Caring & nurturing staff are the reason Tamarack Camps is the #1 Jewish overnight camp in the Detroit Metropolitan area. Have fun each and every day while building friendships, developing life skills and making a difference in the life of a child! Working at Tamarack has these benefits:

• Highly Competitive Salary
• Salary Bonus Opportunities
• Free Room & Board
• Meet interesting people from this area and abroad
• Develop the life skills today’s employers demand
• Enjoy a Jewish atmosphere and foster your Jewish identity
• Staff Socials in and out of camp
• Days Off
• Local transportation provided for out of town staff
• Staff lounge with access to laundry & phones

We are pleased that you are considering our camp programs for your summer employment. Working at camp is different from working anywhere else during the summer. Whatever the job at camp, everyone strives toward the goal of making camp a quality experience for the children. A camp job can be one of the most satisfying and rewarding ways to spend 10 weeks of your life.

Camp is not only a beneficial summer for kids, but it is also a great personal and professional growth experience for staff. Throughout the summer we will offer various staff socials and outings giving you the opportunity to meet and mingle with other staff members. Additionally, we offer various salary bonus opportunities to increase your pay. Please remember that camp is more than a job; it is giving of yourself, your talents and interests toward making camp a successful experience. Our bottom line is this: If you enjoy working hard with kids, together with other people in an outdoor camp setting, Tamarack Camps may be for you.

Being a Jewish agency we are committed to helping the Jewish child understand his or her identity by providing children with enriching Jewish experiences through a general residence camp program. We accomplish these goals informally through various cultural and religious activities. We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate in our employment practices on the basis of race, gender, religion or national origin. We expect all of our staff, both Jewish and non-Jewish to support or participate in various Jewish activities both cultural and religious, which comprise an important part of our program. As in any aspect of camp, expert knowledge is not required, but rather a willingness to learn and relate this learning to others.

The Fresh Air Society is a non-profit organization affiliated with the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit and United Community Services. The Society's full-time job is to run summer camping programs. Tamarack Camps is community funded, and serves a socio-economic cross section of Jewish children from the Metropolitan Detroit community and other out of state areas.

You can spend your summer in an office or you can choose to spend your summer outdoors, in the sun, with other people your age, singing, playing and laughing every day. Do all of this and make a difference to the world around you by impacting the life of a child!! Click here to find out why working at a summer at camp will give you what today’s employers are looking for!

Our Camp Directors would LOVE to speak with you. Email one of the camp directors with your questions.

Use these links to assist you in applying for camp:
New Staff Application
Returning Staff Application
Job Descriptions
Frequently Asked Questions