If you love kids, there’s no better way to spend your summer than working as a Camp Gan Israel Highland Park staff member! Each year, our team works together toward one common purpose - to help EVERY camper grow! Below are a list of the different type of staff positions we offer.
Please click here to read the CGI Staff Employment Handbook 2022.
Senior Counselor | Senior Counselors are girls and boys entering 12th grade and college |
Junior Counselor | Junior Counselors are entering grade 10-11, and have at least one year of experience in camping and supervision of children. |
Mother's Helper | The mothers helper position is for a girl entering 10th grade and older. We will only be hiring girls for the full summer. |
General Camp Assistant | For girls entering 9th grade and older. Responsibilities include helping out in the office, bunk room and art room. The schedule varies each day. Only accepting 1 girl per month. |
Lifeguard (female) | Lifeguards are required to be in 11th grade+. Priority to lifeguards that will work the full summer. Art this time, the lifeguard position is a 5 day job - with no work during the 9 days. |
Specialty Instructor | Looking to hire instructors for sports, art, dance, gymnastics, music etc. |
Mini Gan Morah | Looking to hire a Morah for our Mini Gan division. Teaching experience required. |
APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS
We would love for you to apply to join our counselor team if you…
- LOVE KIDS! (this is of supreme importance!)
- Possess excellent character, integrity and adaptability
- Exhibit enthusiasm, a sense of humor, patience and self-control
- Accept supervision and guidance and want to work as a team with others
THE VALUE OF A PAYCHECK
The pay schedule is based on your entering grade in September 2022: (Per 8 week summer)
- Bonus: Each summer employment at CGI: $25 per summer
- Bonus: Apply before February 28, 2022: $50 for 8 weeks, $25 for 4 weeks
- Married Staff with educational experience (Morah, Head Counselor, Administrative Staff) $4000 Cash salary plus 2 camper tuition's worth $4800.)
- Specialty & Faculty: Based on experience, starting at $15 an hour.
- General Assistants (grade 9+) $900
- Counselor/Mothers Helper: (grade 10) $1000
- Counselor/Mothers Helper: (grade 11) $1100
- Counselor/Mothers Helper: (grade 12) $1200
- Counselor (Freshman) $1400
- Lifeguard salary is based on swimming every day from 9:20-3:30. There is no swimming during the 9 days. Priority to 8 week lifeguards. An estimate of 144 hours for Summer 2022.
Lifeguard (entering 12th grade) $1872 - $13 an hour Lifeguard (entering college) $2016 - $14 an hour Lifeguard (currently in college) $2160 - $15 an hour