SUMMER ADVENTURE CAMP – FIELD TRIP COUNSELOR
Spend your summer in a fun, rewarding way by working with elementary school aged youth in our Camp Fire Alaska Summer Adventure Camp! This day camp program operates Monday – Friday in five school & community center locations throughout Anchorage and Eagle River.
As a Field Trip Counselor you’ll be responsible for ensuring the safety, supervision, and positive engagement of youth during field trips and off-site program activities. The role supports transportation logistics, maintains accurate attendance, and enforces program expectations while fostering a respectful and inclusive environment. The individual serves as a positive role model, communicates effectively with staff and partners, and responds appropriately to behavioral concerns or emergencies by following established policies and risk management procedures. Additionally, this position ensures adherence to program schedules to help create successful and well-organized field trip experiences.
Get ready for adventure! Some of the awesome field trips we’ve enjoyed in past summers include bowling days, exploring the Sealife Center, visiting the Wildlife Conservation Center, discovering hands-on exhibits at the Anchorage Museum, and taking in the views on hikes at Eklutna Lake and Winner Creek Trail, just to name a few!
You’ll also help plan and be part of weekly trips out to Camp Fireweed, where the fun continues with swimming, boating, archery, the rock wall, and plenty of other outdoor adventures. Every week brings something new to explore!
Field Trip Counselor
Pay: $19.12/hour
Schedule: Tuesday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:30pm
- optional subbing opportunities Monday & Friday for additional hours
Summer Camp Dates: May 26, 2026 – August 7, 2026
A Field Trip Counselor is responsible for providing attentive, minute-to-minute supervision of a group of campers while collaborating with fellow counselors and specialists to safely support and guide youth during off-site field trips and experiences.
Qualifications:
- Minimum Age Requirement: Eighteen (18) years old
- Prior experience working with youth preferred.
- Ability to transport self to work and to the Camp Fire office for trainings.
- Current Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED/ First Aid Certification from a nationally recognized provider, required *American Red Cross preferred
YOU MAY REQUEST A COPY OF THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION BY EMAILING HR AT jobs@campfireak.org.
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*All applicants who are offered employment with Camp Fire Alaska will be subjected to reference checks and a criminal history check through the Alaska Background Check Program. Offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of both the reference checks and criminal history check in accordance with Municipality of Anchorage Child Care Licensing regulations.
Camp Fire Alaska Inclusion Statement:
Camp Fire believes in the dignity and the intrinsic worth of every human being. We welcome, affirm, and support young people and adults of all abilities and disabilities, experiences, races, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, citizenship or immigration status, religion and non-religion, and any other category people use to define themselves or others.