MEDICAL STAFF POSITIONS (click here)
* Registered Nurse (RN)
* Nurse Practitioner (NP)
* Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP)
* Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
* Physician Assistant (PA)
* Physicians (MD, DO)
* EMTs
* Health Care Assistants (Medical & Nursing School Students, etc) 

FOOD SERVICE POSITIONS
* Food Service Manager (click here)
* Head Chef
* Kitchen Staff Manager
* Dining Hall Steward
* First Cooks
* Second Cooks
* Salad Bar In-Charge
* Pot Washers
* Dishwashers

SUPPORT STAFF POSITIONS
* Maintenance Supervisor
* Landscaping, Painting, Lawn Care, etc.
* Transportation Director
* Vehicle Drivers with CDL
* Bus Drivers with CDL
* Van Drivers (age 21+)

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
* Computer Software Specialist
* Office Manager
* Administrative Assistants
* Office Receptionist
* Clerical Duties
* Computer Data Entry

SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS
Cayuga's Senior Staff team is comprised of adults who, during the off-season, are typically professional educators, guidance counselors, administrators, and/or coaches. These individuals are our camp leaders who set the "tone" for Cayuga's down-to-earth family atmosphere.  Each Senior Staff member is responsible for operating and/or supervising one or more of the key areas/departments of Cayuga's operation

SENIOR STAFF SUPERVISORY POSITIONS
Each season Camp Cayuga hires approximately 40 Senior Staff members to assume supervisory responsibilities for the following positions:
* Academic Tutoring Supervisor
* Adventure & Wilderness Director (click here)
* Archery Activity Supervisor
* Athletic Director
* ATV Quads Activity Supervisor
* Bungee Trampoline Activity Supervisor (click here)
* Circus Director (click here)
* Creative Arts Director (click here)
* Division Directors
* Elective Program Director (click here)
* Elective Program Assistant Director
* Evening Program Director (click here)
* Flying Trapeze Director (click here)
* Game Room Supervisor
* Horsemanship Director (click here)
* Intercamp Tournaments Director (click here)
* Lake Activities Director (click here)
* Performing Arts Director (click here)
* Paintball Activity Supervisor (click here)
* Pool Director (click here)
* Riflery Activity Supervisor
* Skate Park Activity Supervisor (click here)
* Special Events Director (click here)
* Trips Director (click here)
* USTA Tennis Pro (click here)

COUNSELOR POSITIONS
Cayuga's program offers instruction in over 60 fun-filled activities every day!  Campers are provided the opportunity to explore a wide range of land & water sports, as well as creative arts, performing arts and non-competitive programs.  In order to operate our dynamic program, we hire "Multi-Talented" counselors who are qualified to teach more than one activity.  This allows for variety in the instructor's daily schedule.  Each season we hire over 100 cabin counselors who assume instructor positions for the activities listed below.  Applicants may be hired to instruct up to 5 different activities!  To see photos of instruction, click here.

LAND SPORTS PROGRAM (click here)
* Tennis (click here)
* Paintball (click here)
* Trampoline Bungee Jumping (click here)
* Skateboarding (click here)
* In-Line Skating
* Roller Skating
* Gymnastics
* Tumbling
* Karate
* Judo
* Basketball
* Soccer
* Softball
* Baseball
* Kickball
* T-Ball
* Exercise & Fitness
* Zumba Fitness
* Weight Training
* Boxing
* Roller Hockey
* Floor Hockey
* Field Hockey
* Archery
* Riflery
* Golf (click here)
* GaGa
* Badminton
* Cricket
* Wrestling
* Cheerleading
* Flag Football
* Touch Football
* Volleyball
* Newcomb
* Lacrosse
* Dodgeball
* Jogging
* Track Meets
* Ultimate Frisbee
* Tetherball
* Ping Pong
* Rugby
* Frisbee Golf
* Intercamp Tournaments (click here)

CIRCUS ARTS PROGRAM (click here)
* Diabolo
* Devil Sticks
* Plate Spinning
* Magic Tricks
* Juggling
* Clowning
* Stilt Walking
* Acrobatics & Tumbling
* Rolling Globe
* Unicycling

PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM (click here)
* Directing Plays
* Acting
* Set Design
* Guitar
* Keyboards
* Drums
* Ballet
* Jazz Dance
* Tap Dance
* Costuming
* Set Production
* Improvisation
* Choreography
* Social Dance
* Modern Dance
* Belly Dancing
* Aerobics
* Yoga
* Lead Singing & Chorus

