Counselor-in-Training (C.I.T.)
Age: 16 years old or entering 11th grade
Do you have ambitions to work as a staff member at Camp Ondessonk or another youth development program? Join the Camp Ondessonk team as a Counselor-in-Training for three weeks of hands-on experiential learning. Participants will work closely with leadership staff members to discover and develop the skills needed to encourage, lead, and engage campers ages 8–15. Counselors-in-Training will receive the training necessary to assist in activities like challenge, horseback riding, woodscraft, and handicrafts, among others, while serving in a position that directly contributes to the daily operations of Camp Ondessonk, an American Camp Association accredited organization.
2026 Dates:
Trimester 1 – 5/30 to 6/19
Trimester 2 – 6/20 to 7/10
Trimester 3 – 7/11 to 7/31
2027 CIT applications will be available mid-November.
PLEASE NOTE: Once you begin your staff journey as a C.I.T., we no longer allow you to participate as a camper at Camp Ondessonk.
