Camp Job Opportunities for Summer 2025
We will be hiring for the following positions:
CAMP COUNSELORS – Seeking applicants with a passion for working with youth and experience with the following skills: childcare, youth development, backpacking, horsemanship, animal care, homesteading, gardening, music, or any of the activities listed on our activities page. View full job description.
HORSEMANSHIP COUNSELORS – Seeking applicants with experience caring for horses and with horseback riding experience. All horsemanship counselors are also part of our counseling staff and live with a group of campers and participate fully in other camp activities.
KITCHEN CREW & LAUNDRY STAFF – Seeking applicants with the following skills: dishwashing, food prep, cooking, cleaning, laundry, and housekeeping.
IRRIGATION AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE STAFF – Seeking applicants with experience in maintenance, landscaping, or ranch work.
Please email our Staff Director, Emma Bundy, with any questions at emma@bar717.com. You can read our staff COVID-19 vaccination policy here.
Ready to apply?
We can’t wait to hear from you! We ask that all of our applicants to fill out our online application. We will consider applications as we receive them and will contact you if we are interested in scheduling an interview.
International Applicants
Each year, we work with agencies CCUSA, Camp Leaders, IENA, and InterExchange to bring camp counselors, kitchen crew, and support staff to the Bar 717 Ranch from around the world. If you are an international applicant interested in working in with us, please email our Staff Director, Emma Bundy, emma@bar717.com.
Want to know more about the experience of working at the Bar 717 Ranch?
Check out these posts from our counselors…
- A Return to Tip Top – 10 Years Later by Emma Bradish, Fall 2022
- Summer Reflection by Lucy Robb, Fall 2018
- The Integrated Nature of Camp: Observations from the Gardens at Bar 717
by Hollyn Hartlep, Fall 2016 - What I’ve Learned
by David Scanlon, Fall 2016 - Bringing it all Back Home: A Love Story
by Rachel Baker, Spring 2016 - My Camp Counselor Experience
by Sinead Collins, Spring 2016 - My Bar 717 Ranch Experience
by David Scanlon, Fall 2015 - Summer Reflections from ‘Probably Barn Counselor’ Grace
by Grace Worm, Fall 2015 - My Summer as a Camp Counselor
by Alyssa Werner, Fall 2014 - Reflecting on My Summer at Camp
by Alex King, Fall 2014
More information on working at a summer camp…
- The Camp Counselor vs. The Intern, New York Times, May 29, 2012
- Why Camp Counselors Can Out-Parent Parents, New York Times, May 30, 2012