MEDIA ARTS PROGRAM (click here)
* Radio DJ Broadcasting
* Video Camera Filming
* Digital Photography
* Video Editing
* Camp Newspaper
* Video Editing Room

OTHER PROGRAMS
* Academic Tutor
* Cooking & Baking
* Chess & Board Games
* Student Nurse Assistants
* Video Game Room Supervisor

INSTRUCTOR WORKSHOPS
Some staff members have improved their ability as an instructor by attending a workshop prior to staff orientation. Some workshops offer certifications as well. If there's a workshop in your local area that you'd be interested in attending, let us know. If we approve your workshop attendance prior to you enrolling in the workshop, we'll gladly reimburse you for one-half the cost of the workshop if: 1) You successfully complete the workshop and obtain certification as a result of the workshop, and 2) You successfully complete your summer employment contract from start date to end date. Most workshops are typically sponsored by the American Red Cross. You can contact your local American Red Cross Chapter for more details.

Cayuga's Trips Program this summer includes a full action-packed day from morning to night at Dorney Amusement Park & Wild Water Kingdom.  All campers attend this trip.  The buses depart camp immediately after an early breakfast, and lunch and dinner are served at the Park. This trip is included in the camp tuition. The best part about this trip day is you get to attend both Parks. For this summer's trip date, go to our Calendar of Events webpage

Dorney Amusement Park features over 100 rides, games, restaurants and attractions. It's also the East Coast home for Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the PEANUTS gang.  "Planet Snoopy" is a two-acre comic strip playland where our Junior Division campers will have the opportunity to meet Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy and many more of the world-famous PEANUTS characters. Dorney Park features 7 roller coasters and dozens of state-of-the-thrill rides. Below is a description of the 4 most popular thrill rides, as voted by our Cayuga campers.  The height of these rides (some are over 200 feet high) and their high speeds (some coasters travel at 75-mph) will chill you with hair-raising excitement

DOMINATOR - The Dominator is a 220-foot tower featuring two gravity-defying rides.  One tower suddenly blasts you straight up 15 stories in the air before dropping you back to earth, while another tower slowly lifts the other campers to a staggering 170 feet, then thrusts them downward at faster-than-free-fall speeds!  This ride is awesome!

HYDRA - Hydra the Revenge is considered by our Cayuga campers as the #1 best ride.  It is the first and only floorless roller coaster in Pennsylvania  with a unique twist that flips you upside-down as the train exits the station, then sends you soaring through the sky along more than a half-mile of coiling steel track.  With your adrenaline pumping, you climb up a 95-foot-tall lift hill, followed by a 53-mph plunge down a menacing 68-degree, 105-foot sideways drop into a rock-strewn canyon.  It's incredible!

STEEL FORCE - Steel Force is the first roller coaster in the East to break the 200-foot barrier.  With a 205-foot drop, two tunnels, steep banks and speeds reaching 75-mph, this mega-coaster is recognized as one of the world's best steel roller coasters.... our campers agree!

TALON - Talon is the tallest and longest inverted coaster in the Northeast.  A 135-foot hill sends you through four inversions - a vertical loop, a zero-gravity roll, an Immelmann loop and a corkscrew.  This ride is very cool!

WILD WATER KINGDOM
Your day at Dorney Park also includes admission into Wild Water Kingdom which features an exciting collection of water slides, activity pools, and a gigantic wave pool. The Wildwater Kingdom features 18 water rides: Aquablast, AquaRacer, Cascade, Island Water Works, Jumpin' Jack Splash, Kid's Cove, Lightning Falls, Lily Pads, Lollipop Lagoon, Patriots Plunge, Riptide Run, Runaway River, Speed Slides, Splash Landing, Wavepool, Wildwater Cove, Wildwater Rapids, and Wildwater River.  All 18 rides guarantee wet & wild fun for everyone!  According to our camper survey, the top 4 most popular water rides at The Wild Water Kingdom include:

*AQUABLAST - Aquablast is one of the longest elevated water slides in the world.  This water ride stands 70 feet tall.  You ride in a gigantic multi-person raft that winds and twists through steep banks and curves.  You get totally soaked and will laugh from beginning to end.

*JUMPIN' JACK SPLASH - Jumpin' Jack Splash is a 30-foot tall tower with three brightly colored twisting body slides.  One enclosed aquatube and two open-air slides that take you on a slip-sliding adventure ending in the watery abyss below.  It's a blast - our campers really like this one!

