Employment at Wonder Valley Ranch Family Camp!

Wonder Valley Family Camp hosts summer resident family camps and family vacations in the Sierra foothills of California, where the family who vacations together at family camps finds family camps and summer camps in a california location which is great for California family vacations and family camps

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If working with kids and spirited adults in a fun, active environment at one of California’s most respected summer resident camps sounds like a great way to spend part of your summer vacation, then this page is for you.

Wonder Valley Family Camp is part of Western Camps, Inc., which also hosts several other camp sessions throughout the year at their 75-acre facility east of Fresno, California in the beautiful Sierra Nevada foothills. The staff at Wonder Valley has been hosting camps since the late 1960s, and they are always on the lookout for that special type of person that can be trained to be a Camp Counselor and role model for visiting kids and adults alike. Three, six and nine month contracts are available.

For young men and women, or just creative, active people who are “young at heart”, being a Wonder Valley Camp Counselor is a very rewarding experience. You will be assigned groups of campers, who will look up to you for leadership, companionship, and view you as someone who really knows how to have a good time. From sunrise until late into the night, you will guide, teach, entertain and enlighten the lives of those who visit Wonder Valley.

Each summer, Wonder Valley screens about 2,000 applicants at several two-day workshops held at the camp. During this time, potential counselors will be put through team building exercises, leadership drills, and be evaluated for good judgement, confidence, and various other skills. This is a chance for those wanting to become counselors to get to know the camp management well, as they will get to know you.

Once hired to the elite group of spirit leaders, counselors will attend a seven-day training session that covers things like motivation, safety, discipline techniques, vehicle orientation, liability, cabin orientation, homesickness, 101 Ways to Praise,

building self-esteem and CPR classes. Certain specialized counselors such as water ski instructors and Ropes Challenge Course personel will complete additional training at this time.

Here is a partial list of some of the positions we are looking to fill each summer:
Water Ski Director: Responsible for safety and supervision of ski program
Assistant Water Ski Director: Assist the director in related duties
Outcamp Director: Responsible for all trips leaving camp

Program Specialist: Supervise on-camp programs for quality and safety
Programming Assistant: Assit the director with detailed scheduling of staff and campers
Theatre Arts Director: Direct productions that include music and basic choreography
Assistant Director: Staff and camper issues, discipline
Ropes Course Specialist: Assist director with low and high element facilitation
Male and Female counselors: Live in cabin with children and teach activities during they day based on your experience and interests

Wonder Valley also hires other employees from time to time, including culinary/kitchen staff, housekeeping and groundskeeping personnel, and office staff on an “as needed” basis. Please follow the directions below to inquire about what positions may be available. There are several methods in which to submit your resume, and once staff has reviewed your qualifications, an application will be mailed to you.

You may request an application by writing or calling

River Way Ranch Camp
6450 Elwood Road
Sanger, CA. 93657

You may call Wonder Valley to inquire about employment during regular business hours Monday-Friday at 1-800-821-2801.

Would you like to fill out your request for an application online? Click here.