describe the staff at Echo Lake are hard-working, selfless, and diligent. We are looking for great role models to inspire and guide our campers throughout the summer. It's our staff who truly make the difference at camp and the responsibility they have to the campers and each other is demanding yet rewarding.