Summer Positions

Staff applications for Summer 2023 are open! We are currently hiring on a rolling basis.

We are still hiring naturalists, counselors, nannies, challenge course facilitators, alternative foods cooks, drivers and a few other select positions!

Please click through below for information about the hiring process, general Camp Tawonga staff information and specific positions.

Read on below to learn about the Tawonga summer staff experience and the diverse range of positions available. Please contact Lom Friedman at lom@tawonga.org or 415.543.2267 with any questions.

Being on Staff

The Camp Tawonga Staff is a family of over 200 dedicated staff, working together to create a vibrant Jewish community where children have a safe, meaningful summer in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains. The campers’ experience is the focus of all staff, whether counselor or prep cook, lifeguard or backpacking leader, office staff or driver. The work is demanding, with long hours, high intensity and little privacy.

The staff, community and work with the kids all led to incredible personal growth.Tawonga Staff Alum

Best Job Ever

The rewards of working on staff are great — the delight of helping children grow, the beauty of the mountains and river, and the joy of working as part of a team of enthusiastic and caring staff. This outstanding team includes people with both Jewish and non-Jewish backgrounds, all of whom enjoy the Jewish customs and culture which come alive at Camp Tawonga.

Take it from our staff – we consistently score at the top of the Foundation for Jewish Camp Staff Satisfaction Index surveys. According to this anonymous survey, 95% of our staff would recommend working at Tawonga, and 95% are satisfied with their overall job experience.

Join Our Team!

Please look over the job descriptions and apply for the position(s) that best suits you. All staff contracts are for the ENTIRE SUMMER season (June 4 – August 12, 2023), and applicants must be prepared to commit themselves for the full 10 weeks; all employees must be at least 18 years old as of the start of the first week of staff training with a High School diploma. Additional education or age requirements apply to specific positions.

Application Process

1) Submit an application online. The application is open!
2) Email Lom Friedman at lom@tawonga.org to schedule an interview by Friday, January 6, 2023 to be considered in our first round of hiring (in which most positions are filled for the season), after this we will hire on a rolling basis to fill any remaining open positions.
3) Our first round of job offers will be made in late January/early February.
4) We will continue hiring for remaining open positions on a rolling basis after February.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Camp Tawonga provides equal opportunities without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.