*PATRIOT'S PLUNGE- On this ride two campers at a time challenge each of three tubing slides from atop a 52-foot tower.  The Patriots Plunge is a combination of enclosed aquatubes and giant slides that promise you an unpredictable journey.

*WILDWATER RAPIDS - Located at the 40-foot level of the Patriot's Plunge tower, Wildwater Rapids is a set of four brightly colored body slides.  Two are enclosed and two are open-air, all four taking our campers on a twisted trip to the splash-pool below.  It's a fantastic ride and one of Cayuga's favorites!

OUR EXPERIENCE
Since 1957 we've been hosting various organizations like Marching Bands, Youth Groups, Church & School Retreats, Training Camps, Sports Clinics, Weddings, Educational Conferences, and Corporate Events. They include small groups (30 guests) to large groups (700 guests), and range from 1-day events (family affairs) to 3-week stays (scout retreats). We provide a wide range of services to accommodate each group's individual needs. The facility is well-maintained, the camp staff is on-call 24-7, and our rates are very reasonable. Cayuga is an ACA accredited camp, owned & operated by the same family since 1964. It's located in the Pocono Mountains outside the village of Honesdale, which is a 3-hour drive from NYC and Philadelphia.

EXCLUSIVE USE
Cayuga's natural landscape divides 350 acres into two separate campuses on the same estate. This unique feature allows us to cater to 2 different groups and at the same time provide each group with exclusive use. Each campus is located on opposite sides of our lake and operates self-sufficiently with its own swimming pool, athletic/practice fields, dining hall, gymnasium, and other indoor facilities for meetings and evening events.

ACCOMMODATIONS
The cabins are comfortable and thoughtfully planned with cross ventilation. Each cabin is complete with its own modern bathroom facilities. Smaller cabins house up to 12 guests and include bathrooms with 3-5 private showers, 3-5 toilets, and 4-6 sinks. Larger cabins house up to 25 guests and include bathrooms with 5-7 private showers, 5-7 toilets, and 5-8 sinks. All cabins are equipped with smoke detectors, plenty of electrical outlets, closet, screened windows, hot/cold water, and a cubby for each guest's personal belongings. All cabins are centrally located and easily accessible to the practice fields, dining hall, and other indoor facilities. In addition to 45 cabins, private rooms are also available.

FOOD SERVICE
We take a lot of pride in the quality of food we serve. All meals (except for barbecues) are served cafeteria-style in our dining halls. Camp Cayuga has 2 dining halls - one on each campus. All cooking and baking is done on the camp premises. Restaurant-trained chefs prepare your well-balanced, nutritious meals daily. The menu, which is prepared by a licensed dietician, is flexible in order to appeal to the taste buds of your guests. Our meats, fish, vegetables, and fruit are of the very best quality. To see a sample "kids" menu for our summer camp season, click here.

OUR STAFF
Cayuga's staff is available 24-7 and is dedicated to catering to your group's needs. We will gladly customize your rental agreement to accommodate any special request you may have. Whether it's a special meal plan or a late-night campfire, the Cayuga staff will do their best to accommodate your group.

YOUR BENEFITS
The benefits of holding a "Camp" for your organization are well proven. By being away from "home", you're guaranteed undivided attention, no interruptions, and 100% attendance. Just "being away from home" will pull your group together and help strengthen group spirit and enthusiasm!

FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO GROUPS
* 2 Separate Campuses!
* Modern comfortable cabins (private showers, toilets, sinks)
* 2 Regulation-size football fields (1 on each campus)
* 4 Practice fields (2 on each campus)
* 2 Dining halls (1 on each campus)
* 2 Swimming pools (1 on each campus)
* 13 Acre natural stream-fed lake
* 2 Gymnasiums (1 on each campus)
* 2 Pavilions (1 on each campus)
* Tennis Center (10 courts)
* Indoor & outdoor basketball courts
* Small & large meeting rooms
* Quality food service
* Exclusive use available
* 350 Private acres to explore and hike!

RENTAL RATES
Current daily rate is approximately $40 per person. Our rates are based upon the size of your group, your rental dates, and length of your stay. We pride ourselves in being able to offer a top-notch facility, good food service, a friendly atmosphere, and a caring staff.

RENTAL DATES
Camp Cayuga operates as a Recreational Center during the late Spring and late Summer months. The facility is available for group rentals during this time. From late June to mid-August, Cayuga operates exclusively as a residential coed summer camp for children and is not available for group rentals.

