Camp Thunderbird for Girls
Camp Thunderbird for Girls
Currently recruiting for the season from June 3rd, 2027 to August 6th, 2027.
Join Camp Thunderbird, where you’ll inspire campers to have fun, tackle challenges, embrace the outdoors, and gain skills from 30+ activities offered daily. While rooted in tradition, we give staff chances to grow—traveling the U.S. and Canada, backpacking, exploring, and building a lifelong community to call home.
Thunderbird sits on 600 acres of pristine forest with towering pines, eagles soaring, perfect sunsets, the northern lights, rustic cabins, and more than 2 miles of shoreline. Wake each day in paradise, breathing fresh air and building relationships that will last a lifetime.
- Location
- Minnesota
- Season
- Summer
- Staff size
- 175
- Housing
- Whether included in the compensation package or provided at a cost, housing is provided for staff.
- Housing details
- Trip Leaders live in cabins with 6-10 campers, but enjoy a separate living space. All of our cabins have electricity and their own bathroom. Three shower houses are located across camp. Staff without cabin responsibilities live in communal buildings in either individual or shared rooms, bathrooms and showers. Internet is available in designated areas and phone reception is readily available.
- Family housing available
- Yes
- Single occupancy housing available
- Yes
- Pet friendly
- No
- Meals
- Provided
- Cell phone service
- Yes, most carriers
- Internet access
- Good
About Camp Thunderbird for Girls
Current openings for 2026:
Cabin Counselors and Activity leads: Gym, Cheer, Windsurfing, Sailing, Canoe, Archery, Sports, Climbing, Music, Drama, & More
Specialists: Arts & Crafts, Pottery, Photography
Expedition Trip Leaders
Program Director
Unit Leaders
Kitchen: Head Cook, Prep Cook
Office Manager
Nurses
Imagine yourself in the midst of campers who are laughing so hard that tears are streaming down some of their faces. They look to you for advice, friendship, and so much more. Who influenced you in your adolescent years? Now it's your turn. We are focused on the growth of our staff and campers, and after 80 years of operation, we have a strong network of successful alumni seeking young talent.
What Makes Us Unique?
We are multi-specialty, residential brother/sister camps in Minnesota with distinctive Expedition Programs in the Pacific Northwest, Western States, and Canada. Daily offerings of more than 20+ activities result in Tbird hiring about 100 staff at each camp (20 Trip Leaders) for 160 campers. Staff come from 25+ states and 12 countries worldwide. You’ll collaborate with some of the most dedicated, fun, and inspiring people you’ll ever meet.
Our boys’ and girls’ camps are just two miles apart, giving staff built-in social opportunities alongside meaningful work.
Trip Leaders are hired for a specific wilderness expedition.
Cabin Staff instruct in one or more activities and help our campers acquire a level of skill that enables them to independently participate.
Being a part of the "ah ha" moment is one of the most reaffirming experiences. These moments, combined with laughter, bonding with peers/campers, and actively building a community grounded in friendship, acceptance, support, and more, make Thunderbird an unforgettable opportunity.
Campers can't wait to call you a friend and mentor. Thunderbird is a second home to our campers and staff. Want to learn more or ready to apply?
Campers join us for 3.5 or 7 weeks at a time, typically starting around 9 and remaining with us as staff members. Whether you are with us for one season or ten, the friends that you make at Thunderbird are the ones you can call on a moment's notice and pick up right where you left off!
Thunderbird is a residential summer camp with an Expedition Program for our teen campers.
As campers grow, they often seek new challenges. These challenges come in many forms: new activities, higher skill levels, or a completely new set of opportunities, such as our Expedition Programs.
Distinctive Wilderness Programs
Young campers (ages 8-12) interested in wilderness travel can explore it throughout their camp years. These trips typically last one to four days and include biking, climbing, fishing, kayaking, sailing, and canoeing.
