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Camp Alleghany for Girls

A Summer Camp for Girls in Lewisburg, WV

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Summer Camp Counselor Jobs

Concerned about your career hopes in a tight job market?

Then join the many older high schoolers, college students, and even college graduates who choose to work at summer camps.

Our popular guide covers everything you need to understand the expectations and value of a summer camp counseling job in a few short pages. This quick-read edition lends insight into how to translate your work as a summer camp counselor into later positions in any career track.

  • Why a summer camp counseling job is NOT a “slack” summer gig
  • How summer camp jobs are equal to (and sometimes better than) internships in terms of real experience
  • Your role in making the most of your summer camp job
  • How to use previous summer camp experience to gain more responsibility in a subsequent summer
  • Create compelling examples of your responsibilities, initiative, and successes at camp in future job applications
  • How to translate summer goals and accomplishments into statistics that employers like
  • Nurture your career goals with specific assignments and increasing challenges

Along the way, the guide will introduce you to some of the real-world imperatives you’ll face as you seek more and more independence and job responsibility. That’s why it’s important to understand that being a camp counselor is no lark — it IS a real world job!

Download your guide now with the form on the right and get started on a path to a summer camp job yourself!

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Camp Alleghany for Girls
428 Camp Alleghany Road
Caldwell, WV 24925

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  • About Us
    • Empowering Girls
    • Mission and Philosophy
    • Our Directors
    • Camp Videos
    • Testimonials
    • Camp Alleghany Alumni Association
      • Board Members and Committees
      • Apply for the Lantern Scholarship
    • COVID and Camp
  • Parents
    • General Info for Parents
      • Opening Day Procedures
      • Closing Day Procedures
    • FAQ’s
    • Packing List and Information
    • Dates and Rates
    • Parent Resources
    • Forms and Info
    • Apply for the Lantern Scholarship
    • Camp Store
    • Visiting Alleghany
    • Parent Log In
  • Campers
    • Mother Daughter Weekend
    • Mini Camp
    • Term Camp
    • Leaders-In-Training
    • Family Camp
    • Is Camp Alleghany Right For You?
    • For Campers
      • A Day at ‘Ghany
      • Activities
      • Programs
      • Meals and Food
      • Traditions
      • Hear Our Songs
      • Alleghany Colors
      • Apply for the Lantern Scholarship
  • Staff
    • Apply to be a Camp Counselor
    • Summer Staff 2023
    • Is Camp Alleghany the Right Place for Me as a Counselor?
    • Apply to be a Family Camp Counselor
    • Apply to Be a Mini Camp Counselor
  • Blog

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