The Staff Experience
Have Fun. Make A Difference. Work At Camp.
The camping experience is so valuable to both campers and staff alike. Camp is a place where staff make new friends, develop personal and life skills, confirm or determine career paths, and in some cases, meet their future spouses (like Tom, our Director, who met and married his wife Brigid at camp!). Most importantly, you’ll have the chance to make an important and POSITIVE impact on the lives of your campers. If you’re willing to put forth the effort, energy and enthusiasm, a summer at SCC is one you won’t soon forget!
At SCC, we take the job of coaching and caring for children seriously. We teach the skills of making and keeping friends while building their self-confidence, self-esteem, and resilience (our Mission). We are also committed to teaching children the values of our STARFISH Values Program. We’re looking for top quality camp counselors and specialty staff who will take this job as seriously as we do. To attract the best applicants, we pay our staff the highest salaries in the camping industry.
Each year, we select a team of students, graduates, and faculty from schools and colleges from throughout the U.S., Canada & Europe. We look for individuals with a fun personality, empathy, maturity, and most importantly, a sincere desire to work with children.
Important Staff Dates for 2026
The Southampton Camp & Club summer runs Monday, June 29th, 2026 through Friday, August 21st, with Post-Camp running from Monday, August 24th 2026 through Friday, September 4th (all camp days are Mon-Fri, evenings & weekends are off). Camp is closed on Friday, July 3rd for Independence Day.
Staff Orientation (4 days) dates include Saturday, June 20th (full day), Wednesday, June 24th (evening), Saturday, June 27th (full day), and Sunday, June 28th (Full Day).
Housed staff are due to arrive at camp on Wednesday, June 17th, 2026, and must be available through the end of Post-Camp, Friday, September 4th, 2026.
Local staff (that do not require housing from camp as part of employment) are afforded a more flexible schedule, and ideally request being available for mandatory Orientation (June 20, 24, 27 & 28) + 8 weeks of camp through August 21st. Please feel free to discuss your schedule with a Director.
If you’re interested in joining the Southampton Camp & Club family of camp counselors and specialty staff, please fill out our Staff Application. You can also call us at (516)-953-5176 ext. 1 for more information.