At 13, campers interested in participating in our T-Bird Expedition program launch into our more advanced wilderness programming which involves furthering their wilderness skills and partaking in 3, 5 and up to 9 day backpack and canoe trips to areas such as the BWCA, Quetico Provincial Park in Canada, Porcupine Mountains in Michigan and Superior Hiking Trail in Minnesota. Campers participating in these experiences have the best of both worlds: activities and wilderness trips.
Tbird Expeditions
Our adventure programming is truly unique. Trips are multi-week. Only Thunderbird offers campers the opportunity to transition into a Teen Adventure Program experience so they never leave their camp friends or community. Campers completing 8th-11th grade opt into these trips out adventures that start and finish at Thunderbird. You can’t beat the excitement of experiencing new challenges in some of the United States and Canada’s most renowned places.
Where We Travel To
Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Wyoming, Idaho, and Canadian territories such as Banff and Jasper. Visit our adventure page website to learn more.
Facilities, Our Lake and More
Thunderbird sits on a quiet and large lake that is eleven miles around. We own 3+ miles of sandy and natural shoreline. Both camps utilize the entire lake and on a typical day, you will see a dozen boats and half of them are ours.
Our sites are up to date with central washhouses at boys camp and a bathroom in cabins with central shower houses at girls camp.
We are fifteen minutes from the town of Bemidji and three hours from the Canadian border.
Our winter work includes assembling a staff committee to make sure that staff needs and mental health are a top priority.
The Employee Experience
If you're ready to make connections with other college-age+ staff and have the summer of your life, then Thunderbird is the community for you. Who knows, maybe you will become one of those people who find work for nine months so they can return to Thunderbird for three!
Ideal Candidate
Our staff members are high-energy, fun, nurturing and compassionate. They care about kids and love to have fun and be silly. A camp job is hard work, but our staff are ready to work hard to meet those challenges. They're also great role models; counselors are often like superheroes in their campers' eyes. Most of all, our staff are focused on ensuring that their campers have an amazing, safe and memorable camp experience.
Room and Board
All staff live in comfortable, spacious cabins. Cabin Counselors and Trip Leaders live in cabins with 6-10 campers, but enjoy a separate living space. All of our cabins have electricity. At Boys Camp, each village has a central washhouse. At Girls Camp, in addition to the village shower house, each cabin has its own bathroom. Staff without cabin responsibilities live in communal buildings in either individual or shared rooms, bathrooms and showers. Older staff, cooks, office staff live either in housing with other staff or on their own with electricity and bathrooms. Internet is available in designated areas and phone reception for most carriers is solid.
Employee Perks
We believe that our staff work hard and therefore should have the time to relax. All staff receive each week: one 7 am-7 am day off, one 5 pm-7 am evening off and one 10 pm-12 am evening out. In addition, there are opportunities to participate in many of the activities that we offer to campers. And, if you are coming to summer camp to make meaningful connections with your peers AND our campers AND fully experience a camp community, we offer all of that as well! You are our frontline workers and your happiness is critical to our community. Join us!
Getting Here and Getting Around
We offer a shuttle to and from the Minneapolis airport on designated travel days. Or, you are welcome to drive to Bemidji, it is four hours north of Minneapolis.
Once at camp, we offer shuttles on days and nights off to those staff who need a ride.
For Fun
At Thunderbird, we believe that staff work hard and need to play hard to stay fresh and engaged. We offer other times of the day when staff can take a break and check in with friends and family, go for a run or sit and read a book. In addition, we offer cross-fit classes, yoga, dodge-ball games, game nights, water fights and other super fun ways to hang out with your peers.
Current Job Openings
Ages 7–10: First-time and young campers. Lots of encouragement, structure, and help settling in, including homesickness support and daily routines.
Ages 11–12: Campers building independence and friendships. Counselors help them try new things, work through cabin dynamics, and set goals in their activities.
Ages 13–15: Our oldest campers. Counselors serve as role models and help campers take on leadership, more advanced skill levels, and preparation for expedition trips.
