The Counselors

Staffing

Camp is about people, and the experiences and enthusiasm that they bring to your business, day in and day out.

Hiring camp counselors has many layers; from running a background check to ensure they are totally trustworthy and reliable, to making sure they have a qualified skill set for your specific camp. First-aid skills and CPR needs to be taught, and training periodically refreshed. Each state has specific requirements and there are youth camp certificates that give your staff that much more credibility. Personalities, morals, and manners must align with your brand and go a long way in creating your reputation. Remember these are the people who make camp magic for the children attending, and help to form those fond, lifelong memories.

Understanding how to recruit, hire and retain the best candidates for the job are all part of our camp counseling services.

Payroll

The definition of cheap is shoddiness, inferiority, complete unworthiness – the value is fully equal to the cost! Learn about the current hiring rates, bonuses, and incentives to retain good people, and how to factor this into what it costs to attend your camp.

Scheduling

Adequately covering your needs, making sure the children are well taken care of and understanding there will be emergencies and situations that arise, is another crucial part of our camp consulting services, helping you to create a solid summer camp staffing strategy.

“Finding a great summer camp is something of a leap of faith; you never know what you are going to get, and if your kids are going to like it. So when you show up at the first day of summer camp, and the director is there to engage you and your kids, it makes a really great first impression. That is what we got at the Mast Tennis Camp, and the good times kept rolling through the week.”

~ Mark Thomas, Emmy Award Winning Sport Broadcaster/Producer and husband of University of
Maryland Women’s Head Basketball Coach, Brenda Frese