REFERENCES
We're proud of our operation, but don't take our word for it. Hear for yourself why our modern facilities, comfortable cabins, nutritious meals, and courteous staff are 4 top reasons why we've successfully hosted groups for over 50 years! We'll gladly provide you with references.

MARCHING BANDS
Mineola High School, Bloomfield High School, West Essex High School, Hackettstown High School, Old Bridge High School, South Plainfield High School, Morris Knolls High School, Morris Hills School, Arlington High School, Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps.

CLUBS, RETREATS, and CLINICS
Colt Cross-Country Track Camp, National Circus Project Trapeze Training Clinic, Academy of Pediatrics, Church of our Savior, Providence Hmong Alliance Church, Canaan Christian Academy, Fourth Presbyterian Church of Bethesda, Marthoma Church Retreat, Hart Family Reunion (from Virginia), Ebenezer Assembly of God, Mountain Teachings Karate.

FOOTBALL CAMPS
Arthur Johnson High School, David Brearley High School, Delbarton High School, Wardlow High School, Montclair Kimberley Academy.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR "COUNSELOR" APPLICANTS
All counselors are responsible for instructing various activities throughout the day. You can apply for as many instructor positions as you'd like. Quality instruction is emphasized daily at each activity site! For us to determine your level of competency, you need to let us know 1) your experience as a player/competitor for each activity you wish to instruct, and 2) your experience as an instructor/coach for each activity. In addition, we're interested in learning the reasons why you feel confident to lead the activities you've selected to instruct. Please remember to indicate all valid certifications you currently hold & any other certifications that were previously held but are now expired.

HOW TO APPLY – UNITED STATES CITIZENS
All applicants are required to complete an Employment Application in its entirety. You can complete the On-Line Application or you can download a printable version of the Application, which can be returned to us via mail or fax. If you'd like to complete the on-line Employment Application now, click here. If you'd prefer to mail or fax your completed Employment Application, click here for a printable version. For nurses & other medical personnel, click here for a printable version of the "Medical Staff" Employment Application. For cooks & other food service personnel, click here for a printable version of the "Food Service" Employment Application.

HOW TO APPLY - INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
If you're an international applicant (not a United States citizen), please note that you must have a valid work visa, valid green card, or valid J-1 visa. If you do not have one of the above, you are not eligible to apply for employment. The J-1 visa can be obtained through an agency titled Camp Counselors USA (CCUSA). For information about this agency, go to their website at www.ccusa.com.  Be sure to indicate on the agency's application that you want to attend Cayuga & instruct the agency's placement coordinator to contact Cayuga when they receive your application. If you're a Canadian citizen, you too will need a J-1 visa. The easiest way for Canadians to obtain a visa is through an agency titled Bunac. They sponsor a special program (Can-Camp Program) for Canadians interested in working at USA summer camps. For more information about Bunac, go to their website at www.bunac.com.

HIRING PROCESS
Once your application is reviewed, if it’s acceptable and there remains a position available that best suits your talents, we’ll contact you via email within 10 days to set-up a telephone interview. The interview appointment is set-up at a time that’s most convenient for you. The interview usually take between 20-30 minutes. If the interview is acceptable, we then contact your character references and verify your past employment. If these results are acceptable, we’ll mail you a contract and a couple release forms which you’re required to complete, sign, and return with your contract. Upon receipt of your signed contract & release forms, we then contact an agency who performs criminal background checks for us. If the results of the background check are acceptable, we execute your contract and mail you a copy. Afterwards, we remain in touch with you via email and newsletter mailings. As you can imagine, the hiring process takes a lot of time and effort on our part, but it’s all worth it – because our staff is the #1 reason why Cayuga is successful!

A LIFETIME REWARD
Spending your summer at camp with happy kids & a high-caliber staff team, who are from all over the world, is a benefit that can’t be underestimated! You’ll develop strong friendships that will last a lifetime. You’ll have the opportunity to make a positive impact upon the lives of our campers! You’ll utilize your talents & skills in your role as an instructor! You’ll learn to be more patient & understanding! You’ll learn all sorts of things about kids! You’ll learn about the summer camp business (policies, safety procedures, camp regulations)! You’ll also learn a great deal about yourself! And you’ll learn whether or not you still want to be a school teacher by the end of the summer (ha, ha)! The valuable rewards you’ll gain at Cayuga this summer will last forever! Yes indeed, your experience at summer camp is unlike any other life experience! (To read comments by parents & staff, click here.)

SALARY
Summer salaries vary according to the applicant's educational background, current certifications, skill level, summer camp experience, experience working with children, general talents, and your level of ability as a player & instructor for each activity you're hired to teach.