Archery
Arts and crafts
Basketball
Biking
Blacksmithing
Canoeing
Cheerleading
Climbing
Drama
Farm
Fishing
Gymnastics
Horseback
Jewelry
Kayaking
Lacrosse
Music
Nature/ecology
Needlework
Newspaper
Outdoor living skills
Paddleboarding
Photography
Pickleball
Pottery
Riflery
Sailing
Soccer
Swimming
Tubing
Volleyball
Wakeboarding
Waterskiing
Windsurfing
Live with and supervise a cabin of campers, from wake-up through lights out.
Plan and teach daily lessons in one or more activity specialties.
Track camper progress using level-based skill sheets.
Lead cabin activities, evening programs, and all-camp events.
Support campers' emotional wellbeing and help each one feel at home.
Keep campers safe by following all camp safety and supervision policies.
Strong skills and personal experience in at least one activity specialty.
Activity certifications a plus (e.g. US Sailing, climbing wall, archery instructor). Some training provided at camp.
Lifeguard certified, or willing to become certified, for waterfront roles. Certification provided at camp.
Previous leadership, coaching, or childcare experience preferred.
Enthusiastic, patient, and excited to live and work with kids.
Desire to inspire a life-long love for your activity.
Boys and Girls Camps are two miles apart, with social opportunities for staff. These are some of the best people you will ever meet!
Being part of a camper's "ah ha" moment is one of the most reaffirming experiences you will have at Thunderbird. Those moments, combined with laughter, bonding with peers and campers, and building a community of friendship, acceptance and support, make Thunderbird unforgettable.
Campers can't wait to call you friend and mentor. Thunderbird is a second home to our campers and staff.
Boys and Girls Camps are two miles apart with social opportunities available for staff. These are some of the best people you will ever meet!
Staff instruct in one or more activities and help our campers acquire a level of skill that enables them to independently participate.
Being a part of the "ah ha" moment is one of the most reaffirming experiences you will have at Thunderbird. These moments combined with laughter, bonding with peers/campers and actively creating and growing a community based on friendship, acceptance, support and so much more makes Thunderbird an unforgettable opportunity.
Campers can't wait to call you friend and mentor, Thunderbird is a second home to our campers and staff. Want to learn more or ready to apply?
You'll run a fully equipped studio where campers of all ages and skill levels show up to play, learn, and discover a new skill.
We offer hand-building, slab, and wheel thrown pottery among other techniques.
Be a part of the “a-ha” moment building confidence in young girls.
Build your own connections and experience in an outdoor teaching environment.
Guide four, hour-long periods per day, two in the morning and two in the afternoon.
Outside of activities, plan, prepare, and work on personal projects, or hang out in the villages with friends and campers!
Pots, plates, teacups, clay food, flutes, plaques, jewelry, you name it! Build your own curriculum and introduce exciting new projects!
Backpack in the North Cascades and Olympic National Park
Whitewater raft in Oregon on the Clackamas and Deschutes Rivers
Day hike Mt. Rainier
Celebrate the 4th of July in Port Townsend
Spend several days exploring the San Juan Islands: swim, eat, hike, shop.
Shop around Pikes Place market in Seattle
Support campers as a mentor and guide through one of the most meaningful summers of their lives.
Guide with soon-to-be lifelong friends!
FREE WFA Certification or WFR re-cert.
Leadership + guiding experiences
Access to world-class permits in the Olympics, North Cascades, Mt. Rainer, and more.
Internship opportunities
Access to 80 years of our extensive Alumni network database
Experience real leadership.
Immerse yourself in the stunning Northwoods of Minnesota.
Develop your teaching, training, and management skills.
Join a tight-knit and well-connected staff team. Gain friends for life.
Access to 80 years of our extensive Alumni network database.
Internship opportunities.
Room and board included.
Plan seasonal menus that are kid-friendly, balanced, and made with care.
Lead, schedule, and train the Assistant Chef and kitchen support staff.
Manage food ordering, inventory, and the kitchen budget.
Accommodate allergies and dietary needs (gluten-free, vegetarian, nut-free, and more).
Maintain food safety, sanitation, and kitchen safety standards.
