Camp Granite Lake

2024 hiring is open - Please Read Before Applying

Dear Potential Counselors & Staff Members,

We’re honored that you are considering a position at Camp Granite Lake as your summer job. A summer at camp will be one of the most fun, rewarding, and yes, challenging summers of your life. We disconnect from technology, build deep meaningful connections with nature and each other, and slow the pace of life down for a little bit.

Like any job, but especially one where we all work and live together, it’s important that we are as good a fit for you, as you are for us. And with that, here is a little bit about where Camp Granite Lake stands in regards to a number of different things impacting our world.

It’s no secret that a lot has happened in our society over the last few years. As a camp that believes science is real, Black Lives Matter, and that peoples rights should be recognized no matter their sexual orientation or personal identity, it’s important we share a few of our values with potential staff members:

- We strive to build a diverse community: Let’s face it - summer camp is not known for being the most diverse place. While camp won’t just flip a switch and be a model for diversity overnight, we are actively taking steps to make camp more accessible to staff and campers from under-represented backgrounds and offer them support while they are at camp!

- How we treat each other and the words we use really matter:  Words have a lot of power, and in building a community of kindness, what we say, and how we say it really matters. It’s important to us that people be called by their chosen name and pronouns, and sharing personal information (such as pronouns) is optional.

- We take COVID seriously and follow the science:  All of our staff are required to be vaccinated, and we’ll take any necessary steps to keep our community healthy. As a staff member, this may mean having to wear a mask at certain times, potential limitations on time off travel, pre-camp quarantines, etc.

Additionally, we do not tolerate speech that disrespects the humanity of another person.

- We are a camp that welcomes folks from the LGBTQIA+ communities: We have many campers and staff who identify with one or more of these communities.  Campers and staff bunk with the gender with which they identify.

- We call people IN and not OUT!:

Each of us is at a different place along the path of awareness, education and engagement when it comes to matters of diversity, equity and inclusion. If we want to see the changes in our society that so many are fighting for, it’s important that  people be called in and not out.   

We’ve often found that both campers and staff are hesitant to discuss matters of race or gender because they don’t want to ‘say the wrong thing’ and be called out.  However, there is no way to broaden the umbrella if we don’t give people the chance to ask questions and learn in a non-judgmental way.

At camp, we start with the assumption that everyone is doing the best that they know how to do. We acknowledge that each of us makes mistakes and that it’s OK! The important thing is that each of us be open to learning and accepting new information, and then putting that into action.

Submitting an application to work at Camp Granite Lake is a commitment to believing we can make the world a kinder, gentler, and more inclusive place by being great role models for campers (seriously, if you want a kinder, more equitable and accepting world - where better to start than young people?). It means that you are willing to take on the challenge of working really hard to help yourself and our campers learn, grow, and become better people.

We will be doing this work together, with good intentions and great care for one another, and we hope you will join us.

Sincerely,

Ellie, Barry, Abbie & Tommy

About Camp Granite Lake

Camp Granite Lake offers 20-day sessions for campers finishing 2nd-9th grades, a Counselor In Training program for 10th graders, and 5-night Mini Camps for first-time campers finishing 1st-4th grades, where they make lifelong memories and friends while enjoying the magic of summer camp in the mountains. We offer tons of great activities, including sailing, rock climbing, ceramics, ecology, culinary, theater, backpacking, stand-up paddle boarding, woodworking and more!

We are looking for staff members who are interested in helping us build a supportive community; who are willing to work hard, and create an environment where the decisions we make while at camp and on time-off are made with our responsibility to the campers in mind.