Where do Jewish camps find their staff members? Are my childs counselors Jewish?
Each camp has a different staff recruiting and hiring process. Jewish camps try to hire “home grown” staff members, campers who have been through the program and are able to best be a role model along the lines of the camp’s mission. Many camps hire staff from accredited international staffing agencies, including the Jewish Agency for Israel, Camp America, CCUSA, and others. The International staff may or may not be Jewish. Feel free to ask the camp what screening measures they use when hiring staff. Almost all camps have a staff training week prior to the summer.
