Camp Mowglis is a non-profit summer camp for boys on Newfound Lake in New Hampshire running a full summer season program.

Trips are a big part of the Mowglis program.  Dorms hit the trails every week on day hikes, and each dorm goes on two overnight trips.  Base camping for the younger campers and backpacking for the older campers.  Most of the ‘pack’ trips take place along the Appalachian Trail.  Trips range from canoe paddles on lakes and flatwater rivers to hikes to summits above treeline. Most overnight trips are three days, and several of the older groups will go on three and four day backpacking trips.  Trips are always run by at least two counselors.  When not on the trail trip leaders help prep for trips and teach camping and outdoor skills at camp. 

Season Benefits:

-Room and board from mid June – mid August 

-A competitive camp salary

-Camp Uniform

-CPR and WFA Certification

-A chance to build your outdoor skills

Trip Leader Expectations:

We’re looking for someone who enjoy the outdoors, follows LNT (leave no trace), and is a good steward of the environment.   Someone who makes time to get out into the backcountry and has some experience leading a group.  An individual who wants to gain experience working with kids to help them discover their passions for the outdoors.  The minimum age is 19 to apply for this position.  Ideally, a trip leader will have a WFR and CPR.  WFA and CPR are part of staff training for the entire staff.

Trip Leader Responsibilities:

As a trip leader, you will also be a dorm counselor living in the dorm whose trip you’ll be leading that week.  In preparation for trips, you will help pack the food and gear with the other trip staff, along with supervising the cleanup once back in camp.  On the trail, you will need to follow the principles of LNT, monitor group dynamics, and make sure the group returns to camp happy and safely.  In camp, you will help teach one of the various activities the camp offers instruction in.  You may focus on one activity or help with several that you have experience/interest in.  

How to Apply:

Go to the camp’s employment web page, https://www.mowglis.org/about/employment/ and click on the link at the bottom to the online application.  To send your resume or ask specific questions please email the Associate Director, Tommy Greenwell, [email protected] or Assistant Director, Diana Robbins, [email protected]