Mountain Meadow Ranch Summer Camp Looking for Lake Staff Camp Counselor at Susanville , California Full Time

Here at MMR, we strive to create a very unique environment. An environment that is contrary to contemporary culture. Where technology is traded for all-present conversations and authentic friendships. Where true fun is had without the help of any substance. Where there is no pressure or expectancy for romantic relationships and everyone is viewed as family.

We want to move away from the norm and fight for greatness. We desire to prove the world wrong and be young people that stand up for wholesome living.

Camp is an intensive short-lived time, filled with kids that need us to be present in every moment. We want staff that is willing to give up themselves for the kids and live a unique lifestyle.

If you seek a summer of fun alone, we encourage you to look elsewhere. To say camp is fun is an understatement, fun is a given. But MMR isn’t just a summer camp. It’s a place where fears are conquered and identities are found. It’s a place where genuine relationships are born and flourish. We are growth, unplugged, wholesome adventure. We practice stewardship, inclusiveness, empathy, encouragement, and integrity. As we celebrate authenticity, we help each other as a family, find joy in our uniqueness and encourage all to dance outside their comfort zones. We believe all this starts with our counselors.

General Description:
All Lake related activities at MMR take place on Lake Almanor, a big surface area lake of almost 13,000-acre located about 42 miles from camp. Every day after breakfast the lake crew (which consists of four counselors) takes a van-load of campers (10, who were picked the night before) to the lake, where they spend the day skiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding, tubing, etc. on two boats. The boats are kept in slips in the water at the Knotty Pine Resort marina, where we start and finish each day. In route to the lake, the campers are given a brief introduction as to how things work at the lake, including everything they need to know about sunblock, life jackets, standing up and sitting down in the boats, etc. The campers are divided into two groups of 5, and a pair of counselors take each group to one boat or the other, and fun is had by all.

Summer Goals:
The water ski program aims to provide the opportunity for as many campers as possible to get to the lake. Some campers have skied or wakeboarded before, while others have not. Some are eager to try others are terrified at the thought of it. Everyone should be given the opportunity to try something new, but should also be shown a good time within their comfort zone (whether that’s just being on a tube or attempting a new trick on a wakeboard). Campers should come home from the lake happy, maybe exhausted, still hydrated and without a sunburn.

1. Physical Ability Requirements:

   • Walk to and from aquatic areas on uneven ground

   • Physically able to get on and off the boat, help launch the boat from the dock, balance skills moving around the boat, etc.

   • Lift ski equipment to and from water and back onto boat equipment rack.

   • Carry full ice chest and water coolers