Prepare meals for special events, cookouts, and trips.
Previous experience as a head chef, kitchen manager, or in high-volume food service.
ServSafe Manager certification, or willing to become certified.
Strong knowledge of food allergies and safe food handling.
Proven ability to lead and motivate a kitchen team.
Organized, calm under pressure, and excited to be part of a camp community.
Prepare and cook daily meals, from breakfast to evening snack.
Lead kitchen shifts and direct support staff during meal prep and service.
Help prepare allergy-safe and special-diet meals.
Assist with inventory, deliveries, and food storage.
Help pack food for trips, cookouts, and special events.
Maintain food safety and kitchen cleanliness standards.
Experience as a line cook, prep cook, or in high-volume food service.
ServSafe Food Handler certification, or willing to become certified.
Knowledge of safe food handling and food allergies.
Team player who can lead a shift when needed.
Positive attitude and excited to be part of a camp community.
Help with food prep, such as washing, chopping, and portioning.
Set up and serve meals in the dining hall.
Wash dishes, pots, and pans, and keep the kitchen clean.
Put away deliveries and keep storage areas organized.
Follow food safety and allergy procedures.
Food service or kitchen experience a plus, but not required. Training provided.
Willing to earn a Food Handler certification (provided at camp).
Reliable, hardworking, and comfortable on your feet.
Friendly team player who enjoys a busy, upbeat environment.
Boys and Girls Camps are two miles apart, with social opportunities for staff. These are some of the best people you will ever meet!
Being part of a camper's "ah ha" moment is one of the most reaffirming experiences you will have at Thunderbird. Those moments, combined with laughter, bonding with peers and campers, and building a community of friendship, acceptance and support, make Thunderbird unforgettable.
Campers can't wait to call you friend and mentor. Thunderbird is a second home to our campers and staff.
Run daily sick call and treat routine illnesses and injuries.
Manage and distribute camper and staff medications.
Review health forms and track allergies, conditions, and care plans.
Respond to first-aid situations across camp and on the waterfront.
Keep accurate health records and communicate with parents as needed.
Support campers dealing with homesickness, stress, or minor emotional needs.
Work alongside cabin staff to keep campers healthy and safe.
Registered Nurses (RN), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), and nursing students welcome. Nursing students work alongside our licensed Health Center staff.
Current CPR and First Aid certification, or willing to become certified.
Calm, organized, and confident in a fast-moving environment.
Pediatric or school nursing experience a plus.
Enjoys working with children and being part of a camp community.
Boys and Girls Camps are two miles apart, with social opportunities for staff. These are some of the best people you will ever meet!
Being part of a camper's "ah ha" moment is one of the most reaffirming experiences you will have at Thunderbird. Those moments, combined with laughter, bonding with peers and campers, and building a community of friendship, acceptance and support, make Thunderbird unforgettable.
Campers can't wait to call you friend and mentor. Thunderbird is a second home to our campers and staff.
Boys and Girls Camps are two miles apart with social opportunities available for staff.
These are some of the best people you will ever meet!
Staff instruct in one or more activity and help our campers acquire a level of skill that enables them to independently participate.
Being a part of the "ah ha" moment is one of the most reaffirming experiences you will have at Thunderbird. These moments combined with laughter, bonding with peers/campers and actively creating and growing a community based on friendship, acceptance, support and so much more makes Thunderbird an unforgettable opportunity.
Campers can't wait to call you friend and mentor, Thunderbird is a second home to our campers and staff. Want to learn more or ready to apply?
WFR certification or willingness to obtain (We certify WFR in late May)
Desire to work and live with campers and act as a caregiver and trip leader.
Fun, caring, and motivated with a desire to work and play in the outdoors.
Available from June 6th to August 10th (may be negotiable for certain Wilderness Programs).
Excellent organizational and communication skills, creative problem-solving skills and resiliency.
Develop and manage a staff team of 10-15 staff members.
Work with a cohort of 20-40 campers, ensuring a positive and memorable experience.
