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Come Out and Play; Get Paid To Be a Camp Counselor!

Sports and Recreation

February 22, 2023

From: Fairfax County Park Authority

Do you enjoy the outdoors, sports, arts and crafts? Are you a strong leader who enjoys inspiring and mentoring children? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Fairfax County Park Authority has the perfect summer job for you!

Join the FCPA team as a camp counselor or camp director and take a leadership role in a summer ROCS camp or at one of FCPA’s several park-based nature camps. Applications are being accepted for openings at:

- Audrey Moore Rec Center in Annandale

- Burke Lake Park in Fairfax Station

- Colvin Run Mill Park in Great Falls

- Cub Run Rec Center in Chantilly

- Ellanor C. Lawrence Park in Chantilly

- Franconia Rec Center in Franconia

- Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon

- Lake Accotink Park in Springfield

- Lake Fairfax Park in Reston

- Oak Marr Rec Center in Oakton

- Riverbend Park in Great Falls

- South Run Rec Center in Springfield

Camps operate from mid-June until mid-August. The FCPA offers competitive compensation for counselors and directors depending on experience, education and certifications:

- Camp counselors: $16 to $19 per hour

- Camp directors: $19 to $22.25 per hour

Join us on March 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Frying Pan Farm Park Visitor Center for an open hire session. FCPA staff will be accepting applications and conducting interviews on a first-come-first-serve basis. Registration is not required. Frying Pan Farm Park Visitor Center is located at 2739 West Ox Road in Herndon, Virginia.

For more information about open camp positions and the application process, visit the Camp Jobs webpage. Questions may be directed to [email protected].

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