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Camp Doublecreek Season 46 is fast approaching! The volume of details to be taken care of to get Doublecreek ready for campers seems to grow, not shrink as the years pass. Right now you’ll see mowing, painting, filing, and getting everything from buses to water fountains ready for the first day of camp.
This time of year, Saturdays at Doublecreek mean Open House in the morning and counselor interviews in the afternoon. Becoming a counselor for Season 46 is more complicated than becoming a counselor was for Season 1. Basically, my interview consisted of Aunt Trudy asking if I wanted a job. After considering the offer for a nanosecond, I said, “Yes.”
Today the process of hiring a counselor involves a screening process, a telephone interview, then the final step, the board review. Future counselors answer questions from the Leadership Team. For many applicants, this is their first job interview. We try to put them at ease, but for some the room feels like a courthouse and they are on trial. The applicants are usually nervous and it shows. However, despite nerves, these applicants show that they care about the campers. They may say it in different ways, but the common thread among the vast majority of the candidates is a love for children.
Several candidates are past campers, many are or preparing to be school teachers, and quite a few have gone through our Counselor-in-Training (CIT) program. With these resources to draw from, it is no surprise that year in and year out we are able to put together an exemplary staff.
Our counselors share a common trait. They’re eager and ready to make a difference by helping campers have the best summer ever!
I’m beginning to view Doublecreek as a constantly growing and expanding tapestry that’s not been woven by one hand, but many. Everyone involved contributes to the fabric of Doublecreek whether they are campers, parents, counselors, or CITs.
For me, one of the best phrases I get to say at the end of an interview when the candidate breathes a deep sigh of relief. I really enjoy saying, “Welcome aboard.”
The curtain will soon rise on Season 46 of Camp Doublecreek, and all the staff can’t wait to experience another great season!
--Joe Ray
Here's what some of our counselors say about working at Camp Doublecreek!
https://vimeo.com/161974810