LAUNDRY SERVICE PROVIDED
Your salary includes a weekly laundering of your clothing and linens. Since the washing is done in bulk by cabin group, it is required that all staff members label their belongings for identification purposes. This free service is voluntary. There are local laundromats in Honesdale for those individuals who prefer to do their own laundering on their nights or days off.

FOOD SERVICE PROVIDED
Your salary includes 3 meals daily. All meals, with the exception of barbecues and cookouts, are served cafeteria-style in the Junior Campus and Teen Campus dining halls. Counselors sit with their cabin campers at assigned tables during meal times. We take a lot of pride in the quality of the food we serve to our staff. Our Food Service Manager is certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bureau of Food Safety and has managed Cayuga's food service for the past 5 summers. Assisting the Food Service Manager are 3 restaurant-trained chefs who prepare three well-balanced, nutritious meals daily. Our menu changes each week and is designed to appeal to the taste buds of our campers & staff. Our meat, fish, vegetables, and fruit are of the very best quality. Fruits and vegetables are served daily, in addition to a complete salad bar at the lunch and dinner meals. If you’re a vegetarian or have any other dietary restrictions, you need to discuss your limitations with us during the hiring process. (To view a typical weekly menu, click here.)

ACCOMMODATIONS PROVIDED
Counselors reside in comfortable modern cabins with their assigned campers. Most cabins on Junior Campus accommodate 10 campers and 2 counselors. Most Teen Campus cabins accommodate up to 21 campers and 3 counselors. Each cabin has its own bathroom. Most Junior Campus cabin bathrooms include 3 private shower stalls, 3 private toilets, and 4 sinks. Most Teen Campus cabin bathrooms include 7 private shower stalls, 7 private toilets, and 8 sinks. (To see interior photos of a typical camper cabin or to take a virtual tour of a cabin, click here.) On the other hand, Senior Staff members share a room & bathroom with another adult(s), and do not reside in the camper cabins as do counselors. Camper cabin assignments take into account the child's school grade & camp session. Counselor cabin assignments take into account your day-off schedule and your daily instructional schedule, as well as your co-cabin counselor's day-off & instructional schedule. In order to provide 24-hour supervision, there's always a counselor on duty with each cabin group!

YOUR FREE TIME
There really isn’t much free time at camp for anyone! Our campers are “in-action” from morning until bedtime, and our staff members are “in-action” too … supervising & caring for the kids! (Click here for typical daily time schedule.)  But after your campers have retired after an action-packed day/evening program, you & your co-cabin counselor can rotate your free time in Cayuga’s staff lounge. As long as one of you are at the cabin with your campers, the other counselor can enjoy some “down-time” at the staff lounge. The lounge was recently constructed and features satellite television & high-speed internet access (you supply laptop). It’s a nice cozy place reserved exclusively for counselors, kitchen, & maintenance staff. Incidentally, the Cayuga Game Room is located in the same building and available to all counselors during downtime too! 

NIGHTS-OFF & DAYS-OFF
All staff members receive 12 nights-off and 6 days-off and during the camp’s 54-day season. Six nights-off are scheduled on the evening before your day-off and the remaining 6 nights-off take place on the evening of your day-off. For example: If your day-off is Thursday, your nights-off are Wednesday (the night before your day-off) and Thursday (the night of your day-off). For this example, you can depart camp at 7:00pm on Wednesday and need not return to camp until after midnight on Thursday night (it’s actually 12:15am on Friday). Your cabin curfew is 12:30am. (Senior Staff curfew is 1:00am.) Having a night-off, followed by a day-off, and the night of your day-off is a nice block of free time to visit the neighboring Pocono Mountain attractions, such as Bushkill Falls, white water rafting, and Scranton's discount clothing outlets. In the past, some counselors have visited other fun places like New York City, Jersey Shore, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. In addition, Camp Cayuga is only 6 miles from the village of Honesdale (the birthplace of the American Railroad!). Honesdale is a fast-growing community loaded with many conveniences, including sandwich & coffee shops, McDonalds, Wendy’s, Pizza Hut, Dunkin Donuts, K-Mart, Walmart (open 24-hours), the Townhouse diner, local library, movie theatre, laundromats, car rental service, auto repair shops, and plenty of gas stations. By the way, you’re welcome to spend your days/nights-off at camp (but you’d be crazy - ha ha!). Most camp facilities are available to off-duty staff members as long as your use doesn’t interfere with our camper’s activity program.