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The Adventures Last A Summer, The Memories Last A Lifetime... (818) 706-8255 ~ (805) 523-7711
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Our Staff Make the Difference
When we ask our camp parents about their children's camp experiences, time and again they respond that it is our Camp Kinneret staff that make all the difference. Our staff are carefully chosen for their ability to effectively and positively work with children. We recruit from colleges and universities throughout California and across the country, looking for young adults who hope to spend their summer making a difference in our campers' lives.
Our senior staff are college age and older. Each group of 11-14 campers has one senior counselor plus a co-counselor (graduating high school senior) or a CILT (high school volunteer). These individuals make the difference in our campers' summers by being positive adult role models, responsible leaders and trusted friends.
Our staff also includes instructional specialists. Specialists are hired not only for their nurturing, fun and caring natures, but also for their ability to teach in their specialty areas. These areas include swimming, animals and ponies, arts and crafts, nature, music, gymnastics, offsite hiking, rock climbing and the high-ropes challenge course.
In our search for the best staff, we receive over 400 staff applications each year and interview a narrowed group of approximately 200-250 applicants in small group interviews of approximately 6-10. Successful group interview candidates are asked to return for a personal 1:1 individual interview with one of our two camp directors. Following the individual interview, personal references are individually called by a member of the camp Leadership Team. Once hired, new staff members join our group of individually selected returning staff members who are carefully chosen by the directors to return to camp to serve as ambassadors and role models. New and old staff join together to create the magic of each summer that is rich with traditions of summers past and fresh with new energy.
To summarize, our staff selection process includes:
- Group and individual interviews with at least one of our camp directors
- Reference checks through personal phone calls
- Professional criminal background checks
- A check of the California Justice Department's Child Molester Registry
Our staff also:
- Participate in over 30 hours of training prior to the first day of camp
- Commit to random drug testing throughout the summer
- Attend weekly summer staff meetings to further their development
