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French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts

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Approximate Start Date

Start: 01 Jun 2025

Approximate End Date

End: 23 Nov 2024

Camp Type

Privately Owned

Location

199 Bouchoux Brook Road, Hancock, New York 13783

Staff

Total: 450 (250 international staff) aged 18+

Campers

Total: 800 (co-ed camp)

Camp Overview

French Woods is Americas leading performing arts facility where every child is unique. Children choose their own individual schedule, from more than 80 activities in music, theater, art, dance, circus, magic, sports, waterfront, and science. Activities are run by certified teachers and counselor specialists and are tailored to the child’s level of skill and interest. We offer recreation and beginner to professional caliber instruction in all activity areas, with a 2 to 1 camper to staff ratio, so every child gets lots of individual attention. Dates run from the beginning of June through the end of August.

Limited Roles Available

Join our summer camp team! Limited roles still available as we near the end of the application season. Open positions include:

  • General counselors
  • Theatres
  • Ropes
  • Lifeguard
  • Costume
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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 counsellors with Creative & Performing Arts skills?

Are you looking to hire counsellors with Sports & Horse Riding skills?

Are you looking to hire Waterfront staff and Lifeguards?

Are you looking to hire Support Staff (Campower)?​

Meet the Camp!

Come and meet us at your nearest job fair for the opportunity to get hired on the spot! Get ready for a summer you'll never forget.

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9th Dec 2024 Virtual Fair Turkey

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9th Dec 2024 Virtual Fair Ireland

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9th Dec 2024 Virtual Fair South Africa

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9th Dec 2024 Virtual Fair Israel

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9th Dec 2024 Virtual Fair Slovakia

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9th Dec 2024 Virtual Fair Spain

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9th Dec 2024 Virtual Fair Czech Republic

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9th Dec 2024 Virtual Fair Romania

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9th Dec 2024 Virtual Fair Lithuania

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9th Dec 2024 Virtual Fair Croatia

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9th Dec 2024 Virtual Fair Uruguay

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9th Dec 2024 Virtual Fair Colombia

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9th Dec 2024 Virtual Fair Argentina

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Counsellor Roles:

Here's a list of all the positions this camp commonly hires for!

Aerobics
Arts & Crafts
Athletics
Baseball
Basketball
Ceramics & Pottery
Circus
Computer Programming
Costuming
Dance
Digital Photography
Fencing
Fitness Instructor
Gymnastics
Horse Wranglers (Western Style)
Horseback Riding
Jewelry
Leatherwork
Lighting and Sound
Metal Work and Silversmith
Model Making
Motorboat Driving
Mountain Biking
Painting
Photography
Sculpting
Set Construction
Skateboarding
Soccer/Football
Stage Management
Tech Theatre
Tennis
Textiles
Trampolining
Trapeze
Waterskiing
Woodwork
Zumba

Campower Roles:

Here's a list of all the positions this camp commonly hires for!

Office Assistant/Secretary
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Staff Time Off

Two days off each three week session and a period off each day. Four evenings off per week

Staff Qualities

We require strong experience with children and / or teaching experience in their specialty area.