Ropes Supervisor

Kennolyn Camps

Overnight Camp Ropes Course Supervisor

Since 1946, Kennolyn Camps have welcomed campers and staff from around the world to a beautiful 450 acre camp property in the Santa Cruz Mountains.  Our staff is our very heart and soul.  You will be a mentor and a hero to our campers who come from near and far, and work as a leader for our ropes staff ensuring the proper operation of our ropes courses. You will live in a staff cabin.  You will help run our ropes training and work the various courses and climbing wall on a daily basis.  You need to have previous ropes course skills, but more importantly, be able to teach them safely to other staff and maintain them through observation throughout the summer.  We welcome your application if:

• You are at least 21 years old (for insurance purposes)
• You have extensive ropes course experience
• You love the outdoors
• You have a strong work ethic and work well with others
• You are enthusiastic, energetic, motivated, and adaptable
• You have a big heart and love working with children
• You are excited for an overnight camp summer lifestyle in a drug and alcohol-free place
• You are familiar with ACCT and American Camping Association standards
• You are certified or have the ability to be certified ACCT 1 or 2 before camp
• You have experience managing staff
• You can safely instruct staff to belay and operate a ropes course and instruct campers on safety and techniques on the courses/walls. *some training provided

Must be available for our full season: June 1st-August 12th.

(Additional Family Camp Weekend work available. Aug 29th-Sept 2nd)

Employee Perks:

• Very few expenses while you work here!
• Live and work among the California Coastal Redwoods. Enjoy our beautiful property and get the opportunity to try some of our amazing activities! 
• Make new friends from all over the Country and World (In 2023 we had 20 countries represented on our staff)
• Scheduled time off throughout the Summer where you can enjoy the local sights. We are 20 minutes away from Santa Cruz, 45 minutes from Monterey and 90 minutes away from San Francisco.
• Gain vast experience working in the outdoors with children.

For more information, email Miles or submit your application online.