Private Camps
Camp Sangamon
Approximate Start Date
Start: 10 Jun 2025
Approximate End Date
End: 25 Aug 2025
Camp Type
Privately Owned
Location
382 Camp Ln, Pittsford, VT 05763
Staff
Total: 50 (12 international staff) aged 18+
Campers
Total: 90 (co-ed camp)
Camp Overview
Camp Sangamon is half of a brother/sister camp duo in Central Vermont. We are different from most camps in that choice and self determination for our campers guides everything we do. Very little is required in terms of activities- kids can choose what they do, and if they change their minds they can move on. We believe that kids learning to make their own choices is essential to their growth as human beings, and camp's goal is to provide safety, exciting options for them each and every day. We are a small, informal, family-style camp. No dress code beyond prohibiting alcohol, tobacco, or drug references on clothing, and no prohibition on body decorations. If you join us you will join a group of lifelong friends who feel like family. Regular reunions around the world keep us all in touch, and very few staff members stay only one year with us.
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 Waterfront staff and Lifeguards?
Are you looking to hire counsellors with Creative & Performing Arts skills?
Are you looking to hire staff with Sports & Horse Riding skills?
Counsellor Roles:
Here's a list of all the positions this camp commonly hires for!
Acting/Drama
Animal/Farm Care
Archery
Arts & Crafts
Canoeing
Ceramics & Pottery
Cycling
Ecology
Equestrian Staff
Fishing
Gardening
Hiking
Jewelry
Kayaking
Kiln or Wheel
Leatherwork
Lifeguarding
Metal Work and Silversmith
Model Making
Mountain Biking
Outdoor Adventure
Outdoor Cooking
Overnight Camping
Paddle Boarding
Painting
Photography
Rocketry
Sailing
Science
Sculpting
Sewing
Sketching
Soccer/Football
Swimming
Tennis
Textiles
Tye Dying
Wildlife
Woodwork
Campower Roles:
Here's a list of all the positions this camp commonly hires for!
Assistant Cook/Food Prep
Hmm... What's your role?
Staff Time Off
Counselors have free time each day as well as having specific time off away from camp.
Days off run from 11:45 AM-8:30 AM the following day or 4:30 PM to 12:30 PM the following day. There is one day off per week.
Additionally, counselors have two nights off each week beginning at 9:30 PM and ending at 2:00 AM.
Staff Qualities
Camp Sangamon looks for staff members who are unabashedly enthusiastic about life and community. Prior work with kids is not a requirement, but a love of people is. We value flexibility in skills, an believe that one of the best ways to keep people engaged and happy is to have them work in different areas throughout the summer. All of our staff should plan to be physically active enough to go on a hike or two.
All should recognize that in addition to their full-time activity work they will be expect to share their other skills and talents with the community. No skill is too offbeat for Camp- we've had mimes, whip-crackers, clowns! It's important to us that our counselors are willing to abandon their attachment to dignity for significant periods of time, and participate in all manner of foolishness. We can accommodate many special diets, and we train staff in many skill areas.