Awesome Counselors Role Models Needed

This is not an employment application. This will allow the director to contact you after March 20th to confirm your interest, and then have you complete a full application and schedule interviews. 

All applicants must be 18 or older by July 1st, 2025 per chaperone guidelines with our tri state vendors and experience operators.

Under 18? Look into our CIT  program.

We are looking for highly motivated and independent candidates who are able to work a majority of our summer camp weeks. Due to the extremely small size of our camp - counselor positions are extremely limited and highly competitive.

Our counselors are specially trained to facilitate safety and fun across all of our trips and adventures. Our staff members include university students and local professionals who are looking to work hard in a fun, ever-changing environment. They not only act as role models for our campers, but as representatives of the Redding community to the thousands of people we will come in contact with throughout our weeks.

Specialized training includes:

• CPR, AED, First Aid training

• Stop the Bleed trauma training

• QPR Suicide Prevention Training

• State of Connecticut Mandated Reporter Training

• Scenario & action-plan based trainings on all locations visited - including maps and virtual tours of all parks, , emergency plans for weather, security, and medical incidents

• Camper file review - each camper's file is reviewed during a staff meeting for any special considerations provided by the guardians, with safety or comfort plans created based on camper or parent feedback

Interested parties will be required to fill out a Redding Park & Recreation Department employment application upon confirmation.

Pay rates are in accordance with the 2025 Town of Redding, CT camp counselor pay schedule.