Summer of 2006

Ooops Sorry I forgot to post more....

I am returning for my third summer to my camp in Illinois.

I absolutely love my campers and staff. I can't think of a better way to spend my summer. I stay in contact with quite a few campers and staff throughout the off season. Even visited some of my staff in England for a beautiful holiday!

My camp offers a nurse salary starting at $900 a week which includes private lodging, meals and full camp tuition for your kids!!!! From what I heard...this salary is pretty good. But nurses don't go to camp for the money

I'm looking. It's something I've always wanted to do, and since I'm thinking of leaving the hospital at the begining of June when my contract is up, it may be a good time for me to do it. I am fortunate to live within a few hours of MANY camps. My problem is this, I have a four year old son. I saw that one nurse brought her younger kids with a mother's helper that she paid and the camp provided room/board for her mother's helper. Is this something that would be reasonable to propose to a camp director? I emailed a few camps about their nursing positions and had 4 responses within a few hours. This makes me think they need nurses badly and may be willing to be flexible.

Thanks,

Sue

Goodness, this isn't at all late for a camp to have unfilled positions! Many perfectly good camps don't start looking seriously at new staff applications until February or March.

Yes, camps do have a difficult time filling nurse positions, because so few nurses have the freedom to spend their summers away from home.

I've heard of many people who have been successful taking a young child to camp with them, but I agree that it'd probably work better when your son is older. But yes, I think most camp directors would agree to provide room & board for a mother's helper (they'd barely notice the person was there, budget-wise). Your helper would have to agree to abide by all camp rules, though--including the dress code--and depending on the camp, might have to be at least as old as the youngest counselors.