YWCA Camp Cavell operates three seasons out of the year. We are owned and operated by the YWCA of Metro Detroit, but serve people from all areas and from many different cultural, social, economic backgrounds. Our camp is over 90 years old. We employ people to work in our kitchen, stables, waterfront, health center, housekeeping, program areas, and counseling.

We run a children’s summer overnight camp where children stay for a week at a time, and the counseling staff who work with them live at camp from late June to mid August. We also run a summer day camp for kids in the local area and the staff work Monday – Friday, 7 to 3 or 9 – 5. A major part of our work is with community groups whom we help to operate weekend or week long camps on our site such as Muscular Dystrophy Camp, girl scouts, churches, band groups and more.

We have two staff in the winter and swell to 45 staff in the summer. In the spring and fall we work when community groups use our camp, which could be weekdays or weekends, and be only two to four days a week. By the month of May we work pretty well 40 hours a week and by summer we work six days a week, in the fall we slowly go back to part time by October.

Staff must be at least 18 years of age to work with children. We may hire 16 year olds into the kitchen according to their qualifications and experience but this is rare.

Because we are licensed by the State of Michigan and Accredited by the American Camp Association we have to follow laws and rules specific to children’s camps. You may have to hold certification to take a position at camp. Everyone who works on site must have a background check. We cannot smoke in front of the campers, and must present good role models for children.