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Mowglis Boys Summer Camp Counselor – Job Description

Mowglis Boys Summer Camp Counselor – Job Description

Are you interested in working as a counselor at Camp Mowglis? Our non-profit summer camp for boys on Newfound Lake in New Hampshire is looking for applicants. We hire, train, and coach the best of the best, and Mowglis boys summer camp counselors serve an essential role. Our sleepaway camp for boys is a fast-paced, exciting environment. You’ll have many responsibilities as a counselor, but also a lot of fun, working with Mowglis campers as they grow, learning life’s most important lessons.

Available Summer Camp Positions

Our boy’s adventure camp is currently looking for men and women with experience leading the following activities:

  • Rock climbing
  • Canoeing
  • Row boating
  • Crew
  • Sailing
  • Woodworking
  • Nature
  • Trip leader
  • Wilderness survival
  • Backpacking
  • Fencing
  • Axemanship
  • Riflery
  • Tennis

Boys Overnight Camp Counselor Responsibilities

Our staff is committed to preserving the traditional summer camp experience that has defined our camp since 1903. As part of the Mowglis family, your responsibilities will include:

  1. Leading by example as you live alongside the boys in our open-air dormitories, including participating in and assisting boys with dorm chores
  2. Creating a safe space for the boys to live and learn together
  3. Promoting the health and welfare of every person in the Mowglis community
  4. Managing one of the various camp activities, including up to 4 teaching periods 4-5 days a week
  5. Co-leading day hikes
  6. Preparing one-hour evening presentations for the campfire circle
  7. Participating in camp life, even when you’re not leading an activity

Camp Counselor Qualifications

To qualify for the camp counselor position, you must:

  1. Be at least 19 years old and have completed one year of college
  2. Hold previous summer camp experience (camper or staff)
  3. Undergo a thorough reference check and criminal background check
  4. Be a positive, self-motivated role model who always takes initiative
  5. Enjoy being around kids
  6. Be energetic, fun, and motivated
  7. Exhibit superior attention to detail and risk management skills
  8. Possess a desire to effect positive change in young men
  9. Be able to provide a safe and fun environment for campers and staff
  10. Hold an up-to-date CPR certification (can be taken at camp)
  11. Preferably hold a lifeguard certification (can be taken at camp)
  12. Optional: Be able to drive coach boat and obtain an NH commercial boat License (can be done at camp)

How to Apply for a Counselor Position at Mowglis Summer Camp for Boys

Visit Mowglis’ employment page to learn more about joining our staff and to apply for a position as a Mowglis summer camp counselor. For questions, contact:

Positions will remain open until filled. Summer camping season is just around the corner, so apply online today.

Current Weather

Last updated: May 20, 2025 5:00 pm

  • Temperature: 52.2°F
  • Feels Like: 48.2°F
  • Humidity: 65%
  • Condition: Cloudy
  • Wind: 9 mph at 345° (NORTH_NORTHWEST); Gusts up to 17 mph
  • Precipitation Chance: 10% (Rain)
  • Air Pressure: 1013.87 mb
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Cloud Cover: 100%

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The Mow-Trow Gear Exchange: Smart & Sustainable Gear Sharing:

If your son has outgrown Mowglis uniform items (aka Mow-Trow) that are still in good shape, please add them to this spreadsheet. If you’re looking for Mow-Trow or other gear (hiking boots, backpacks, etc.), you can check out this spreadsheet, and if you find what you’re looking for, contact the parent who posted it up and either arrange for shipping (or to pick it up if you live in the same area).

 

The best way to pay for shipping will be for the family with the items to box them up and bring them to a UPS Store and have the parent receiving the items call the store with their credit card number. That is how we send lost and found items at the end of the summer, and it works quite well. Please note when items have been claimed once they have been. Any unclaimed items can be brought to camp on arrival day or shipped to camp.

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Protect Your Investment: Program Protector Tuition Insurance:

Program Protector, tuition insurance, is now available for purchase during the online registration process.

 

If purchased, may protect up to the full cost of your son’s session and include various other benefits should the need arise.

 

To buy this coverage, please go HERE.

 

Determine if Program Protection Tuition Insurance is right for you by going HERE.

Please be in touch if you have any questions about this program. 

 

PLEASE submit all camper forms by May 15th. There aren’t too many forms; all are important, and most can be completed right online.

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Keeping Campers Safe: Our Tick Management Approach:

How do you manage the threat of ticks?

While we have fewer ticks in NH than in more southern New England states, we still take ticks extremely seriously.

 

Here are some big-picture ways we protect our campers from ticks:

 

  • Our defense starts with staff education – all campers and counselors are taught what, where, and when to look for, and we have the campers do tick checks at least daily and every time they’ve been out in the bushes.
  • If a tick is found embedded on a camper while at camp, he will go to the nurse for removal and bite-site mapping, and then the tick is saved, and the camper will be monitored daily for any signs of infection.
  • If there is a parental desire or signs of infection, the tick is sent to a lab for testing.
  • We have bottles of bug spray throughout camp and on all trips.
  • We cut back brush to minimize the chance of ticks hopping onto folks as they walk around camp.

Mowglis Boys Summer Campers are Family

Our families know that Mowglis overnight summer camp for boys aged 7-15 is an extraordinary place. This is due in no small part to the wonderful families who have chosen our outdoor leadership camp for their sons. In joining the Mowglis family, you help us pass the torch, carrying on the tradition of summer camp to future generations and other families across the country.

 

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for becoming part of the Camp Mowglis family. Please help us spread the joy of camping. If you know of someone you’d like to invite to join our camping family, please complete our camp referral form so we can reach out.

 

Thank you – and see you soon!

Nick Robbins, Director

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