Each day walk and explore through 600 acres of camp, including our gorgeous lake shoreline!
Problem solve, mediate, and support camper and staff needs.
Run meetings, routine updates, and facilitate effective communication between leadership and staff.
Distribute, collect, and edit staff paperwork assignments each week.
Develop and facilitate silly, fun, and exciting evening program activities.
Immerse yourself in the stunning Northwoods of Minnesota.
Develop management, leadership, and facilitation skills.
Join a tight-knit and well-connected staff team. Gain friends for life.
Access to 80 years of our extensive Alumni network database.
Build your resume with us: internship opportunities available.
Room and board included.
Boys and Girls Camps are two miles apart with social opportunities available for staff.
These are some of the best people you will ever meet!
Staff instruct in one or more activity and help our campers acquire a level of skill that enables them to independently participate.
Being a part of the "ah ha" moment is one of the most reaffirming experiences you will have at Thunderbird. These moments combined with laughter, bonding with peers/campers and actively creating and growing a community based on friendship, acceptance, support and so much more makes Thunderbird an unforgettable opportunity.
Campers can't wait to call you friend and mentor, Thunderbird is a second home to our campers and staff. Want to learn more or ready to apply?
Cabin Counselor
Camp Thunderbird for Girls is now hiring. Rolling applications accepted.
About the role:
Cabin Counselors are the heart of Thunderbird. You live in a cabin with a small group of campers, serve as their everyday mentor, and lead daily instruction in your special interest. Campers spend their days working toward skill levels, and you help them get there with patience, energy, and fun.
You will be placed with one of three age groups:
Activity specialties include:
Instructors plan and lead lessons, games, and level-based progress for campers in their area. We are looking for counselors who can specialize in any of these activities:
What you'll do:
Qualifications:
Career-building internships:
Working toward a career in education, psychology, social work, recreation, or any other field? We can create an internship within your camp experience that supports your career goals and school requirements.
Who are we?
Camp Thunderbird is made up of two residential brother/sister camps in Bemidji, Minnesota, with distinctive Expedition Programs in the Pacific Northwest, Western States and Canada. Daily offerings of 20+ activities result in Thunderbird hiring about 100 staff at each camp for 160 campers. Staff come from 25+ states and 12 countries.
Dates: June 3 – August 6. Rolling applications accepted.
Apply now: camptbird.com/staff/apply
Canoe Instructor
CANOE INSTRUCTOR WANTED! Camp Thunderbird for Girls is now hiring, rolling applications accepted.
About the role:
Our Canoe program is achievement-based and designed to develop canoeing skills in kids ages 7-13. Campers work on levels that certify their capability, knowledge, and safety for trips.
As an instructor, you will be responsible for the lessons, games, and daily instruction. Campers track their progress using a level-based skill sheet. We teach basic strokes, vaulting and re-entering, launching, swamping, portaging, figure-eights, deep water self-rescue, and more.
Qualifications:
-Thorough understanding and background in basic, intermediate, and advanced canoeing concepts.
-Lifeguard certified, or willing to become certified. Certification provided at camp.
-Extensive personal experience canoeing on lakes and rivers.
-Previous leadership or childcare experience preferred.
-Motivated educator, enjoys working with children.
-Desire to inspire a life-long love for canoeing.
Who are we?
Camp Thunderbird is made up of two residential brother/sister camps in Bemidji, Minnesota with distinctive Expedition Programs in the Pacific Northwest, Western States and Canada. Daily offerings of more than 20+ activities results in Tbird hiring about 100 staff at each camp for 160 campers. Staff come from 25+ states and 12 countries across the world.
Dates: June 3th-August 6th, rolling applications accepted.
Apply now: https://www.camptbird.com/staff/apply/
Ceramics Director
Camp Thunderbird for Girls’ is seeking a Ceramic Director!
Teach ceramics in the heart of the north woods, surrounded by serene nature! Each day, you’ll teach under the canopy of tall pines, listen to birds chirping peacefully, while surrounded by a community of campers and staff you call home.
