Summer of a Lifetime
Paid Summer Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities- Tell your Friends!
Welcome to our Summer Staff recruitment
resource page!
Have you ever been talking to your friends, family, classmates, or coworkers and wished that you could show them the magic of Camp? Do you wish you had the ability to provide them the materials and information they need to apply for a paid summer job or volunteer position at The Painted Turtle? Then this page is for you!
Below are a list of items that can be printed or shared electronically. This page will be updated with current materials so that you have the most up-to-date information about The Painted Turtle to share.
E-Recruiting Materials
Social Media Post
Download this image and copy/paste the adjacent text so you can share the magic of The Painted Turtle on your social media channels, with the clubs or organizations that you belong to, or with the career centers at your school.
Ready for the best summer of your life? The Painted Turtle is hiring for Summer 2025!
It’s more than a camp. It’s a place where children with serious medical conditions can just be kids. Located 90 minutes outside of Los Angeles, California, The Painted Turtle has provided life-changing camp programs for over 225,000 campers and their families – completely free of charge!
Positions include Adventure Team, Arts & Crafts, Cabin Counselors, Creative Arts, Discovery, Leadership, Musician, Photographer, Waterfront, and Woodshop! Questions? Contact staff@thepaintedturtle.org.
Visit thepaintedturtle.org/apply to apply today! Applicants must be at least 19 years of age.
You can also share posts about summer jobs directly from our social media pages:
Recruitment Flyers:
Post these up in your dorms, cafeterias, local coffee shop or restaurants, community centers, student unions, career centers, libraries, recreation centers, gyms, anywhere potential Summer Staff members might be! Take them to club meetings or tabling events. You can even share them electronically with friends who might be the perfect fit!
- All Summer Staff Opportunities Flyer
- Adventure Team Flyer
- Lifeguards Flyer
- Arts Flyer
- Equestrian Flyer
Presentation Materials:
Videos:
- The Painted Turtle – Our Story – great introduction video to The Painted Turtle
- Peyton One Campers Story – strong impact story on what camp does for kids
- In the Now – great video for volunteer and staff recruitment
- Medical Volunteers – great video for medical volunteers
- Through the eyes of a Camper – great for camper recruitment
- A Place Where Kids can just be Kids or This is The Painted Turtle – slide show/music video that is great for setting the tone as people enter the room, during lunch, etc…
Helpful Links:
- Staff/Volunteer/Camper Interest Sign-up Sheet
- Summer Staff FAQs
- Summer Staff Roles & Job Descriptions
Calendars:
Thank you for helping us spread the MAGIC of Camp!
If you have any questions or need another kind of recruiting tool please email staff@thepaintedturtle.org.