Work With Us!
Buck’s Rock Camp is proud to offer resources and opportunities for working artists who are interested in teaching in a safe, inclusive, non-competitive, and accessible art-making environment. To stay true to our Mission, Vision, and Values, Buck’s Rock celebrates the unique perspectives of all individuals, and we actively seek to build a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve. Together, we aim to create a vibrant, supportive space where campers and staff alike can thrive through shared creativity, collaboration, and artistic expression.
We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.
You can click on any job title to see specific responsibilities, additional duties, summer dates, and salary ranges for that job. In addition to the duties listed for each job, every counselor on camp will be assigned one or two core duties, listed at the very bottom of this page.
All positions with an asterisk (*) are already filled
Please note: Hiring is an ever-changing process, so the positions indicated here may not be the most updated version.
Camper Support Positions
Support Positions
Infirmary
Kitchen
Chef*
Maintenance
Administration Positions
Visual Arts Positions
Batik*
Book Arts*
Ceramics*
Computers and Fabrication Lab*
Culinary
Digital Photography*
Glass
Metals & Jewelry*
Painting*
Printing and Silkscreening*
Publications*
Head of Shop* Logistics* Layout Counselor * Writing Counselor*
Puppetry*
Recycled Materials Library
Sculpture*
Sewing*
Video and Filmmaking*
Weaving
Wood
Performing Arts Positions
Clown*
Costume
Dance*
Lighting Design*
Music
Counselors (we are looking for folks to teach bass, ukulele, or woodwinds)
Radio*
Studio 59 (Recording Studio)*
Set Design
Sound Design*
Theatre
Head of Shop* Director* Musical Director Stage Manager* Choreographer*
Outdoor Activities Positions
Pool*
Garden*
Sports*
Evening Activities*
CORE DUTIES:
These vitally important jobs are critical to the smooth operations of camp. You will be assigned these duties prior to the campers’ arrival. No-shows or not finding coverage will be viewed as not doing your job and you may be subject to termination.
Guidance/CIT Assist (GA/CITA): Guidance Assist is a core duty assigned to certain staff members prior to the arrival of campers in June. Guidance/CIT Assists work in auxiliary to Guidance/CIT Counselors, providing coverage at bunks or in designated areas roughly from the hours of 6:30pm to 10:30pm, for Guidance Assist, or 10:30pm to midnight, for CIT Assist, to allow for time off for regularly assigned staff. At times, GA's and CITA's may be tasked with remote responsibilities like overnight duty or trips afield from camp. With few exceptions, staff are assigned one core duty per summer only.
Safety Crew (SC): The primary role of the Safety Crew, one possible core duty at camp, is to ensure the safety and security of all campers and staff on camp premises by making nightly rounds. The Safety Crew will meet with the coordinating staff and directors during pre-camp orientation for basic training and periodically throughout the summer to address safety and security concerns as needed. Most Safety Crew members are on duty from 8:00 p.m. until the put-to-bed routine is completed, roughly between 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. nightly. A late-shift Safety Crew member is also on duty each night, active from the put-to-bed gong until 1:30 a.m. Each Safety Crew member is given a set schedule consisting of two or three shifts per week, which will be arranged during the initial Safety Crew meeting during pre-camp. From time to time, additional coverage may be requested by the Directors that may include duty outside of normal Safety Crew hours. With few exceptions, staff are assigned one core duty per summer only. Safety Crew is also assigned to Trunk and Traffic.
Trunk & Traffic (T&T): Trunk & Traffic works under the supervision and organization of directorial staff and camp's Staff Coordinator. Staff tasked with this core duty see to the organized and timely delivery of campers' bags and effects from their cars to assigned bunk spaces at the beginning of each session, as well as reversing the order to arrange for bags to end up with the right families and the right cars at the end of each session. Staff work together to sort and secure luggage while working with a camp driver to effect.
Support Assist (SA): This core duty is responsible for aiding in ongoing work in support areas on camp, including the kitchen, grounds, office, and housekeeping. Support Assists apply themselves to work at key moments during daytime hours, typically during meals, to help alleviate the stresses of work in support areas while breaking down any stigmas of or biases toward non-instructional work at Buck's Rock. With few exceptions, staff are assigned one core duty per summer only.
Buck’s Rock is committed in policy, principle, and practice to maintaining an environment that prohibits discriminatory behavior and provides equal opportunity for all persons. Buck’s Rock does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, present or past history of mental or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law.
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO), and The Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA), it is the policy of Buck’s Rock Camp to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact us today at info@bucksrockcamp.org, by telephone at (860) 354-5030, or by mail at 59 Buck’s Rock Rd, New Milford, CT 06776