Camp T-bird’s programs
Our programs offer choice, independence, and opportunity to kids. With over 30 activities to choose from daily, kids discover what they enjoy while developing new skills over the course of a summer. Our ceramics program balances challenge and creativity with many different styles and projects to discover.
The role:
Qualifications:
-Extensive experience with all parts of the ceramic process including wheel throwing, hand building, slip and scoring, glazing, and finally firing projects. Must be able to operate, set temperature, safely load and unload an electric kiln.
-Experience working with and/or teaching kids between the ages of 7-16.
-Thrive in a collaborative environment.
-Capable of being on feet for long periods of time
-Tolerance for a highly social and lively environments. Desire to engage and connect with campers on a daily basis.
-Creative and highly adaptable
Drama Instructor
Join our Camp Thunderbird for Girls drama staff and co-direct two incredible musicals this summer!
Camp Thunderbird for Girls is where adventure, challenge, and self expression meet. Our programs inspire young girls to express themselves, try new activities, and put themselves out there. Our drama program opens the door to performance, confidence, and life-long love for self-expression and the art of drama.
Our drama staff coach/instruct/ and direct four, hour-long periods each day, eventually holding auditions to select a group of campers for our session one and two musicals! Share your love for singing, dancing, acting, improving and more with campers ages 7-13.
-Build/create a set
-Design and organize costumes, hair, and makeup.
-Coach singing/dancing/choreography
-Block and arrange a performance
-Run lines, rehearse, and prepare campers to have FUN.
-Direct campers as they perform a musical at the end of each session.
Previous shows: Wicked, Annie, High School Musical, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and many many more!
Apply now for an amazing summer full of music, comedy, drama, and fun!!
Expedition Trip Leader
HIRING NOW, ACCEPTING ROLLING APPLICATIONS
If you’re looking for a summer, filled with adventure, leadership, purpose, and real impact, then this is your sign. Camp Thunderbird for Girls is HIRING NOW for a highly coveted Expedition Trip Leader position! Training takes place in Bemidji, MN.
Thunderbird is where traditional summer camp meets outdoor adventure. Our in-camp program builds confidence and independence in kids 8-16 through our 30+ activities. Teen campers can choose to join our adventure programs at 13.
At Thunderbird, you’ll lead unforgettable multi-week expedition programs for campers ages 14-16 across either the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Western U.S., or Canada. Our programs pair backcountry challenges with extraordinary front-country experiences.
This could be you:
Our expedition leaders are more than just guides; they’re family.
So, why Thunderbird?
Expedition Programs are the pinnacle of our camp experience.
The PNW wilderness expedition is the next chapter for campers who have grown up in our community. They’re ready for more responsibility, challenge, and leadership. As a Trip Leader, you’ll help guide that transformation. If you’re ready to embark on this grand adventure, join us and apply now.
Dates: June 3th- August 6th, accepting rolling applications
Interested applicants must be 20+ years old with a clean driving record to meet insurance requirements. Professional guiding/leading experience preferred. Extensive personal backpacking/camping experience is acceptable.
Apply now: https://www.camptbird.com/staff/apply/
Horseback Instructor
Camp Thunderbird is hiring a Horseback Instructor!
If you’re looking for a summer filled with adventure, leadership, and real impact, then this is your sign.
📍 Located in Bemidji, Minnesota
Thunderbird is where traditional summer camp meets outdoor adventure. Our program builds confidence and independence in kids 8-14 through our 20+ activities. We are a “learn-to-ride” program, and we teach our campers from the ground up to build their confidence and experience.
Do you remember your first time on a horse? How did it shape your life?
This is your opportunity to provide a core experience to kids this summer. At Thunderbird, you’ll guide confidence development, transform riding skills, and nurture our campers’ love for horseback.
This could be you:
Four hours each day: instruct and coach basic and intermediate riding techniques to campers aged 8-14. Be a part of a team of four staff who care for and manage the well-being of our horses, cleaning, feeding, grooming, and riding each day. In the evenings, help out with fun, silly, memory-building programs. Be a part of our community built on 80 years of camp life. Our 100+ staff team is dedicated and connected from day one.
