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Location  |  Dates & Calendar  |  Kamp Kohut Facts  |  Bunk Life
Typical Day  |  Connections to the Outside World  |  Benefits
International Staff  |  Meet The Staff Coordinator

Location

We are located on Thompson Lake in Oxford, Maine, approximately one hour from the coast and one hour from the White Mountains of New Hampshire. We are about 40 minutes northwest of Portland, Maine, and about three hours north of Boston, Massachusetts.

Kamp Kohut provides a travel allowance to all staff. The amount given is determined by where you live and if you are hired through an international staffing agency.

There are several ways our staff get to Kamp Kohut. Car, bus, plane, and train are the most typical.


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Dates & Calendar

Summer Camper Dates
Session:
Camper Arrival:
Camper Depart:
First Session:
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Second Session:
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008

The Staff arrival and departure dates are much different from the campers dates, as we have many different training and orientation sessions for various groups of instructors and key staff. We also allow a couple of days at the end of camp to close things down after the kids leave. Your official arrival and departure dates will be listed on your contract. However, please make sure it coordinates with the dates below. If there are any discretions, please contact Jenny Green (jenny@kampkohut.com).

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Staff Calendar 2008
Check your CONTRACT for YOUR actual arrival/departure dates.

5/21 Arrival: Laundry/Cleaning
5/27 Arrival: Pre-Camp Crew
 
5/28 Begin: Pre-Camp Starts
5/30 Closed: Winter Office
(Cape Elizabeth)
6/1 Arrival: Program Director
Office Manager
Area Directors
6/2 Open: Summer Office
(Oxford)
6/7 Arrival: Lifeguards
6/8 Begin: Lifeguard Training
6/9 Arrival: Nurses
Outdoor Ed. Staff
Waterfront Staff
Kitchen Staff
6/10 Begin: Outdoor Ed Orientation
Waterfront Orientation
Boat Driver Training
6/11 Arrival: BUNAC/ICCP
International Staff
Returning Staff
 
6/12 Arrival: All Remaining Staff
6/12 - 6/22 Staff Orientation
 
6/22 Arrival: First Session Campers
6/22 - 7/17: First Session
 
7/20 Arrival: Second Session Campers
7/20 - 8/14: Second Session
 
8/15 Departure: All Seasonal Staff @ 4:00pm
8/16 Departure: All Area Directors @ noon

Other Important Dates:
    Orientation Day Off: 6/16
    Orientation Staff Trip Day: 6/19

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Kamp Kohut Facts

Kamp Kohut is a traditional, residential summer camp for children ages 7 to 16.

Our program runs with up to 175 campers in each four-week session. We hire approximately 80 staff members. They are typically college-age and come from around the world.

Kohut offers a wide range of activities, from water sports to adventure courses to land sports to creative & performing arts to media and everything in between! If you don't see a particular activity on the list, we may offer it as a "Daily Choice". Daily Choice classes are a fantastic opportunity for the staff to teach a variety of different activities to the kids. Have any suggestions? We love it when our staff bring new and exciting ideas to the Kohut program!

A Sample of Our Activities...

Aerobics
Archery
Arts & Crafts
Backpacking
Basketball
Campcraft
Canoeing
Ceramics
Climbing Wall

Community Service
Computer
Crew
Daily Choice
Dance
Drama
Field Hockey
Fishing
Fitness

Golf
Gymnastics
Horseback Riding
Intercamp Games
Jewelry
Kayaking
Lacrosse
Library
Mountain Biking

Music Lessons
Newcomb
Newspaper
Overnight Camping
Photography
Radio
Rollerblading
Roller Hockey
Ropes Course

Sailing
Soccer
Softball
Street Hockey
Swimming
Tech Theatre
Tennis
Theatre
Track & Field

Trip Day
Voice Lessons
Volleyball
Wakeboarding
Waterskiing
Web Design
Windsurfing
Woodworking
Yearbook

We are looking to hire DYNAMIC and ENTHUSIASTIC staff to instruct in these activities, live with campers, and be a part of the exciting adventure at Kamp Kohut.

When it comes to the perfect setting for a great summer camping experience, Kamp Kohut offers the opportunity of a life-time. Surrounded by spectacular Lake Thompson, Kamp Kohut occupies a world of its own and we would love for you to be a part of it!

Rich with the finest Maine camping traditions, our two four-week programs promote unity and camp spirit, as well as self-expression and growth.

Bunk Life




Most of our staff live in a cabin with a group of six to ten campers and one to three other staff members. All of the cabins are equipped with basic electric and plumbing. Some of the cabins have showers and the ones that do not are only a few yards from the bunk-line shower house. The showers do have hot water! Each restroom and shower has a private stall. Sinks and cubby rooms are a bit more exposed. Kohut does not typically incorporate the use of bunk beds, so each person in each cabin will have a standard size cot with a mattress. There are also storage shelves in the cabin for various necessities. All bunk-line cabins are screened in and provide a beautiful view of the surrounding forest and lake.

