Camp Coordinator

and the job listing Expires on March 12, 2026

Santa Catalina School is a vibrant, independent, Catholic school offering student-centered co‑education to PreK through grade 8 and an all‑girls’ boarding and day college preparatory upper school serving grades 9 through 12. Santa Catalina exists to develop in each student a striving for excellence, a maturing awareness of moral and spiritual values, a sense of responsible purpose, and a determination to serve the world with courage, grace, and compassion.

With the cornerstones of excellence, spirituality, service, and responsibility, the school is committed to providing a supportive learning community for each student to grow in their intellectual, personal, and spiritual life, making Santa Catalina a transformational educational experience for its students.

Santa Catalina School, a nationally recognized PreK‑12 independent, Catholic school in Monterey, California, seeks seasonal summer camp counselors for Summer at Santa Catalina. Summer at Santa Catalina serves 300‑plus girls through day and resident summer camp programming from June to August. This position requires a positive role model who can build relationships with campers and their families, lead various games, and oversee free play and activities.

The Camp Coordinator reports to the Director of Summer at Santa Catalina, providing program planning and implementation for camp.

Santa Catalina School believes that each employee contributes significantly to its success. The assigned responsibilities should not limit that contribution. Therefore, this position description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope but not limit the incumbent nor the organization to just the work identified. We expect each employee to offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors.

The Camp Coordinator is part of the summer administrative team and supports all camp operations and camper activities and programs. This position designs and facilitates unique programming for our campers that supports a positive and inclusive girl community. This position begins in early June to finalize supply purchases and organization, assist with staff training, and complete general camp preparation. During camp, this position assists with general camp administrative needs including office duty, parent phone calls, daily camper sign‑in/sign‑out, meals, nightly duty, field trips, and other duties as needed.

The Camp Coordinator works with summer staff in camp programming. This position lives in dorm housing provided by the school.

• Support all camp operations by helping facilitate and supervise all camp activities
• Coordinate and organize all camper mail, both incoming and outgoing
• Help maintain and organize program supplies and spaces
• Support the camp administrative team with daily office tasks, parent phone calls, program prep, daily sign‑in/sign‑out, and more
• Facilitate and supervise camp meals as assigned
• Support camper supervision and dorm duties as needed
• Support camp classes as needed
• Accompany and supervise campers during camp field trips
• Oversee and support program counselors with setup, organization, and cleanup of camp classes, activities, programs, and program supplies
• Facilitate and participate in community building activities, theme days, camp songs, games, and more
• Assist staff to provide social‑emotional learning support to campers, such as conflict resolution, homesickness support, and more
• Manage camper behavior individually and in groups positively and consistently
• Facilitate relationship‑building between campers and groups
• Manage risk throughout camp activities on and off campus
• Learn, follow, and explain camp rules, regulations, policies, and daily practices regarding the Summer at Santa Catalina program operation

Other duties as assigned

• Must be available June 8‑July 31
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• At least 1 year of youth experience and leading experiential activities preferred
• Strong passion for working with youth and enthusiastic about empowering young women
• A…