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Join the Best Summer Camp Team in Germany and Europe!
English Camp Counselor
We are always looking for the best and brightest camp counselors and leaders from around the world. Are you interested in teaching and working with children? Passionate about language, sports and nature? Then keep reading!
WHY FOKUScamps?
FOKUScamps is founded and directed by a former camp counselor with the goal to create the best possible camp experience for both the campers and staff we work with. Everything we do is with this in mind.
Check out our YouTube HERE to see what camp looks like and to meet our amazing team!
Where?
This year we will have 19 great camp locations in some of the best parts of Germany and Austria.
When?
We run camps in the Easter (March/April), Pentacost (May/June), Summer (July/August) and Fall (October/November) holidays.
Camp Counselor Profile
- Native level English speaker.
- Enthusiastic, energetic, and able to run sports and activities programs.
- Experience working with kids.
- Most of all we are looking for fun, flexible enthusiastic people who are ready to be part of a great team, inspire and engage with the kids, and bring a can do attitude.
FOKUScamps Offer
The summer of a lifetime - make friends for life, live in some of the best parts of Germany, have an amazing summer with great kids and work with a company that pushes your self-growth and truly cares about the counselors´ and kids´ experience.
- Develop your teaching, childcare, and coaching.
- A comprehensive training before camp begins.
- Free room & board.
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- Work references upon completion of the camp program.
- Help with travel costs.
We appreciate the great work our camp staff do and are there to support you every step of the way. We very much work as a team and often have team events during the week. Our goal is that you really enjoy your stay with us as well.
Camp Counselor Tasks
In addition to being responsible for the well-being of the campers, you will:
- run small-group English lessons,
- help to run afternoon and evening activities,
- help to run sports programs.
Camp Details
- 2 - 6 week camp placements (multiple camp seasons in a year).
- Camps take place at 19 top holiday locations in Germany and Austria.
- Placements at one or more camp locations throughout the season.
- Minimum availability to apply - 2 weeks of camp.
Ready to join us? Apply below. Or scroll down for camp guide FAQs and to find out more what its like to work with us.
Jenna (USA)
Working as a camp guide for FOKUS was a lot of fun and a great experience. The weeks were filled with so many awesome activities from running around with water guns, to dancing in the disco - we did pretty much everything. It was a very welcoming and relaxed atmosphere to work in even though there was always something going on. I felt very well taken care of and was able to ask questions both before and during camp. I knew what to do and never felt overwhelmed. With the 7:1 ratio, it was possible to actually get to know each camper on a personal level as well, which was really fulfilling. It wasn’t just a big anonymous group of kids that way.
Overall, I gained a lot from being a camp guide. By watching the camp leaders, I learned about positive leadership and how to lead myself, not only with the kids directly but also as a life skill.By working in a close knit team like that, I learned the value of communication and what good teamwork is supposed to look like.
Most importantly though, I made some really close friends from all over the world, that I’m still in contact with today. Camp was just as fun for the staff as it was for the kids! My team, the kids, the staff and the activities definitely made it "the best job ever."
Garry (Ireland)
I remember my first week at the summer school well. I was a mixture of nervous and excited after the first training session. Mainly this was due to how varied the skills I had to develop were. By the end of the week I had completely forgotten my worries. I was climbing through a “Kletterwald” obstacle course being cheered on by my students, thinking to myself “Haha I’m being paid for this.”
The summer camp involves a lot of different tasks which keeps things entertaining and continually improves your leadership skills and lesson planning ability. Additionally you get better at a plethora of other competencies from sport ability to theatre proficiency and maybe even winning that intense water gun fights against your neighbor’s class. The great thing about camp is that you see the results of your work very quickly. By the end of the week children will be using the language and skills you taught them and it’s very rewarding to see. In general, you get to live quite a healthy and fun lifestyle at camp: lots of hiking, sports, fresh air, interesting activities and nature to the point that you honestly often forget that you are being paid!
All of us were nervous before coming over but just do it. The training will cover everything you need to know and you will have an amazing time!
A letter from camp founder Greg to new applicants
Hi potential new staff member, welcome to the FOKUS camps family 😊!
I started this camp for people just like you! People who are really passionate about working with kids. Who want to have a great summer and feel appreciated by the company they work for. I had been working with other camps here in Germany and just knew that it could be done a lot better, not just for the kids but also for our awesome staff team. Since our humble beginings we have worked hard to create a great experience not only for the kids but also the staff because we want to work with the best people. We recognise that our amazing staff team is the heart of our camp program and work really hard to show appreciation and create a great work environment where you can thrive and grow.
I personally still work in the camps every year because its so much fun, but also to make sure we are doing the best by our kids and staff members.
With FOKUS camps parents see the difference and this has quickly led us to being one of the biggest and by far the fastest growing English camps in Germany in just 6 years. This year we will have over 3500 kids at 12 different locations. We work hard to not lose that family feeling and keep the quality super high.
At camp the energy is infectious, and I am sure you will find yourself enjoying the job just as much as I do and that you will feel proud and inspired by your camp experience. Camp is intense! You will find yourself working long hours, and stepping out of your comfort zone – but I can promise you it will be a lot of fun and very worth it! If you put a lot into it you will see that you get so much back, grow as a person and make friends for life from around the world. All while having an amazing summer with some super cool kids!
Whenever people ask me what makes FOKUS camps truly special I always tell them it’s the people, the sense of community between the staff and the kids. At FOKUS camps we really are a giant family. Come join us!