Staff housing is provided for staff members not in an instructor/counselor role. Typically, these platform cabins house 4 to 5 staff members, are very spacious and have basic electric. A separate bath/shower house is provided for these cabins, which are situated just off the main bunk line and close to all campus facilities.

We would like to give you the opportunity to get to know everyone at camp before requesting who you want to live with, so bunk assignments will be done towards the end of the all-staff orientation. Lisa Tripler, the Owner/Director of Kamp Kohut, will also discuss with you your camper age preference and with what age group we think you would be most suited for. Based on this information, you will then be assigned a bunk.

Typical Day

Kamp Kohut operates on a seven day schedule. Out of every seven days we have one Blue & White Day, one Trip Day, and five regular activity days. Throughout the course of each session we have Olympics/ Kollege Days, Senior Camper activities, and various other events that interrupt the daily schedule from time to time.

On a typical day, the bugle blows at 7:30am. Breakfast is at 8:00am. Activities begin at 9:00am. Each activity period is 50 minutes long with a 10 minute changeover. Lunch is at 1:00pm. The rest period begins after lunch and ends at 2:30pm. Afternoon activities run until Free Swim, which is at 5:30pm. Dinner is at 6:00pm and evening activity begins shortly after dinner. Call to Quarters is usually around 8:30pm and lights are out for the campers at 9:00pm or whenever Taps blows.

A bell will ring at the end of each activity to signal the changeover and a bugle/trumpet is blown to signal wake-up, call to quarters, and bedtime.

Please note that all schedules are subject to change and the Program Department reserves the right to break the start of Olympics and Kollege Days without any prior notification! SURPRISE!!


7:30 am Wake Up
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Morning Activities
1:00 pm Lunch &
Rest Hour
2:30 pm Afternoon Activites
5:30 pm Free Swim
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Evening Activities
8:30 pm Call to Quarters
9:00 pm Taps/Lights Out
Connections to the Outside World

Staff will have access to the internet and their email accounts. There are also staff phones available for long-distance calls, but they require a calling card or collect call to the receiving party. Cell phones are permitted but may only be used on time-off away from the campers. Due to the location of Kamp Kohut, some cell phones do not get very good reception, if any. Make sure to check with your wireless provider!

Benefits

Benefits of employment include:

  • Making a difference in the life of a child
  • Making wonderful friends
  • Teaching experience
  • Competitive salary
  • Travel allowance
  • Low-cost health insurance
  • Room
  • Board
  • Laundry
  • Internships and college credit
  • Visa sponsorship for international staff
  • Excellent time off
  • Transportation for time off to help you
    explore the beautiful state of Maine

  • International Staff

    All Canadian applicants can apply directly to Kamp Kohut at BEFORE obtaining a visa through BUNAC. However, all Canadian applicants will need to apply for a J-1 visa before being allowed to work in the USA. To begin the application for a visa, please go to www.bunac.org.

    All other overseas/foreign applicants should go through an organization called BUNAC to begin applying for a camp counselor position and for a work visa. You can contact BUNAC through their web site at www.bunac.org. BUNAC will do all of the official interviewing before placing you with a camp in the USA. If you would like to be placed with Kamp Kohut, please indicate this to them in your interview. You must go through BUNAC before being considered for a position.

    Meet the Staff Coordinator

    Jenny Green, native of Lexington, Kentucky, has worked for Kamp Kohut since the Summer of 1999 in a variety of summer roles and as the off-season Staff Coordinator & Assistant Director.

    Jenny, a graduate from the University of Kentucky, initially came to Kohut as a cabin counselor and a summer office assistant. Because of her love of children, enthusiasm for the kamp culture, and passion for the outdoors, Jenny moved into a year-round full-time position as the Staff Coordinator and Assistant Director.

    Some of Jenny's summer roles include Office Manager, Arts Director, and Media Director. She has also overseen the Area Directors, assisted on the girls' bunk line, and directed transportation. Going into her 9th summer at Kamp Kohut, Jenny is excited to be involved in a number of different areas once again.

    On a personal note, Jenny and her husband, Steve, who is also an Assistant Director at Kamp Kohut, stay busy keeping up with their two year old daughter, Eliza, and are expecting their second child in early February 2008. The Green Family (including Maycie the Cat), lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in the off-season.




    1-888-GO KOHUT
    1-888-465-6488

    Summer Contact

    Kamp Kohut
    151 Kohut Road
    Oxford, ME
    04270

    Tel: (207) 539-0966
    Fax: (207) 539-4701
    Winter Contact

    Kamp Kohut
    2 Tall Pine Road
    Cape Elizabeth, ME
    04107

    Tel: (207) 767-2406
    Fax: (207) 767-0604

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