Our staff are more than just instructors; they’re family.
So, why Thunderbird?
Develop the next chapter for campers who have grown up in our community. They’re ready for more responsibility, challenge, and leadership. Our Horseback program teaches patience, compassion, and dedication. Give the gift of horseback this summer.
Dates: June 3th- August 6th: Filling on a rolling basis! Open position still available!!
Apply now: https://www.camptbird.com/staff/apply
Kitchen Team: Head Chef, Assistant Chef, Support Staff
Camp Thunderbird for Girls is now hiring. Rolling applications accepted.
About the role:
Good food fuels great summers. Our Head Chef leads the camp kitchen, feeding about 260 campers and staff three meals a day, plus trip food for our out-of-camp adventures. You set the menu, run the team, and make the dining hall a place everyone looks forward to.
What you'll do:
Qualifications:
Camp Thunderbird for Girls is now hiring. Rolling applications accepted.
About the role:
The Assistant Chef is the Head Chef's right hand, helping run a kitchen that serves about 260 campers and staff three meals a day. You cook, lead shifts, and step in to run the kitchen when the Head Chef is off.
What you'll do:
Qualifications:
Camp Thunderbird for Girls is now hiring. Rolling applications accepted.
About the role:
Our kitchen team keeps the whole camp running. Kitchen Support Staff help prep, serve, and clean up three meals a day for about 260 campers and staff. No professional kitchen experience needed, just a strong work ethic and a great attitude.
What you'll do:
Qualifications:
Who are we?
Camp Thunderbird is made up of two residential brother/sister camps in Bemidji, Minnesota, with distinctive Expedition Programs in the Pacific Northwest, Western States and Canada. Daily offerings of 20+ activities result in Thunderbird hiring about 100 staff at each camp for 160 campers. Staff come from 25+ states and 12 countries.
Dates: June 3 – August 6. Rolling applications accepted.
Apply now: camptbird.com/staff/apply
Nurse
Camp Thunderbird for Girls is now hiring. Rolling applications accepted.
About the role:
Our Health Center keeps 160 campers and about 100 staff healthy, safe, and ready for a full day of activity. As a Camp Nurse, you provide daily care in a busy, friendly setting where every interaction helps a camper feel cared for far from home.
What you'll do:
Qualifications:
Career-building internships:
Nursing students can turn their summer into hands-on clinical experience. We can build an internship within your camp role that supports your career goals and school requirements.
Who are we?
Camp Thunderbird is made up of two residential brother/sister camps in Bemidji, Minnesota, with distinctive Expedition Programs in the Pacific Northwest, Western States and Canada. Daily offerings of 20+ activities result in Thunderbird hiring about 100 staff at each camp for 160 campers. Staff come from 25+ states and 12 countries.
Dates: June 3 – August 6. Rolling applications accepted.
Apply now: camptbird.com/staff/apply
Photographer
Seeking an experienced photographer! Come capture the magic of camp through your lens!
Dates: June 3th- August 13th
Who are we?
Camp Thunderbird is made up of two residential brother/sister camps in Northern Minnesota with distinctive Expedition Programs in the Pacific Northwest, Western States and Canada. Daily offerings of more than 20+ activities results in Tbird hiring about 100 staff at each camp for 160 campers. Staff come from 25+ states and 12 countries across the world.
Campers join us for either 4 or 8 weeks at a time and typically start at age eight and stay with us to be staff members. Whether you are with us for one season, or ten, the friends that you make at Thunderbird are the ones you can call on a moment's notice and pick up right where you left off! As campers grow, they often seek new challenges. These challenges come in many forms: new activities, higher skill levels, or a completely new set of opportunities like our Expedition Programs.
Job Description:
Camp Thunderbird in Bemidji Minnesota seeks an adventurous photographer who enjoys taking action-oriented, outdoor shots. The photographer will shoot and edit all aspects of camp life from sports, to water activities to horseback, to arts and blacksmithing. Follow groups of kids and staff having a blast playing games and participating in moments of reflection to high energy events.
