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The Nature Place Day Camp

Overall, it wasn’t great working here. As one of the other reviewers mentioned, some of the kids have behavioral problems that we were not trained to handle. A couple of the kids I had would constantly “run away” from the activities. I’d have to follow them to make sure they were safe. There was no protocol for that kind of thing though. You basically were at the mercy of the kid, having to try to convince them to go back with you. Counselors are not provided with walkie talkies, so in those scenarios we have no support. It felt like the majority of the job was having to deal with the badly behaved kids of the group. Not fun; and definitely not worth getting paid below minimum wage.
The activities themselves are not stimulating enough for the kids, which I’d imagine contributes to them acting out. In my opinion, there are too many “be outside in nature and do nothing” periods in the day.
However: I found that the higher-ups here helped to the best of their ability, and all of the staff is very friendly.
I think if you get lucky with your batch of campers this job would be a good time. If not, it kinda sucks.

I agreed to work from 7am-5pm for only $4.35/hr because I thought it was going to be a really great environment to work in unfortunately, I was very mistaken. To start the Camps location was at a school and did not have as much nature as expected.  Second, the lead counselor i worked with has been with the camp since the year after it began and she is awful. She had no patience with children and would get mad at me when I defended the 3-5 year olds from her wrath. It got so bad I was switched groups and I had a great time with my new group but i felt really bad because the 14 year old CIT in my old group came up to me complaining about how the lead counselor was now picking on her instead of me. Also for a bunch of people including me our checks bounced when we tried to cash them a week after camp ended.

This is a very good company to work for as a beginning job; however, for the hours worked more money is needed. The management is very friendly and helpful. Special weekly food incentives help boost morale. There are many team building activities to keep workers connected to their peers and management. Definitely a fun place to work and I would recommend it to others who enjoy the outdoors, diversity, and creativity.

Everyone here is so nice, and from the interview process and throughout the entire summer the admin goes out of their way to make people feel welcomed. Obviously hours are not flexible, but the pay is much better compared to other camps in the area. Working with kids can be stressful at times, but the activities helped them stay engaged and occupied. 

No one tells you that a lot of the children have physical or mental issues in this camp and the staff is not trained to handle the children. The employees are young and inexperienced. Everyone except for management is paid minimally. 
Working here was a nightmare because of the level of frustration and incompetence.

Typical day at Nature Place was 6 hours 8am to 3pm. We do a bit of everything from gym sports to arts and crafts. We go swimming everyday. We have time for lunch. We learn things like how to build fires to building Forest Gnomes. Hardest part of job is how early we must get there. Most enojoyable part was being with the kids.

Excellent place to work if you enjoy both the natural world around us and working with kids. Fun job with plenty of time outdoors. Staff and management is superb. Depending on position and grouping, may involve spending up to 3 days on overnight camping trips with the older campers.

Excellent place to work, they care about their employees and show their appreciation through weekly special events for employees. Team oriented environment and caring environment would highly recommend this employer.

Working here was a fun experience. This job is probably best for high school and college students, it's a fun work environment, but the salary isn't very competitive.

Had a lot of fun working here. Everyone was very friendly, and the atmosphere was welcoming. Some days felt long and tiring, but I always felt that I could get support if I needed it. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Camp counselor 12 salaries reported	$2,654 per month
Educator 2 salaries reported	$2,850 per month
Art teacher 10 salaries reported	$663 per week
Lead instructor 4 salaries reported	$2,700 per month
Activity leader 4 salaries reported	$2,400 per month

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