Jobs

Imagine a summer job at a beautiful lake site in the San Francisco East Bay, having fun in the great outdoors, making new friends, all while helping children grow and have the time of their life. You'll learn valuable leadership and teamwork skills that employers and graduate schools value. Many staff tell us years later that working at Roughing It was the most exciting and rewarding summer job they never expected.

Now Hiring for Summer 2024!

We are currently hiring camp counselors and activity instructors.

Camp counselors spend the day with the same group of campers and are responsible for planning/leading group activities as well as supervising campers. Groups are divided by gender/age and range from 4-16 years old. The camp day is split between group time and time spent at program areas where you will assist campers, under the instruction of our program staff.

Activity instructors spend the summer leading activities at one of our outdoor program areas: swimming, fishing, boating, canoeing, arts & crafts, sports, nature, and outdoor skills. Applicants should have prior experience in the area they will be teaching and be comfortable planning and leading activities.

Transportation from San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon

We are a day camp and most summer staff drive to our camp sites in Lafayette or Moraga. Some staff also act as bus counselors who supervise campers and lead activities on the ride to and from camp in the morning and afternoon. Our buses pick up in San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, Pleasant Hill, and San Ramon. If the daily commute to Lafayette/Moraga is not feasible for you but taking the bus could work, please apply and we will consider your situation.