Our photographer captures over the seven weeks of the summer. Beyond taking the pictures, they are responsible for editing, uploading, and categorizing the content within our systems so that it can be used for social media and marketing. Further, they are responsible for taking the lead on editing our camp yearbook that will be used on the winter tour of the country post-season, where we visit current and prospective campers. From cabin photos to performances and activities, there is a lot to capture and a lot of creative opportunities!
Why Thunderbird?
Enjoy a summer in the North woods falling asleep and waking up to the call of loons, crickets, and owls. Campers and staff alike gain a strong sense of leadership, growth, and community when they spend time at camp. We offer the opportunity to expand your portfolio, produce unique content, and develop lifelong friendships in the process!
Find us at https://www.camptbird.com/girls/camp-life/ or check out our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/camptbird/?hl=en
Apply here: https://www.camptbird.com/staff/apply/
Trip Leader
Looking to build out your resume for guiding trips in the backcountry, with awesome campers who are super excited to adventure?
Work as a team with other Trip Leaders to manage a group of 6-8 campers on multi-day trips in northern Minnesota and Canada. Trips will be comprised of one or more of the following activities: canoeing, biking, backpacking, rafting, high ropes and/or climbing.
Unit Leader
Camp Thunderbird is hiring a Unit Leader! Seeking a leader for our oldest village of campers, ages 13-15!
If you’re looking for a summer filled with adventure, leadership, and real impact, then this is your sign.
About the job:
So, why Thunderbird?
Dates: May 27th- August 6th
Apply now:https://www.camptbird.com/staff/apply
Videographer
Seeking a videographer! Come capture the magic of camp through your lens!
Dates: June 4th- August 13th
Who are we?
Camp Thunderbird is made up of two residential brother/sister camps in Northern Minnesota with distinctive Expedition Programs in the Pacific Northwest, Western States and Canada. Daily offerings of more than 20+ activities results in Tbird hiring about 100 staff at each camp for 160 campers. Staff come from 25+ states and 12 countries across the world.
Campers join us for either 4 or 8 weeks at a time and typically start at age eight and stay with us to be staff members. Whether you are with us for one season, or ten, the friends that you make at Thunderbird are the ones you can call on a moment's notice and pick up right where you left off! As campers grow, they often seek new challenges. These challenges come in many forms: new activities, higher skill levels, or a completely new set of opportunities like our Expedition Programs.
Job Description:
Camp Thunderbird in Bemidji Minnesota seeks an adventurous videographer who enjoys taking action-oriented, outdoor shots. The videographer will shoot and edit all aspects of camp life from sports, to water activities to horseback, to arts and blacksmithing. Follow groups of kids and staff having a blast playing games and participating in moments of reflection to high energy events.
Our videographer shoots over the seven weeks of the summer and edits the footage down to a 40-minute movie that we use on the winter tour of the country, visiting current and prospective campers. We also create shorts for posting in the winter and some for the summer. There are a lot of creative opportunities!
Why Thunderbird?
Enjoy a summer in the North woods falling asleep and waking up to the call of loons, crickets, and owls. Campers and staff alike gain a strong sense of leadership, growth, and community when they spend time at camp. We offer the opportunity to expand your portfolio, produce unique content, and develop lifelong friendships in the process!
Find us at https://www.camptbird.com/girls/camp-life/ or check out our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/camptbird/?hl=en
Apply here: https://www.camptbird.com/staff/apply/
How to Apply
A bit more about our dates:
May 27-June 3: Pre-season work available. We also offer Lifeguard, Wilderness First Aid and Wilderness First Responder during this time.
June 3-August 6: Camp Season for all
August 7-August 13: Post-season work available. Join us for a week of family camp. Thunderbird runs like a resort and you work a short day and have a chance to participate in camp activities.
Contact Info
- Camp Thunderbird for Girls
- fun@camptbird.com
- (314) 647-3168
- www.camptbird.com
